Women and Hollywood's Weekly Newsletter
May 2
NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
Nicole Kidman is set to receive the 2025 Women In Motion Award presented by Kering at Cannes Film Festival later this month. The Award, which has been presented at the fest since 2015, recognizes female artists who, through their career and commitment, advance the place of women in cinema and in society. In 2017, while presenting Sofia Coppola's “The Beguiled” at the Festival de Cannes, Kidman decried gender inequality in the industry, and publicly pledged to shoot with a female director every 18 months - in the eight years since, she has already collaborated with 19 female directors. This year’s edition of the festival takes place May 13 - 24.
Netflix seems to finally have the ball rolling on “The 99’ers,” a feature film adapatation of Jeré Longman’s book “The Girls of Summer: The US Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed the World,” Deadline has exclusively revealed. The streamer acquired the rights in 2020; now Nicole Kassell (“Watchmen”) is attached to direct from a script penned by Katie Lovejoy (“To All the Boys: Always and Forever”) and Dana Stevens (“The Woman King”). It follows the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team during the pivotal 1999 World Cup, epitomized by the dramatic penalty kick shootout against China in the final in front of 93,000 fans. Producers on the project include Liza Chasin for 3dot Productions, along with Ryan Reynolds, Hayley Stool, and Ross Greenburg.
Trailer watch: America’s first woman astronaut, Sally Ride, broke the ultimate glass ceiling on June 18, 1983 when she left planet Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, and cemented her place as an iconic figure in the history of space exploration. Yet it wasn’t until her death in 2012 that the public - and some of her closest friends - learned of her 27-years long romance with her life partner Tam O’Shaughnessy. Now, new documentary “Sally,” from Emmy-winning director Cristina Costantini (“Science Fair”) tells their story for the first time. You can watch a new trailer for the film, which was exclusively shared by Deadline. O’Shaughnessy appears as film participant, and executive produced the doc, which will premiere June 16 on Nat Geo, before streaming June 17 on Disney+ and Hulu.
All synopses are courtesy of press materials, unless otherwise noted.
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN AND NON-GENDERED PERSONS OPENING AND COMING TO STREAMING/VOD
Rosario (Now in theaters)
Wall Street stockbroker, Rosario Fuentes (Emeraude Toubia), returns to her grandmother's apartment after her sudden death. While sorting through her grandmother's belongings, Rosario uncovers a horrifying secret – a hidden chamber filled with occult artifacts tied to dark generational rituals. As supernatural occurrences plague her, Rosario must confront her family’s buried secrets, and face the truth about the sacrifices and choices they made.