Shubhabrata Dutta
Two-time Academy Award-winning ‘Million Dollar Baby‘ Hilary Swank is among the most common faces in Hollywood. No matter the role, her fierce onscreen presence sets her apart from her contemporaries, and this is manifested in movies like ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ (for which she won an Academy Award; the other one is for ‘Million Dollar Baby’), ‘Freedom Writers,’ ‘The Resident,’ ‘The Black Dahlia,’ ‘Logan Lucky,’ ‘Insomnia,’ and ‘The Hunt,’ and the shows ‘Away’ and ‘Alaska Daily.’ Movies such as ‘Million Dollar Baby,’ ‘Freedom Writers,’ and ‘Alaska Daily’ showcase her range and offer a taste of her acting prowess. For those who have already seen her movies and are waiting for Hilary Swank’s upcoming ventures, here they are.
1. Yellowjackets Season 3 (2025)
Swank and Joel McHale are among the stars joining the horror mystery series ‘Yellowjackets’ in the upcoming Season 3. Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, who created the series, continue to serve as showrunners with Jonathan Lisco. At the end of Season 2, the present timeline shows Nat die after her friend/ fellow survivor Misty accidentally lethally doses her. In the past timeline (1996 wilderness), the teens anoint a new leader as they turn to cannibalism to survive amid losing their shelter.
Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Christina Ricci, Simone Kessell, Warren Kole, Lauren Ambrose, and Sarah Desjardins will return as the adults; Elijah Wood will return in a recurring role. Sophie Nélisse, Sophie Thatcher, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Courtney Eaton, Samantha Hanratty, Kevin Alves, Liv Hewson, and Steven Krueger will return as the younger counterparts. Filming of Season 3 has wrapped up, and the first two episodes will drop on February 14 (Friday), 2025, on Paramount+ and Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, followed by a drop of Showtime two days later on February 16 (Sunday).
2. N.A.R. (TBA)
Directed by Greg Kwedar and written by Clint Bentley and Kwedar, ‘N.A.R.’ is an action thriller set in Latin America. It shows a wounded pilot who has to trust a stranger who claims to be a part of a huge network aimed towards getting her safely out of the hostile territory where she is. The question is, can she trust him? Is he telling the truth? The vast network that is mentioned here is the counterpart of a real program of the US Department of Defense, N.A.R. (Non-conventional Assisted Recovery), hence the title.
Swank will play the pilot, while Peter Berg, the only other yet-disclosed cast member, is likely to play the stranger, though it is not officially confirmed. Swank serves as an executive producer along with Bryan Stern, who is both a Career counterintelligence officer and a N.A.R. handler who serves as a consultant. The movie is currently in its pre-production stage, and further updates are awaited.
3. Speed Girl (TBA)
Based on Stephan Talty’s book of the same name that was published in 2017, ‘Speed Girl,’ is a biographical drama that tells the story of now-retired professional race car driver and Automotive Hall of Fame inductee Janet Guthrie, who became the first woman to qualify for and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500, annual motor races, in 1977. In the history of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, she is also the first woman to lead a lap. While showcasing Guthrie’s life, passion, persistence, and achievements, the movie will also highlight the fight for women’s rights that was picking up speed during the 1970s.
Guthrie’s contribution to it has been huge, and it has made her an inspiring icon for future female racers and a face of change. Swank will star as Guthrie, and she also serves as an executive producer. While talking to Deadline about the movie, she mentioned how the film is a story of female empowerment and striving toward one’s dreams. The adapted screenplay has been written by Bryan Johnson and Jason Keller, who co-wrote ‘Ford v Ferrari.’ As per the latest updates, the movie is in its script stage. So, we have yet to find out who the director will be and what the rest of the essential updates will be.
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