Promising Young Woman Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman ... until a tragic event abruptly derailed her future. Now she’s a medical school drop-out, living at home with her worried parents and working at a coffee shop with a concerned boss (Laverne Cox). It seems like she is at a standstill, except for the double life Cassie leads at night...

Cited as official plot version

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Promising Young Woman.

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  Carey Mulligan

  The Ballad of Wallis Island, Spaceman

• A
  Alison Brie

  Masters of the Universe, The LEGO Movie

• C
  Connie Britton

  Zero Day (limited series), The Life List

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  Adam Brody

  The Romantics, American Fiction

• J
  Jennifer Coolidge

  A Minecraft Movie, Riff Raff

• L
  Laverne Cox

  Uglies, Can You Keep a Secret?

• M
  Max Greenfield

  What Men Want, The Glass Castle

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  Christopher Mintz-Plasse

  How to Train Your Dragon 2, Trolls Band Together

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  Sam Richardson

  Star Trek: Section 31, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

• M
  Molly Shannon

  Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

• C
  Chris Lowell

  Love and Honor, Veronica Mars

• C
  Clancy Brown

  The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, The Penguin (series)

Crew Behind the Film

The Promising Young Woman behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Emerald Fennell last directed Saltburn. The film's writer Emerald Fennell last wrote Saltburn and Zatanna.

Director

Emerald Fennell

Screenwriter

Emerald Fennell

Producers

Tom Ackerley
Ben Browning
Emerald Fennell
Ashley Fox
Josey McNamar

Production Details

What we know about the Promising Young Woman movie production.

Key Facts

• Promising Young Woman will be available at home on demand for a 48-hour rental period beginning Friday, January 15th (1/10/2021).
• Focus Features will release Promising Young Woman on Friday April 17, 2020 domestically in North America (11/27/19)
• The filmmakers of Promising Young Woman also include production designer Michael Perry (Under the Silver Lake; Killer Elite), costume designer Nancy Steiner (Twin Peaks; The Killing of a Sacred Deer) and director of photography Benjamin Kracun (Beast; The Tunnel).
• Focus Features and Universal Pictures International will distribute the film worldwide, excluding Australia, New Zealand, Benelux, Israel, Greece, Middle East, CIS, and South Africa.

Production Updates for Promising Young Woman

Mar 2020

Completed

Changed Promising Young Woman movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Nov 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Mar 2019

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Feb 2019

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Feb 2019

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Expected to shoot spring 2019.

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