Daisy Ridley is set to play the role of Gertrude 'Trudy' Ederle - who was the first female to swim the English Channel in 1926 - in an upcoming movie for Disney+ titled Young Woman and the Sea.The 28-year-old star is linked to the project, which is also in talks with Maleficent: Mistress of Evil filmmaker Joaquim Rønning to direct, Deadlinereported Tuesday.Producers on the project are Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman; according to the outlet, Paramount originally was tied to the project until Bruckheimer took it to Disney, which he worked on Pirates of the Caribbean with.
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