Lily James stars in 20th Century Studios‘ biopic of the dating app Bumble, which sees the British actress playing Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of the tech company, in a drama inspired by true events within the tech world. She also co-founded the more infamous app Tinder and was the Vice President of marketing at the company.
The studio has shared with us a new trailer for “Swiped,” which hails from writer/director Rachel Lee Goldenberg with a script co-written by Goldenberg, Bill Parker, and Kim Caramele.
Jackson White, Myha’la, Ben Schnetzer, Pierson Fodé, Clea DuVall, Pedro Correa, Ian Colleti, Coral Peña, and Dan Stevens also have roles in the tech world drama.
An official synopsis via 20th Century Studios:
Inspired by the provocative real-life story of the visionary founder of online dating platform Bumble, “Swiped” introduces recent college grad Whitney Wolfe, played by Lily James, as she uses extraordinary grit and ingenuity to break into the male-dominated tech industry and launch an innovative, globally lauded dating app (two, actually), paving the way to becoming the youngest female self-made billionaire.
Bumble is a dating app where female users are given the ability to make the first move, making the app a bit more friendly for women to use. Exploring the world of tech has been quite a popular subject matter with Luca Guadagino tackling OpenAI‘s firing and rehiring of their CEO Sam Altman with “Artificial,” and Aaron Sorkin writing/directing a follow-up to the acclaimed Facebook film “The Social Network.”
Check out the trailer for “Swiped” below, as the pic will debut on September 19 domestically on Hulu and internationally on Disney+ after it screens at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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