'The Princess Bride' Remake Gets Christmas 2020 Release Date

Posted on April 11th, 2019

'The Princess Bride' Remake Gets Christmas 2020 Release Date
On Wednesday, Universal Studios announced that its Princess Bride remake will open on Dec. 25th, 2020. The remake will star Emma Watson, Freddie Highmore, Ben Chaplin, Nathan Lane and John C. Reily.

The remake stars Emma Watson as Princess Buttercup, alongside Freddie Highmore as Prince Humperdinck, Ben Chaplin, Nathan Lane as Vizzini, and John C. Reily as Miracle Max.

Rob Marshall is directing this remake, with the script being written by Steven Speilberg. Principal Photography is set to begin at the beginning of July of this year.

The remake of this cherished classic is a retelling story of a boy who is sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.

The Princess Bride remake will surely to face competitions with other movies like an untitled third Survivor movie, Avatar 4, My Life With The Chimpanzees, and the musical remake of My Fair Lady in December 2020 during the holiday season.