Renée Zellweger brought the sunshine to the red carpet premiere of her new movie Same Kind of Different as Me Thursday night.
Posing for photographers at the Westwood Village Theatre in Westwood, California, the 48-year-old actresses was all smiles in a fitted canary yellow Carolina Herrera dress with square neckline, puffed sleeves and a knee-high center slit. She had her hair loosely pulled back in a bun and added a cocktail ring and metallic heels.
She was joined at the premiere by her co-stars in the film, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, and Jon Voight.
Based on the bestselling memoir of...
Posing for photographers at the Westwood Village Theatre in Westwood, California, the 48-year-old actresses was all smiles in a fitted canary yellow Carolina Herrera dress with square neckline, puffed sleeves and a knee-high center slit. She had her hair loosely pulled back in a bun and added a cocktail ring and metallic heels.
She was joined at the premiere by her co-stars in the film, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, and Jon Voight.
Based on the bestselling memoir of...
- 10/13/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Different indeed! Renée Zellweger sports a brunette do in her latest film, Same Kind of Different As Me, based on Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent’s bestselling memoir of the same name.
The typically blonde actress, 48, plays the wife of international art dealer Rob (Greg Kinnear), who is struggling to save their marriage after he cheats. In hopes of moving one step closer to repairing the damage, Zellweger, as the pious Deborah, requests her husband volunteer at an inner city homeless shelter where they meet an underprivileged man (Djimon Hounsou) she believes will change their lives. As a result,...
The typically blonde actress, 48, plays the wife of international art dealer Rob (Greg Kinnear), who is struggling to save their marriage after he cheats. In hopes of moving one step closer to repairing the damage, Zellweger, as the pious Deborah, requests her husband volunteer at an inner city homeless shelter where they meet an underprivileged man (Djimon Hounsou) she believes will change their lives. As a result,...
- 9/29/2017
- by Dana Rose Falcone
- PEOPLE.com
Same Kind of Different as Me, the film that is an adaptation of a book and stars Greg Kinnear, Renee Zellweger, Jon Voight, Djimon Hounsou and Olivia Holt has been moved off the Paramount Pictures 2017 slate and picked up by Pure Flix for distribution. The picture originally had an April 29, 2016 release date, but in March of this year, Paramount pushed it to February 2, 2017. The movie made from the memoir authored by Denver Moore, Ron Hall, and Lynn Vincent, will now go…...
- 12/30/2016
- Deadline
"You're not a bad man, and I'm glad we're friends." Paramount has debuted the trailer for a drama called Same Kind of Different as Me, adapted from the memoirs of Denver Moore, Ron Hall & Lynn Vincent, about the lives of three people bound together by fate and friendship. The film stars Renée Zellweger in her first major role (aside from Bridget Jones's Baby) in years, Greg Kinnear, and Djimon Hounsou; along with Jon Voight, Olivia Holt, Ty Parker and others. This looks like an emotional, heartfelt story of friends and family, but some of it looks pretty bland and melodramatic. They're also dumping this during the Oscar season meaning it's not that great, but at least Djimon Hounsou looks exceptional. Give it a watch. Here's the first official trailer for Michael Carney's Same Kind of Different as Me, direct from YouTube: A modern-day slave, an international art dealer, and...
- 8/17/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Renée Zellweger hasn’t graced American screens in six years, but she’s set to make a dual return in the coming months: first with “Bridge Jones’s Baby” and then with “Same Kind of Different as Me.” Michael Carney’s drama, in which Zellweger and Greg Kinnear play a married couple, just dropped its first trailer. Watch it below.
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“I had another dream last night,” Zellweger says with a southern twang as the trailer opens, all but ensuring that whatever she saw in that dream will soon materialize in her waking life. And it does: Djimon Hounsou as a homeless man whose backstory and insights will surely be life-altering. Based on Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent’s book of the same name (which carries the brief subtitle “A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer,...
Read More: Renee Zellweger Fires Back at ‘Exploitative’ Tabloid Journalism and Body Shaming in New Essay
“I had another dream last night,” Zellweger says with a southern twang as the trailer opens, all but ensuring that whatever she saw in that dream will soon materialize in her waking life. And it does: Djimon Hounsou as a homeless man whose backstory and insights will surely be life-altering. Based on Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent’s book of the same name (which carries the brief subtitle “A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer,...
