Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning’s ‘The Nightingale’ Shifts to March 2027

Skip to main content By Aaron Couch Plus Icon Aaron Couch Film Editor View All July 10, 2026 2:00pm Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning Chad Salvador/WWD/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The Nightingale, sisters Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning‘s first time starring in a movie together, is shifting its release plans. The film will now open on March 19, 2027, a month later than its previous Feb. 12, 2027 release date.

Sony’s TriStar is behind the project, and believes the leadup to Easter Weekend (March 26-28) will be a good launching point for the film, and provide female-centric counter programming against Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 4, which also opens March 19. The news comes days after both Fannings earned Emmy nominations, with Elle Fanning nominated in the lead comedy actress category for Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and Dakota Fanning nominated in the supporting actress in a limited series, anthology or movie category for All Her Fault. Related Stories Movies 'Moana' Makes Box Office Launch With $4.

5M in Previews Movies 'Moana' Faces Box Office Test, Less Than Two Years After Franchise's Last Big Theatrical Splash The Nightingale tells the story of two sisters separated during World War II as they seek to survive in war-torn Germany and France. It’s long been in the works, with Tristar winning the rights to author Kristin Hannah’s book in 2015 and the Fannings attaching themselves in 2019. Michael Morris directs from Dana Stevens’ script.

Last year, Dakota Fanning told The Hollywood Reporter that the sisters had received overtures in the past to share the screen together before, but had resisted. (They did play the same character at different ages in 2001’s I Am Sam.) “I think it was nice that we could forge our own paths and have our separate careers and discover ourselves as ourselves when we were younger, and not muddle that.

Now that we’re older, we really do want to mesh it all and experience that. We’ve never even read lines together,” Dakota Fanning told THR. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Wes Anderson Jeffrey Wright Reflects on Matt Reeves’ “Fresh” Take of ‘The Batman’ Franchise, Collaborating With Wes Anderson: “He’s His Own Genre” Guillermo del Toro Aaron Sorkin and Guillermo del Toro to Receive Honorary Degrees at AFI Conservatory Graduation Next Big Thing Don’t Remind ‘Moana’ Star Catherine Laga’aia That She’s a Nepo Baby, She Already Knows It KVIFF 2026 The Woman Who Cast 14 James Bonds Has Thoughts on Who Should Play 007 Next THR's Original Podcasts Dead Horses, Fake Moms and Lying to Björk: Guy Maddin Explains ‘My Winnipeg’ THR Original Video ‘Moana’ Makes Box Office Launch With $4.

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The film will now open on March 19, 2027, a month later than its previous Feb. 12, 2027 release date. Sony’s TriStar is behind the project, and believes the leadup to Easter Weekend (March 26-28) will be a good launching point for the film, and provide female-centric counter programming against Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 4, which also opens March 19.

The news comes days after both Fannings earned Emmy nominations, with Elle Fanning nominated in the lead comedy actress category for Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and Dakota Fanning nominated in the supporting actress in a limited series, anthology or movie category for All Her Fault. Related Stories Movies 'Moana' Makes Box Office Launch With $4.5M in Previews Movies 'Moana' Faces Box Office Test, Less Than Two Years After Franchise's Last Big Theatrical Splash The Nightingale tells the story of two sisters separated during World War II as they seek to survive in war-torn Germany and France.

It’s long been in the works, with Tristar winning the rights to author Kristin Hannah’s book in 2015 and the Fannings attaching themselves in 2019. Michael Morris directs from Dana Stevens’ script. Last year, Dakota Fanning told The Hollywood Reporter that the sisters had