Tag: Soul Surfer
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Dennis Quaid to Star as Hero Passenger Who Landed Plane in MGM’s ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’
Dennis Quaid is set to star in a film at MGM and LightWorkers called “On a Wing and a Prayer” that’s based on the true story of a passenger who successfully landed a plane after the pilot died mid-flight.“On a Wing and a Prayer” is a faith-based family film that will see Quaid reuniting with…
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Paramount Buys Musical Drama ‘Mighty Oak’ for June Theatrical Release (Exclusive)
Paramount has acquired the drama-comedy “Mighty Oak” for a theatrical release on June 5 at North American movie theaters and drive-ins.The studio plans to expand the film as more venues are deemed safe. Currently, 348 of the 5,400 North American theaters are open, including 169 drive-ins, according to Comscore. Most movie theaters across the country…
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Film Review: ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’
No matter how many times you hear the story of Bethany Hamilton, the U.S. professional surfing champion whose left arm got bitten off by a tiger shark when she was 13, it exerts an emotional power that can’t be denied. At this point, however, the story is so familiar that it has taken on the…
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‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ First Look: Tribeca Docu Catches Her Wave
Exclusive: Famed surfer Bethany Hamilton is getting the documentary treatment, with commercials and surf-film helmer Aaron Lieber making his feature debut on Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable, which has its world premiere Friday at the Tribeca Film Festival. Hamilton of course was the subject of the 2011 movie Soul Surfer, which chronicled her life after losing her…