- 8/17/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Greg Kinnear has left his longtime agency CAA for Wme, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. He had been with CAA since his career took off with As Good as It Gets 18 years ago. Last year the actor starred in the Christian drama Heaven Is for Real, which grossed more than $91 million domestically on the strength of the faith-based audience. He’s following that up with another inspirational film, Paramount’s Same Kind of Different as Me, based on another nonfiction book by Heaven Is for Real author Lynn Vincent. Djimon Hounsou and Renee Zellweger also star. Kinnear began
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- 4/24/2015
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
• Kevin Bacon is in talks for Jungle. The thriller is based on the true story of Yossi Ghinsberg, who penned a memoir about his dangerous trip to the Amazon jungle where he was accompanied by two friends and a mysterious guide. If the deal goes through, Bacon will play the Austrian guide, Karl. Greg McLean, whom Bacon worked with on 6 Miranda Drive, will direct. Justin Monjo adapted Ghinsberg's 2005 book for the screen. The film will begin shooting early next year in Australia and Colombia. In addition to the film, Ghinsberg's story also inspired the one-hour Discovery Channel docu-drama series, I Shouldn't Be Alive.
- 11/8/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Olivia Holt, star of the Disney Channel’s I Didn't Do It, has joined Paramount's faith-based drama Same Kind of Different as Me. She joins Renee Zellweger, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight in the film, which is based on the nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the best-selling book Heaven Is for Real. Michael Carney is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Hall. The film is currently shooting in Jackson, Mississippi. The story centers on Ron Hall (Kinnear), an international art dealer who must befriend
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- 11/7/2014
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney Channel star Olivia Holt is taking her act to the big screen. Holt, the star of the Disney Channel's “I Didn't Do It,” has been tapped to star in Paramount's “Same Kind of Different as Me,” alongside Greg Kinnear and Renee Zellweger. See photos: The Evolution of Zac Efron: From Squeaky Clean ‘High School’ Star to Raunchy Frat King (Photos) The film, based on the nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, tells the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) in order to save his.
- 11/7/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Renée Zellweger, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight will star in Same Kind of Different as Me.
The actors have joined Michael Carney's directorial feature debut based on the bestselling non-fiction novel, Paramount Pictures has announced.
The story centres around international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear), who is forced to befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in a desperate bid to save his struggling marriage.
The dreams of his wife (Zellweger) lead them all down a remarkable path, which includes Hall's reconciliation with his father (Voight).
Same Kind of Different as Me was written by Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent.
Vincent is the author of Heaven Is for Real, which Kinnear recently adapted.
Same Kind of Different as Me began shooting in Jackson, Mississippi this week.
The actors have joined Michael Carney's directorial feature debut based on the bestselling non-fiction novel, Paramount Pictures has announced.
The story centres around international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear), who is forced to befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in a desperate bid to save his struggling marriage.
The dreams of his wife (Zellweger) lead them all down a remarkable path, which includes Hall's reconciliation with his father (Voight).
Same Kind of Different as Me was written by Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent.
Vincent is the author of Heaven Is for Real, which Kinnear recently adapted.
Same Kind of Different as Me began shooting in Jackson, Mississippi this week.
- 10/29/2014
- Digital Spy
Paramount Pictures announced on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 that Academy Award®-nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award®-winners Renee Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in Same Kind of Different As Me, based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.
Michael Carney will make his feature directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson, and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder, Michael Carney, and Foard.
Principal photography on the film started on October 27th in Jackson, Mississippi.
Same Kind of Different As Me is the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage...
Michael Carney will make his feature directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson, and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder, Michael Carney, and Foard.
Principal photography on the film started on October 27th in Jackson, Mississippi.
Same Kind of Different As Me is the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage...
- 10/29/2014
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
• Greg Kinnear, Jon Voight, Renee Zellweger, and Djimon Hounsou are set to star in Paramount Pictures' Same Kind of Different as Me, EW has confirmed. Michael Carney will make his directorial debut. He co-wrote the script with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Based on the book by Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, the story follows an art dealer (Kinnear) who befriends a homeless man (Honsou) in order to save his marriage to his wife (Zellweger). The unexpected friendship takes the three on an incredible journey, and helps Hall reconnect with his father (Voight). Mary Parent and Cale Boyter...
