🔥 Trending The Sun Never Sets (2026) Starring Dakota Fanning: Watch the Trailer

The trailer for Joe Swanberg's 2026 independent film, The Sun Never Sets, introduces a complex love triangle set against the backdrop of Alaska's endless daylight, which serves as a metaphor for inescapable emotions ³⁴⁵. The story centers on Wendy (Dakota Fanning), who believes she's happy in her relationship with older, divorced Jack (Jake Johnson) ². However, Jack insists on a break to ensure Wendy is truly prepared to forgo marriage and children, throwing her life into disarray ²⁹. During this hiatus, Wendy encounters her ex-boyfriend, Chuck (Corey Michael Smith), leading to a volatile love triangle ⁸⁹. The trailer highlights the up-and-down, high-stakes nature of these relationships and the difficult decisions the characters face ⁶⁷. The film is distributed by Independent Film Company and is set to open in limited theaters on August 28 ³¹⁰.