Ella Purnell plays a very troubled teen in the new film Wildlike and we have the exclusive debut of the film’s poster!
The 18-year-old Maleficent actress stars alongside Bruce Greenwood, Nolan Gerard Funk, and Brian Geraghty in the film, which is slated to debut in theaters and on-demand on September 25.
Here’s a synopsis: a troubled teen must face the dangers of the Alaskan wild, as well as her own past, in order to find her way home. Sent to stay with her uncle in Alaska while her mother is in treatment, 14-year-old Mackenzie (Purnell) is forced to flee as her uncle’s attention turns threatening. Unable to reach her mother and afraid that the authorities will return her to her uncle, she embarks on a journey across miles of wilderness to find a way back home to Seattle. As she plunges deeper into the Alaskan interior, a chance connection with gruff backpacker Bartlett (Greenwood) proves to be her only lifeline. Mackenzie shadows Bartlett across the rugged frontier, thwarting his efforts to cut her loose until he has no choice but to help her survive, and against the backdrop of a spectacular landscape, they discover the redemptive power of friendship.
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Looks like Ella Purnell is joining Asa Butterfield in Tim Burton‘s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children!
According to Variety, the 18-year-old Maleficent star will star opposite Eva Green who has been cast as the title role of Miss Peregrine.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, based on the Ransom Riggs‘ novel of the same name, is about a teenager named Jacob (Butterfield) who follows clues to a mysterious island searching for answers after witnessing his grandfather’s bizarre and horrific death.
Congrats, Ella!
Ella Purnell walks the bright pink carpet for the premiere of Walking On Sunshine held at Vue West End on Wednesday evening (June 11) in London, England.
The 17-year-old actress recently spoke to V Magazine about playing a teenage Angelina Jolie in the new Maleficent flick.
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“There’s a joke in my family that I’m going to make a career out of playing other people’s younger selves. I played the younger Keira [Knightley], now I’m playing the younger Angelina. I mean, it’s a good track record, right?” Ella joked.
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Ella Purnell keeps it casual for the celebrity screening of Maleficent held at Odeon Leicester Square on Sunday afternoon (May 25) in London, England.
The 17-year-old old actress plays a teenage version of the title character in the film, out on May 30th.
In the film, driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) cruelly places an irrevocable curse upon the human king’s newborn infant Aurora (Elle Fanning).
As the child grows, Aurora is caught in the middle of the seething conflict between the forest kingdom she has grown to love and the human kingdom that holds her legacy. Maleficent realizes that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced to take drastic actions that will change both worlds forever.