- 10/29/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Paramount Pictures today announced that Academy Award®-nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award®-winners Renee Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in “Same Kind Of Different As Me,” based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.Michael Carney will make his directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder Michael Carney and Foard. Principal photography began October 27th in Jackson, Mississippi. “Same Kind Of Different As Me” is the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife (Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will lead.
- 10/28/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Paramount Pictures today announced that Academy Award-nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award-winners Renee Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in Same Kind Of Different As Me, based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.
Michael Carney will make his directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder Michael Carney and Foard.
Principal photography began October 27th in Jackson, Mississippi.
Same Kind Of Different As Me is the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife (Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will...
Michael Carney will make his directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder Michael Carney and Foard.
Principal photography began October 27th in Jackson, Mississippi.
Same Kind Of Different As Me is the story of an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife (Zellweger), a woman whose dreams will...
- 10/28/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
One of the under-discussed success of 2014 (but one that won’t go unnoticed in Hollywood) is "Heaven Is for Real," the adaptation of Lynn Vincent’s New York Times Bestseller. The true story of a kid’s near death experience and the visions of the afterlife he bestowed to his parents grossed over $90 million at the domestic box office, a huge hit for Sony Pictures and a career highlight for star Greg Kinnear. Those numbers must have instilled some faith in the actor: He’ll star alongside Renee Zellweger and Djimon Hounsou in the next Vincent adaptation, “Same Kind of Different As Me.” According to a press release announcing the cast, Paramount Pictures's tongue-twisting drama tells the true story of “an international art dealer Ron Hall (Kinnear) who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife (Zellweger), a woman whose...
- 10/28/2014
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
Way back in 2009, Samuel L. Jackson was attached to star in an adaptation of the nonfiction bestseller "Same Kind Of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, An International Art Dealer, And The Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together," by Denver Moore, Ron Hall and Lynn Vincent, which tells the true story of 3 unlikely people who team up to try and solve homelessness in Fort Worth, Texas. The longer, and more intriguing description reads: "A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel. A gutsy woman with a stubborn dream. A story so incredible no novelist would...
- 10/28/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Greg Kinnear will star in another adaptation from “Heaven Is for Real” author Lynn Vincent. Paramount Pictures announced on Tuesday that Jon Voight and Kinnear will join Renee Zellweger and Djimon Hounsou in the faith-based film “Same Kind of Different as Me,” which is based on the best-selling nonfiction book written by Ron Hall and Denver Moore, with Vincent. Also read: Renée Zellweger Doesn't Care About ‘Silly’ Uproar Over Her Appearance: ‘I Am Healthy’ The film tells the inspirational tale of Hall (Kinnear), an international art dealer, who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife.
- 10/28/2014
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Paramount has announced that Greg Kinnear, Renee Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight (all Academy Award nominees or winners) will star in Same Kind of Different as Me, based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, the latter being the author of the book Kinnear's recent sleeper hit Heaven is for Real was based on.
- 10/28/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Principal photography has started on Same Kind of Different As Me, which will makr the directorial dbut of Michael Carney, and to mark the start of production, Paramount has announced some of the high profile actors cast in the film and what part they'll play.
Check out the full press release:
Paramount Pictures today announced that Academy Award®-nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award®-winners Renee Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in “Same Kind Of Different As Me,” based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.
Michael Carney will make his directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder Michael Carney and Foard.
Check out the full press release:
Paramount Pictures today announced that Academy Award®-nominees Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Academy Award®-winners Renee Zellweger and Jon Voight will star in “Same Kind Of Different As Me,” based on the best-selling nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the bestselling book Heaven Is for Real.
Michael Carney will make his directorial debut from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Foard and Ron Hall. Mary Parent and Cale Boyter will produce through Disruption Entertainment, alongside Darren Moorman, Stephen Johnson and Ron Hall. The executive producers are Chris Bancroft, Hans Graffunder Michael Carney and Foard.
