Joachim Ronning directs Young Woman and the Sea about the first woman, Trudy Ederle, played by Daisy Ridley, to swim across the English Channel in 1926.
Disney describes it as an American biographical drama about Ederle, a competitive swimmer who won Olympic gold in 1924.
The supporting cast includes Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia and Janette Hain.
Other films directed by Ronning:
Doomsday
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Kon-Tiki