The Wonder Trivia | 25 facts about the Netflix movie

«The Wonder» is a 2022 psychological period drama film directed by Sebastián Lelio based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue.

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1. The Wonder is a 2022 psychological period drama.
2. The film was directed by Sebastián Lelio.
3. The screenplay was written by Emma Donoghue, Lelio, and Alice Birch.
4. The movie was based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue.
5. Florence Pugh leads an ensemble cast.
6. The cast includes Tom Burke, Elaine Cassidy, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Niamh Algar, Toby Jones, and Ciarán Hinds.
7. It had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2022.
8. It was released in select cinemas on November 2, 2022 before streaming on Netflix on November 16, 2022.
9. It received positive reviews from critics who praised the production design and cast performances, particularly Pugh’s.
10. On April 28, 2021, it was announced that Florence Pugh was set to star in Sebastián Lelio’s adaptation of The Wonder.
11. As of August 12, 2021, principal photography has begun in Ireland.
12. Accompanying the announcement of the start of production, it was reported that Tom Burke, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Toby Jones, Ciarán Hinds, Dermot Crowley, Brían F. O’Byrne, and David Wilmot had joined the cast.
13. The Wonder premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2022, followed by a screening at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2022.
14. It had its European premiere at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 21, 2022.
15. It was released on Netflix on November 16, 2022, following a limited theatrical release on November 2.
16. Elaine Cassidy (Rosaleen O’Donnell) and Kíla Lord Cassidy (Anna O’Donnell) are mother and daughter in real life.
17. This film reunites Florence Pugh with her Lady Macbeth (2016) scribe Alice Birch.
18. In the years since Lady Macbeth’s release, Birch has become a very hot screenwriter and show-runner, and Pugh has become an Oscar-nominated actor.
19. Second Emma Donoghue novel adaptation starring an MCU actress after Room (2015) (although Brie Larson wasn’t signed on the MCU until 2016).
20. Eleanor O’ Brien and Niamh Algar both appeared in The Last Right.
21. The beginning of the movie goes from a film studio to the interior of a ship and the ending goes from the inside of a cruiser to the film studio, playing with the motiff of Inside and Out mentioned throughout the movie.
22. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 84% of 98 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10.
23. The website’s consensus reads, “The atmosphere’s absorbing and the story is fascinating, but The Wonder of this period drama really lies in Florence Pugh’s remarkable performance.”
24. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.
25. Reviewing the film following its premiere at Telluride, David Ehrlich of IndieWire called it a “sumptuous but slightly undercooked tale”, praising Lelio’s direction, the performances, the cinematography, and the score.