- 10/28/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight are joining Renee Zellweger in Paramount's religious drama Same Kind of Different as Me. The film is based on the nonfiction book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent, author of the best-selling book Heaven Is for Real. The story centers on Hall (Kinnear), an international art dealer who must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife (Zellweger). Voight will play Hall's father, with whom he reconciles thanks to the revelations of his new life. Michael Carney will make his directorial
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- 10/28/2014
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Way back in 2009, Samuel L. Jackson was attached to star in an adaptation of the nonfiction bestseller "Same Kind Of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, An International Art Dealer, And The Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together," by Denver Moore, Ron Hall and Lynn Vincent, which tells the true story of 3 unlikely people who team up to try and solve homelessness in Fort Worth, Texas. The longer, and more intriguing description reads: "A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel. A gutsy woman with a stubborn dream. A story so incredible no novelist would...
- 10/22/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
You’d think any movie that an all-powerful deity had a hand in would be awesome, right? Turns out, not so much. There’s barely even a story here. I’m “biast” (pro): always want to love Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly
I’m “biast” (con): total atheist
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Heaven is for real? Proven by a movie?! Well, no. At best, this cinematic sermon almost humbly acknowledges that even Christians know their fairy tale about a heaven of fluffy white clouds and Jesus in a bathrobe sounds like, you know, a fairy tale that is hard to accept at face value. At worst, it’s a shameless money grab by a family in desperate financial straits cashing in on the fantasies of their little boy. I don’t see how either option — or...
I’m “biast” (con): total atheist
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Heaven is for real? Proven by a movie?! Well, no. At best, this cinematic sermon almost humbly acknowledges that even Christians know their fairy tale about a heaven of fluffy white clouds and Jesus in a bathrobe sounds like, you know, a fairy tale that is hard to accept at face value. At worst, it’s a shameless money grab by a family in desperate financial straits cashing in on the fantasies of their little boy. I don’t see how either option — or...
- 5/30/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
When it comes to faith-based movies at the box office, “Heaven Is for Real” is the latest to show that smaller may be better, at least in terms of return on investment. The drama, based on the 2010 best-selling Christian book written by Kansas pastor Todd Burpo and conservative author Lynn Vincent, scored an Easter weekend surprise with its strong $21.5 million three-day haul, and has taken in more than $28 million since opening on Wednesday. That's a major score for Sony and producers Joe Roth and pastor Thomas “T.D.” Jakes, who produced “Heaven Is for Real” for $12 million and...
- 4/20/2014
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Sony is getting an early start on the Easter holiday weekend with ”Heaven Is for Real,” the big-screen story of a small-town pastor whose son claims to have visited Heaven. The film is slated to arrive Wednesday in more than 2,400 theaters nationwide. The PG-rated family drama is adapted from a 2010 best-selling Christian book written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent. It's directed by Randall Wallace (“Braveheart”) and stars Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Thomas Hayden Church and newcomer Connor Corum. Sony bought the book rights in 2011 and teamed with Joe Roth (“Oz the Great and Powerful”), who produced the $12...
- 4/15/2014
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to “Heaven is For Real” starring Greg Kinnear!
“Heaven is For Real,” which is rated “PG” and opens on April 16, 2014, also stars Thomas Haden Church, Kelly Reilly, Margo Martindale, Connor Corum, Lane Styles, Jacob Vargas, Thanya Romero, Danso Gordon, Rob Moran and Nancy Sorel from writer and director Randall Wallace and writer Chris Parker. The film is based on the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book “Heaven is For Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven & Back” by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent.
To win your free “Heaven is For Real” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, April 14, 2014 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete,...
“Heaven is For Real,” which is rated “PG” and opens on April 16, 2014, also stars Thomas Haden Church, Kelly Reilly, Margo Martindale, Connor Corum, Lane Styles, Jacob Vargas, Thanya Romero, Danso Gordon, Rob Moran and Nancy Sorel from writer and director Randall Wallace and writer Chris Parker. The film is based on the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book “Heaven is For Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven & Back” by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent.
To win your free “Heaven is For Real” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, April 14, 2014 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete,...
- 4/11/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, Heaven Is For Real brings to the screen the true story that has inspired millions across the globe – that of a little boy’s extraordinary, life-changing experience, and his father’s search for the courage and conviction to share his son’s discovery with the world.
Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® Award-winner Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine) stars as Todd Burpo, a small-town businessman, volunteer firefighter and pastor struggling to make ends meet in a tough year for his family. After his bright young son Colton (newcomer Connor Corum in his feature film debut) is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, Todd and his wife Sonja (Kelly Reilly, Flight, Sherlock Holmes) are overjoyed by his miraculous survival. But they are wholly unprepared for what happens next — Colton starts to matter-of-factly recount what he says was an amazing journey to heaven and back.
Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® Award-winner Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine) stars as Todd Burpo, a small-town businessman, volunteer firefighter and pastor struggling to make ends meet in a tough year for his family. After his bright young son Colton (newcomer Connor Corum in his feature film debut) is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, Todd and his wife Sonja (Kelly Reilly, Flight, Sherlock Holmes) are overjoyed by his miraculous survival. But they are wholly unprepared for what happens next — Colton starts to matter-of-factly recount what he says was an amazing journey to heaven and back.
- 4/4/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It's rare when a film adaptation lives up the book it was based on so with that in mind I have compiled a list of 40 books that have been adapted for the big screen that we can expect to see in theaters this year. This includes two books from Gillian Flynn, young adult adaptations of work by Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins and James Dashner, a short story from Dennis Lehane, a Nick Hornby adaptation, and an adaptation written by Nick Hornby, a new John le Carre adaptation and a prequel to the stories written by Tom Clancy as well as a couple comics and graphic novel adaptations from the likes of Frank Miller and Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Alexander O. Smith. I've added everything I could think of and while I'm sure I missed a few, please forgive me and hopefully you'll find something that appeals to your taste on the list.
- 1/14/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Heaven Is For Real is hitting on April 16th, 2014, and there’s a new trailer for this, theoretically, heart-warming film. When son Colton has a near-death experience, the claims about visiting Heaven are both unnerving and awe-inspiring for his parents, who can’t figure out how he suddenly knows all that he does.
Based on the #1 selling book of the same name, this one is going to take over next spring.
Not only is Greg Kinnear just about the perfect person for the role, but it will be interesting to see Margo Martindale and Thomas Haden Church help out here.
Take a look below.
Heaven Is For Real Trailer
Official Synopsis and Info
Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, Heaven Is For Real brings to the screen the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary,...
Based on the #1 selling book of the same name, this one is going to take over next spring.
Not only is Greg Kinnear just about the perfect person for the role, but it will be interesting to see Margo Martindale and Thomas Haden Church help out here.
Take a look below.
Heaven Is For Real Trailer
Official Synopsis and Info
Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, Heaven Is For Real brings to the screen the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary,...
- 11/16/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Watch the first trailer for Randall Wallace's Heaven Is for Real, starring Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Margo Martindale and Thomas Haden Church. The film opens on April 16th, 2014 via TriStar Pictures and is based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book "Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" by Lynn Vincent and Todd Burpo Wallace and Christopher Parker wrote the screenplay for the film produced by Joe Roth and T.D. Jakes. Heaven Is for Real brings to the screen the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage...
- 11/16/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
A little boy sees Heaven and lives to tell about it in the first trailer for Heaven Is for Real. The film, which is billed as based on a true story, centers on a family whose son survives a life-threatening surgery and begins speaking of having met people in the afterlife -- among them, a young version of his long-dead great grandfather. Photos: Jesus in Film and TV: 13 Devilishly Handsome Actors Who've Played the Son of God The film is based on the best-selling book by Christian pastor Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, which tells what happened
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- 11/16/2013
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for their faith-based drama Heaven Is For Real. The film is based on the book written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent. It's called Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back.
The film tells the true story behind about a little boy's near-death experience and subsequent claim that he visited heaven. His family and the members of his small town don't believe him until his stories identify people who have passed away.
The movie was directed by Randall Wallace (Secretariat), and it stars Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly who play the mom and dad. Connor Corum plays their son, and it also stars Margo Martindale and Thomas Haden Church. Watch the new trailer after the jump.
Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, Heaven Is For Real brings...
The film tells the true story behind about a little boy's near-death experience and subsequent claim that he visited heaven. His family and the members of his small town don't believe him until his stories identify people who have passed away.
