Sony Pictures Classics has locked in a nationwide theatrical release date for the supernatural romantic comedy Wishful Thinking, fresh off its major win at SXSW. The film, starring Thunderbolts* Sentry actor and Stranger Things standout, will release next year.
Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke’s Wishful Thinking gets 2027 release date
The distributor has set the Wishful Thinking release date for February 12, 2027. The film has a dual role for Pullman, who both stars and produces through his Buckwild Pictures banner. Hawke, best known for Stranger Things, co-leads in a story written and directed by Graham Parkes.
The official synopsis says Wishful Thinking, “follows Julia, an ambitious game designer, and Charlie, a struggling musician, who are at a loss for how to repair their volatile relationship. After attending a couples-therapy seminar run by mysterious twin healers, they find that the ups-and-downs of their relationship have supernatural effects on the world around them. With earthquakes, the stock market, and entire nations at risk, Charlie and Julia must confront whether their passionate love can survive amidst so much chaos.”
The ensemble cast also features Amita Rao, Randall Park, Eric Rahill, Jake Shane, Kate Berlant, and Kerri Kenney-Silver. Producers alongside Pullman include Dan Gedman and Matt Smith for Highway 10, which fully financed the picture, and Kara Durrett for Pinky Promise. Furthermore, executive producer credits go to Alyssa Roehrenbeck, Sarah Mather, Jessamine Burgum, Cameron Fuller, and Graham Patrick Martin.
Sony Pictures Classics shared its enthusiasm for the project earlier this month. “Audiences have been craving a film like Wishful Thinking — romantic, unpredictable, and genuinely funny — and we can’t wait for them to experience Maya and Lewis in these deeply human and refreshingly hilarious leading roles,” the company said. “Graham Parkes has crafted a film for a new generation of moviegoers with the kind of romantic comedy meant to be shared in a theater, marking another collaboration we’re proud to continue with Pinky Promise and our new friends at Highway 10” (via Deadline).
Now, fans will have to wait till next year to experience Wishful Thinking.