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Based on Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. A movie · Theaters · Announced

Countdown
Nov 11, 2027
to Nov 11, 2027, your local midnight
Estimated reading time
≈ 5 h
248 pages × 1.2 min
FormatMovie
Where to watchTheaters
Studio / platformSony Pictures
ReleaseNov 11, 2027

Status: Dated for Nov 11, 2027; Ridley Scott has said filming starts around Nov 2026.

Not yet verified: filming start is a director statement as reported by Collider/Screen Rant (Aug 2026), not a studio announcement.

Ridley Scott directs Hugh Jackman as Long John Silver and Owen Cooper as Jim Hawkins. The book is a public-domain classic and a short read.

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Dates last checked Oct 18, 2026. Reading time uses Open Library's median page count across editions at about 1.2 minutes per page, so it is a rough guide. Release dates change; if one looks wrong, check the sources above.

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