The movie was directed by Randall Wallace (Secretariat), and it stars Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly who play the mom and dad. Connor Corum plays their son, and it also stars Margo Martindale and Thomas Haden Church. Watch the new trailer after the jump.
Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, Heaven Is For Real brings...
- 11/15/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Whether or not you consider yourself a religious person, you've probably heard of the book Heaven Is For Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip To Heaven and Back. It recounts the tale of four-year-old Nebraskan Colton Burpo, who bewildered his parents when he told them he had visited with departed loved ones and Jesus in heaven. Colton's father, Christian pastor Todd Burpo, translated this into a book with the help of journalist Lynn Vincent. The resulting bestseller is the basis for the Greg Kinnear vehicle above, which has him playing the part of Pastor Burpo. In 2003, Colton was a chipper toddler when he was abruptly laid low by appendicitis and rushed into emergency surgery. Some counted his survival as a miracle. But following this brush with death, Colton began to share strange stories with his parents. As you can see in the trailer up top, Colton...
- 11/15/2013
- cinemablend.com
Yesterday saw the debut of our first look at Darren Aronofsky‘s Noah, a biblical epic that Hollywood is hoping will have cross-over with both Christians and a global action-hungry audience. Today brings a trailer for another spring film that is clearly going after the former, with an adaptation of Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent‘s hit novel Heaven Is for [...]...
- 11/15/2013
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Production is underway in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on the TriStar Pictures family feature starring Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly.
Heaven Is For Real centres on the true story of a small-town pastor whose son claims to experience heaven during emergency surgery.
Randall Wallace directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher Parker based on the book by nwith Lynn Vincent.
Connor Corum makes his acting debut and the cast includes Thomas Haden Church and Margo Martindale.
Joe Roth and Td Jakes produce while Sue Baden-Powell, Sam Mercer and Derrick Williams are on board as executive producers.
Heaven Is For Real centres on the true story of a small-town pastor whose son claims to experience heaven during emergency surgery.
Randall Wallace directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher Parker based on the book by nwith Lynn Vincent.
Connor Corum makes his acting debut and the cast includes Thomas Haden Church and Margo Martindale.
Joe Roth and Td Jakes produce while Sue Baden-Powell, Sam Mercer and Derrick Williams are on board as executive producers.
- 7/23/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Production is underway in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on the TriStar Pictures family feature starring Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly.
Heaven Is For Real centres on the true story of a small-town pastor whose son claims to experience heaven during emergency surgery.
Randall Wallace directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher Parker based on the book by nwith Lynn Vincent.
Connor Corum makes his acting debut and the cast includes Thomas Haden Church and Margo Martindale.
Joe Roth and Td Jakes produce while Sue Baden-Powell, Sam Mercer and Derrick Williams are on board as executive producers.
Heaven Is For Real centres on the true story of a small-town pastor whose son claims to experience heaven during emergency surgery.
Randall Wallace directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Christopher Parker based on the book by nwith Lynn Vincent.
Connor Corum makes his acting debut and the cast includes Thomas Haden Church and Margo Martindale.
Joe Roth and Td Jakes produce while Sue Baden-Powell, Sam Mercer and Derrick Williams are on board as executive producers.
- 7/23/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Production is underway in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on the family feature, Heaven is for Real for TriStar Pictures. Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, the film brings to the screen the true story of a small-town Pastor who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience. Heaven is for Real is directed by Randall Wallace ( Braveheart , We Were Soldiers , Pearl Harbor , Secretariat ). The screenplay is by Christopher Parker and Randall Wallace, based on the book by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. The film is produced by Joe Roth ( Alice In Wonderland , Oz The Great and Powerful , Snow White and the Huntsman ), Td Jakes ( Jumping The Broom , Not Easily Broken , Woman Thou Art Loosed: On The 7th...
- 7/17/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Sony Pictures has announced plans to conduct open casting calls this week in Southern California for the leading role of 'Colton Burpo' in their upcoming film adaptation of the best-selling book Heaven is for Real . The book was written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent and released in November 2010, where it debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list. The film will be shot in late Spring/early Summer. The casting calls are specifically looking for a boy who can play the lead character, Colton Burpo, a Caucasian, blonde haired, blue eyed boy 4 to 5 years old with a lovely singing voice. No prior acting experience is required. Those interested can choose between 1 of 2 days to participate in Southern California . Saturday, April 27th from 11:30am-2:30pm at the Palm...
