The Summer Birds (film)

The Summer Birds is an upcoming children's adventure film. It is the first film in the Aviary Hall Chronicles, based on the series of books by Penelope Farmer. It is distributed by Disney and produced by Walden Media, Spyglass Media Group, BBC Film and Neal Street Productions, as Sam Mendes directs the film. Chloe Zhao also produces the film.

Synopsis
In 1962, Charlotte and Emma Makepeace live an ordinary life in the South Downs of England. Everything changes when they meet a strange, magical boy who teaches them to fly. When their fellow schoolchildren learn the same ability, the sisters take to the skies for a summer they will never forget, while struggling to keep their adventures a secret from the adults.

Cast

 * Joanna Lumley as Miss Hallibut
 * Terence Stamp as Grandfather Elijah