Pigeons play a role in the coming-of-age film.
Yellowstone star Kelly Reilly’s new movie Little Wing has been given a release date on Paramount+.
The film, based on the New Yorker magazine article of the same name, was announced back in April, with big names such as Reilly and Succession’s Brian Cox attached to the project.
But now Paramount+ has confirmed a release date, revealing that the movie will land on the streaming platform on March 13 in the US and March 14 in the UK.
Little Wing is a coming-of-age film that follows 13-year-old Kaitlyn, played by Cocaine Bear’s Brooklynn Prince, who is dealing with moving house after her parents’ divorce.
When Kaitlyn and her best friend attempt to steal a valuable bird in order to help her mother (Reilly) with her financial struggles, she stumbles into the world of pigeon racing and forms a bond with the bird’s owner (Cox) that “leads her to a new outlook on life”.
The platform has also released some first-look images of the main cast in action, including Kaitlyn smashing up a car’s windscreen with a baseball bat, as well as having a heart to heart with mum Maddie.
Director and executive producer Dean Israelite told Collider about the film: “I fell in love with the script for way more than the playful pigeons; the themes resonated deeply. Themes of belonging, the impact of divorce on our main character, the mental health struggles that teens are dealing with today.
“Homing pigeons, with their profound pull towards a single home, and the way they find their freedom soaring to great heights in a race, are the perfect metaphor… and a fun challenge to bring to the screen.”
Last November it was announced that Reilly was set to team up with Samuel L Jackson for upcoming drama Last Meals, which also stars David Strathairn, Boyd Holbrook, Theo Rossi and Joshua Boone.
The film will follow a former White House chef who prepares the final meals for prisoners on death row, and the unlikely friendship he finds with an inmate on hunger strike.
Little Wing will be released on Paramount+ on March 13 in the US and March 14 in the UK.
