''The Unbreakable Boy'' is an upcoming American

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directed and written by

Jon Gunn Jonathan Michael Gunn is an American independent film director and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays ...

. It is based on the book of the same name ''The Unbreakable Boy: A Father's Fear, a Son's Courage, and a Story of Unconditional Love'', authored by Scott Michael LeRette and Suzy Flory, which is based on a true story. The film stars

Zachary Levi Zachary Levi Pugh ( ; born September 29, 1980) is an American actor. He received critical acclaim for starring as Chuck Bartowski in the series '' Chuck'', and as the title character in '' Shazam!'' and its 2023 sequel, as a part of the DC Ex ...

in the lead role. The film is scheduled to be released by

Kingdom Story Company Kingdom Story Company (formerly known as Kingdom Studios), is an American film and television studio in partnership with Lionsgate specializing in the production of Christian films. It was founded in 2018 by the Erwin Brothers (Jon and Andrew Er ...

and

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Premise

Austin is a disabled boy who has brittle bone disease and autism. His father, Scott, always keeps Austin happy.

Cast

as Scott LeRette, Austin's father * Jacob Laval as Austin LeRette, a disabled autistic boy who has brittle bones disease *

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as Teresa *

Peter Facinelli Peter Facinelli (born November 26, 1973) is an American actor and film and television producer. He starred as Donovan "Van" Ray on the Fox series '' Fastlane'' from 2002 to 2003. He played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptations of the ''Tw ...

as Preacher Rick *

Drew Powell Andrew Powell (born January 19, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Hoss Cartwright on the PAX series '' Ponderosa'', Cadet Drew on ''Malcolm in the Middle'', and Butch Gilzean/Cyrus Gold/Solomon Grundy, a series regula ...

* Gavin Warren as Logan LeRette * Pilot Bunch as Tyler *

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* Amy Acker as Lori * Sarah Dean as Extra * Todd Terry as Dick *

Kevin Downes Kevin Downes is an American actor, writer, producer, director, and co-founder and Chief of Production and Distribution of Kingdom Story Company. Downes grew up in Visalia, five hours north of Los Angeles. Many of the Christian films he particip ...

as Lyle * Mattie Ward and Justin Russell as AA Members * Bruce Davis as Autism Doctor * Ashtyn Barlow Nguyen as Cheerleader * Lena Harmon as Doctor * Alexandra Swanbeck as Nurse

Production

''The Unbreakable Boy'' was announced on November 13, 2020 by the Erwin brothers. On November 17, 2020, it was announced that

would star in the film. On November 20, 2020, it was announced that Jacob Laval,

, Pilot Bunch, and

have joined the cast. The filming was completed in Oklahoma during the

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in early 2021. On November 29, 2021, it was announced that Pancho Burgos-Goizueta would score the film.

Release

The film was originally scheduled to be theatrically released on March 18, 2022, but was pulled from Lionsgate's release schedule in March 2022 with no replacement date currently set.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Unbreakable Boy, The Upcoming films Upcoming English-language films American drama films American biographical drama films Films based on books American independent films Films directed by Jon Gunn Films produced by Kevin Downes