- 4/24/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Rising actress Kelly Reilly has landed one of the leads in family drama “Heaven is For Real”, according to Deadline. In the adaptation of true life faith-based tale “Heaven Is For Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip To Heaven And Back” by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, Reilly will play the mother [...]
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- 4/15/2013
- by Linda Ge
- UpandComers
• Chris Rock is set to direct and star in a new film that he wrote, which is described as an “edgy showbiz-themed comedy with romance.” The busy comedian is also working on a number of documentaries, including Eat, Drink, Laugh, about New York’s Comic Strip Live, and Credit Is the Devil. This will be Rock’s third directorial effort. Rock also wrote and directed I Think I Love My Wife and Head of State. [Deadline]
• We’re tempted to roll our eyes at the thought of yet another Coco Chanel film, but this one might actually be interesting. Karl Lagerfeld,...
• We’re tempted to roll our eyes at the thought of yet another Coco Chanel film, but this one might actually be interesting. Karl Lagerfeld,...
- 3/20/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Greg Kinnear is in negotiations to star in Heaven Is for Real, Sony Pictures’ adaptation of the best-selling true-life book by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent. Joe Roth, coming off the $80 million opening of Oz the Great and Powerful, will produce with T.D. Jakes. Randall Wallace (Secretariat) is directing. Burpo is the small-town pastor whose 4-year-old son purportedly died during surgery and went to heaven. The boy awoke with wild descriptions of where he had been, but neither the boy’s father nor friends and family believed him until he began to reveal details
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- 3/13/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
According to Variety, Randall Wallace (who made the narrative mess that is Secretariat) is set to craft a film version of Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent’s “Heaven is For Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back.” The book made waves by 1) claiming to be a true account of a 3-year-old’s story that he went to Heaven during an emergency surgery to save his life and 2) for dominating the Best Seller lists. So what’s in Heaven? Angels, of course, as well as a horse that only Jesus can ride, an enormous God and exactly zero eyeglasses. Burpo, the boy’s father, contends that the child mentions details about their family that he had no way of knowing without actually visiting Heaven and visiting with them. The child never mentions that God is made out of Terry Gilliam cut-out pieces. As acknowledged before, Christianity...
- 8/27/2012
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Randall Wallace, who is best known as the director of films sch as Secretariat, We Were Soldiers, and The Man in The Iron Mask, is going religious. The filmmaker is now attached to develop an adaptation of the book "Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" and might direct the project as well. Described as a "faith-based family drama" the movie is set up over at Sony. Joe Roth - who is best known for producing movies like Snow White and the Huntsman, Alice in Wonderland, and the upcoming Sam Raimi film Oz The Great And Powerful - and his Roth Films banner is producing the film. According to Variety, Christopher Parker is writing the script based on Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent book, which tells the story of Burpo's son's near-death experience and his "subsequent claim that he visited heaven.
- 8/25/2012
- cinemablend.com
Well, this is a bit unexpected. Randall Wallace, the writer behind such manly fare as "Braveheart," "Pearl Harbor," and "We Were Soldiers" (which he also directed), seems to be showing a softer side of late. A couple of years ago, he delivered the wholesome Disney horseracing movie "Secretariat," and now he's lined up a movie about a little kid who goes to heaven. We're not fucking kidding. Variety reports that Wallace has signed up to develop an adaptation of Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent's best-selling book "Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back." The apparently based-on-a-true-story tale follows a little kid who has a near-death experience, and claims to have visited heaven. Naturally, no one believes him in the small town where he lives, but he soon starts mentioning details about the various folks who have passed away. Get out the hankies.
- 8/24/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
We Were Soldiers and Secretariat director Randall Wallce is set to develop a faith-based drama for Sony Pictures called Heaven is Real. The movie is based on a book written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, called Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back.
This is definitely a different kind of film for Wallace who also wrote Braveheart and Pearl Harbor, the latter of which wasn't his best work. The book tells the true story behind Burpo's son's near-death experience and subsequent claim that he visited heaven. His family and the members of his small town do not believe him until his stories identify people who have passed away.
