The Normal People and Euphoria universes are merging. Well, kind of. Daisy Edgar-Jones has pinned down another lead role, this time in the upcoming adaptation of Shannon Pufahl's 2019 novel On Swift Horses, which sounds like a Taylor Swift album. Joining Edgar-Jones is Jacob Elordi, another actor who has used their breakout role (in this case, as Nate Jacobs from Euphoria) to springboard into a wealth of other acting opportunities.
So what is On Swift Horses about? We finally have a visual, thanks to the first trailer and, judging from what we've seen so far, it's a very messy plot. All the details below.
Watch the first trailer for On Swift Horses
So, what is it actually about?
If the film is to remain true to the book, On Swift Horses revolves around two storylines; Muriel, a newly married and recently orphaned woman working in a dead-end job at a diner in San Diego, and Julius, the brother of Muriel's husband Lee, a Korean war veteran, a thief and someone Muriel has met but once. Besides family, what joins both of these 1950s worlds is gambling.
As Muriel pours coffee she eavesdrops on her patrons, the ex-jockeys and trainers of the Del Mar racetrack, and takes that knowledge to bet on the horses herself. It turns out she's good at it, yet rather than confide in Lee, Muriel turns to her brother-in-law. After all, Julius is stationed in Las Vegas patrolling the boards above the casino tables looking for cheats and swindlers. There he meets Henry, a blackjack artist, and the two strike up an affair.
Who is cast in the project?
As you would have seen, Edgar-Jones is dusting off her southern accent as Muriel, while Elordi plays Julius. Fellow British actor Will Poulter has signed on to play Lee, Meanwhile, Babylon actor Diego Calva is cast as Henry.
Release date
On Swift Horses is set to hit US cinemas on 25 April, 2025. There's no word yet on if or when an Australian theatrical release will occur, but we're hoping it will be soon after. Perhaps Elordi will even head Down Under to promote the project?
