If you’re out there on the hunt for a romantic match, chances are your phone is loaded up with dating apps. For the longest time, dating apps were a male dominated field, geared towards the needs of men. But all of that changed when Whitney Wolfe launched Bumble, which put the power firmly in the control of women. Wolfe’s story of how she burst onto the tech scene and became a self-made billionaire is told in the new movie, Swiped, starring Lily James.
As seen in the new trailer for Swiped, James stars as Wolfe as she launches both Tinder and Bumble, two of the world’s most popular dating apps, and becomes the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire.
James is surrounded by an impressive supporting cast of Jackson White, Myha’la, Ben Schnetzer, Pierson Fodé, Clea DuVall, Pedro Correa, Ian Colleti, Coral Peña, and Dan Stevens.
SYNOPSIS: 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.
Swiped is directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg, known for the films Unpregnant and Valley Girl. She co-wrote the screenplay with Bill Parker and Kim Caramele. James is among the film’s producers, as well.
Swiped will have its world premiere at TIFF on September 9th. Following that, it will stream exclusively on Hulu September 19th.