I can see a movie like this being a big hit. It's based on a true story, it's interesting, and there's an epic faith-based market out there for this kind of film.
This is definitely a different kind of film for Wallace who also wrote Braveheart and Pearl Harbor, the latter of which wasn't his best work. The book tells the true story behind Burpo's son's near-death experience and subsequent claim that he visited heaven. His family and the members of his small town do not believe him until his stories identify people who have passed away.
I can see a movie like this being a big hit. It's based on a true story, it's interesting, and there's an epic faith-based market out there for this kind of film.
- 8/24/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Randall Wallace has been tapped to develop Sony's Td Jakes faith-based family drama Heaven Is for Real. Wallace's development deal could lead to his directing the adaptation of the best-selling non-fiction book Heaven is For Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip To Heaven And Back, from a script by Christopher Parker. Written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, the book has sold over 4.5 million copies; it chronicles the story of Burpo's now 12-year-old son Colton, who nearly died during an emergency appendectomy operation when he was 4. Joe Roth is producing through his Roth Films compnay, along with T.D. Jakes, who...
- 8/24/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Since writing films like Braveheart and Pearl Harbor and directing We Were Soldiers, Randall Wallace made a major shift to a purely inspirational family drama a few years ago with the horse racing Disney hit Secretariat. Now, according to a new report from Variety he’s headed even further down that path with a new project.
The trade reports that he has signed with Sony for a new faith-based family film titled Heaven Is For Real, but only to develop for now with sights set on possibly coming on as director. Mulan II and Battle of the Year writer Christopher Parker adapted Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent‘s hit novel Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back, which you can read a synopsis of below thanks to Amazon.
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.
The trade reports that he has signed with Sony for a new faith-based family film titled Heaven Is For Real, but only to develop for now with sights set on possibly coming on as director. Mulan II and Battle of the Year writer Christopher Parker adapted Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent‘s hit novel Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back, which you can read a synopsis of below thanks to Amazon.
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.
- 8/24/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Heaven is for Real lands Secretariat helmer Randall Wallace Randall Wallace is set to take the helm of Sony's faith-based family film produced by Roth Films' Joe Roth as well as T.D. Jakes (current player Sparkle), reports Variety. Based on Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent's New York Times bestseller "Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back," the story tells of Burpo's son's near-death experience and claim thereafter that he visited heaven. Family members and folks from the small town doubt him until the stories he tells identify people who've died.
- 8/24/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Heaven is for Real lands Secretariat helmer Randall Wallace Randall Wallace is set to take the helm of Sony's faith-based family film produced by Roth Films' Joe Roth as well as T.D. Jakes (current player Sparkle), reports Variety. Based on Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent's New York Times bestseller "Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back," the story tells of Burpo's son's near-death experience and claim thereafter that he visited heaven. Family members and folks from the small town doubt him until the stories he tells identify people who've died.
- 8/24/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
"Secretariat" helmer Randall Wallace is set to develop Sony's faith-based family drama "Heaven Is for Real" as a potential directing vehicle says Variety.
Based on the novel by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, the story chronicled Burpo's son's near-death experience and subsequent claim that he visited heaven.
His family and the members of his small town do not believe him until his stories identify people who have passed away. Christopher Parker ("Battle of the Year") is adapting the book.
Joe Roth and T.D. Jakes will produce.
Based on the novel by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, the story chronicled Burpo's son's near-death experience and subsequent claim that he visited heaven.
His family and the members of his small town do not believe him until his stories identify people who have passed away. Christopher Parker ("Battle of the Year") is adapting the book.
Joe Roth and T.D. Jakes will produce.
- 8/24/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Secretariat helmer Randall Wallace will develop an adaptation of Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent's "Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back" at Sony Pictures, says Variety . The book is described as follows: .Do you remember the hospital, Colton?. Sonja said. .Yes, mommy, I remember,. he said. .That.s where the angels sang to me.. When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren.t expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the months that followed.a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy.s trip to heaven and back. Colton, not yet four years old, told his parents he left his body during the surgery.and...
- 8/23/2012
- Comingsoon.net
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