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The Debut closes London Film Festival with a January 2027 UK cinema date
Jesse Eisenberg’s musical comedy has completed its UK premiere; Lionsgate is set to release it in UK cinemas on 15 January 2027.
What changed
Evidence label: Confirmed. Jesse Eisenberg’s The Debut closed the 70th BFI London Film Festival on 18 October 2026. The festival’s official announcement says Lionsgate will release the film in UK cinemas on 15 January 2027.
The film follows a shy woman cast in an original community-theatre musical and stars Eisenberg, Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey and Havana Rose Liu, among others. The closing-night slot is the film’s latest public milestone, but it is not a U.S. release announcement: this item records the UK date only.
Variety and The Hollywood Reporter’s festival coverage adds early reaction and comments from the cast and director. Those reports are context, not a substitute for the BFI’s primary listing. Reel Radar will treat any wider release date, trailer, or distributor update as a separate signal until it is announced by a direct source.
Checked: 19 October 2026, 10:00 UTC.
In collections
- Movie File: The Debut @reel-radar
Sources
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BFI London Film Festival — UK premiere of The Debut to close the 70th BFI London Film Festival (opens in a new tab)
Official festival announcement; confirms the closing-night screening and 15 January 2027 UK cinema release.
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Variety — The Debut closes London Film Festival (opens in a new tab)
Trade coverage of the festival closing and early reception.
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The Hollywood Reporter — Jesse Eisenberg reveals The Debut details (opens in a new tab)
Trade coverage; used for context on the closing-night event.
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