DECATUR, Ga., July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Filming began this
week around Atlanta, Georgia,
on Sony Pictures' new film, MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN,
starring Jennifer Garner,
Martin Henderson ("Grey's
Anatomy"),John Carroll Lynch
(Ted 2), Eugenio Derbez
(Instructions Not Included), and Queen Latifah. The film also introduces
Kylie Rogers.
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN is based on the amazing true story
of the Beam family, whose 10-year-old daughter, Anna (Kylie Rogers), is diagnosed with a rare
life-threatening disease that tests their family and everyone's
faith. As they meet with doctor after doctor to find a cure, or at
least offer some respite from Anna's severe symptoms, it is not
until she has a near death experience that a miracle happens that
changes their lives forever.
Patricia Riggen, who most
recently helmed The 33, starring Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro & Juliette Binoche, due for release later this
year, is directing from the screenplay by Randy Brown (Trouble with the Curve)
based on the book by Christy
Beam. Joe Roth
(Heaven Is For Real), T.D.
Jakes (Heaven Is For Real), and DeVon Franklin, former Senior VP of production
at Sony Pictures, are producing. Matthew Hirsch, production supervisor on Oz,
the Great & Powerful & Batman v. Superman: Dawn
of Justice, Derrick Williams
(Heaven Is For Real) and Zack
Roth (Maleficent) serve as executive
producers.
Rounding out the behind-the-scenes team is director of
photography Checco Varese (The 33), production designer
David R. Sandefur (Into the
Storm), and editor Emma E.
Hickox (Rock of Ages).
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN will be released in theaters
nationwide by Sony Pictures on March
18, 2016, and will be distributed by Sony Pictures
Entertainment worldwide.
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