Rhode Island Made Movie ‘Ella McCay’ Has New Release Date

If you were planning to see the new James L. Brooks dramedy Ella McCay this fall, think again.

The movie which filmed largely in Providence, Rhode Island, has had it's September 19, 2025 release date pushed back by several months. Now fans will have to wait until closer to Christmas for Brooks' return to big screen.

Yet the change is actually very good news for the movie.

While fans of Woody Harrelson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Mackey, Ayo Edebiri, Rebecca Hall and Albert Brooks might be disappointed to not see them altogether on screen until winter, it seems moving the movie release back was a strategic move by the studio.

According to Deadline.com, Disney has chosen to release Ella McCay on December 12, 2025 instead of their planned September debut.

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Perhaps after seeing the nearly finished product, Disney decided they had a huge hit on their hands. Because moving a film to a winter release usually means you think you have a contender for awards season.

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The theory is if you go too soon, you sometimes get forgotten. So pushing things from September to December ensures the stars of this movie are in people's minds come nomination time for Golden Globes and Academy Awards.

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Brooks' is a 3x Oscar winner and Ella McCay is his first film in 15 years, so hopes are clearly high. We can now all see the incredible work Brooks and his cast have done on December 12, 2025.

Keep scrolling to see some of the Rhode Island locations used in the film that you can look for on screen next winter.