Penguin Bloom Trailer Starring Naomi Watts & Andrew Lincoln
The official trailer for Glendyn Ivin’s forthcoming film adaptation of Penguin Bloom has been released, featuring Naomi Watts as she portrays a mother having a difficult time accepting her sudden paralysis. Based on Bradley Trevor Greive and Cameron Bloom’s best-selling novel of the same name, the film’s North American distribution rights were recently acquired by Netflix and is set to make its streaming debut on January 27, 2021. However, the film is still set to hit Australian theaters on January 21. Check out the video in the player below!
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Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom, a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her paralyzed. Sam’s husband, (Andrew Lincoln), her three young boys and her mother, are struggling to adjust to their new situation when an unlikely ally enters their world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin. The bird’s arrival is a welcome distraction for the Bloom family, eventually making a profound difference in the family’s life.
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The film stars Naomi Watts (Mulholland Drive, Impossible), Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, The Walking Dead), Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom), Rachel House (Moana, Thor: Ragnarok), and Leeanna Walsman (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones). It will also feature Lisa Hensley, Griffin Murray-Johnston, Felix Cameron, and Abe Clifford-Barr.
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Penguin Bloom is directed by Glendyn Ivin from a screenplay adapted by Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps. The film is produced by Watts and Emma Cooper through their Jam Tart Films banner along with Made Up Stories’ Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, and Jodi Matterson. It is executive produced by Sam and Cameron Bloom along with Sonia Amoroso, George Kekeli, Meryl Metni, Ricci Swart, Greive, Joel Pearlman, Edwina Waddy, and Jill Bilcock.
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