Lionsgate has released the trailer for its coming-of-age period drama White Bird, based on R. J. Palacio’s best-selling graphic novel Wonder. The movie will have its theatrical debut on October 4, 2024.
White Bird serves as a spin-off sequel to the 2017 film Wonder, which is also based on Palacio’s novel of the same name. A forthcoming feature billed as “an uplifting movie about how one act of kindness can live on forever,” White Bird chronicles the story of Julian’s (played by Bryce Gheisar) grandmother, Sara Albans (Helen Mirren), and how she led a brave life by choosing kindness.
Intending to transform her grandson’s life, who just got expelled from school due to his treatment of Auggie Pullman (a character who appeared in the 2017 film adaptation starring Jacob Tremblay), she started to reveal her own story of courage during her early years.
You can watch the trailer down below:
White Bird encourages everyone to always “choose kind”
According to the film’s official synopsis, White Bird follows “Julian (Gheisar), who has struggled to belong ever since he was expelled from his former school for his treatment of Auggie Pullman. To transform his life, Julian’s grandmother (Mirren) finally reveals to Julian her own story of courage — during her youth in Nazi-occupied France, a boy shelters her from mortal danger. They find first love in a stunning, magical world of their own creation, while the boy’s mother (Gillian Anderson) risks everything to keep her safe.”
White Bird is directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland), with Mark Bomback serving as the upcoming film’s screenwriter.
Besides The Astronaut’s Gheisar and The Queen’s Mirren, White Bird also stars Gillian Anderson (Sex Education) as Vivienne, Ariella Glaser (Radioactive) as the young Sara, and Orlando Schwerdt (True History of the Kelly Gang) as Julien.