Grendel Starring Jeff Bridges and Dave Bautista Release Date Rumors: When Is It Coming Out?
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Grendel Starring Jeff Bridges and Dave Bautista Release Date Rumors: When Is It Coming Out?

Grendel is an upcoming epic fantasy drama film starring Jeff Bridges and Dave Bautista. The plot revolves around Grendel as he contemplates his life as a monster and his largely antagonistic relationship with humanity. If you want to know when Grendel is coming out, this is what we have learned.

Here’s all the Grendel release date information we know so far, and all the details on when it is coming out.

Is there a Grendel Starring Jeff Bridges and Dave Bautista release date?

Grendel’s release date could arrive by 2026 at the earliest.

Robert D. Krzykowski, who previously directed The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot, will helm the film from a script he wrote. The film will be a live-action adaptation of John Gardner’s namesake 1971 novel, itself partially based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf. Previously, the novel inspired the 1981 animated film Grendel Grendel Grendel.

Filming is slated to start in Europe later this year. Considering this, we can speculate that Grendel can premiere in 2026 at the earliest.

This date is an estimation based on the information we have at the time of this writing.

Grendel stars Jeff Bridges as Grendel, Dave Bautista as Beowulf, and Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar. The cast also features Thomasin McKenzie as Queen Wealhtheow, Aidan Turner as Unferth, and Sam Elliott as the Dragon. T Bone Burnett, who will compose the songs for the movie, is also part of the cast as the Shaper.

Where is Grendel Starring Jeff Bridges and Dave Bautista coming out?

Grendel is anticipated to come out in theaters in 2026 at the earliest.

This is because Palisades Park Pictures is set to introduce Grendel for international sales at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Meanwhile, CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group are in charge of finding a distributor in North America. ComingSoon will provide an update when there is more news about Grendel.

The official synopsis for Grendel reads:

“The tale of the legendary monster at the heart of the Beowulf epic poem who steps forth to tell his side of the riveting story.”

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