The Book of Henry
| The Book of Henry | |
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| Directed by | Colin Trevorrow |
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| Written by | Gregg Hurwitz |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
| Edited by | Kevin Stitt |
Production company |
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| Distributed by | Focus Features |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] |
The Book of Henry is an upcoming American drama film directed by Colin Trevorrow and written by Gregg Hurwitz. The film stars Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay, Jaeden Lieberher and Maddie Ziegler.[2][3] Principal photography finished in November 2015.[4] The film is scheduled to be released on June 16, 2017, by Focus Features.
Plot
The story concerns a precocious boy, Henry, and his younger brother, Peter, being raised by their single mother, Susan. Henry has a crush on their neighbor Christina, the daughter of the Police Commissioner. To protect Christina from harm at the hands of her father, Henry comes up with a plan to rescue her that he writes down in a book. Henry's mother discovers the book and decides that she and Peter will put Henry's scheme into motion.[5][6]
Cast
- Naomi Watts as Susan Carpenter, a waitress.[7]
- Jacob Tremblay as Peter Carpenter
- Jaeden Lieberher as Henry Carpenter
- Dean Norris as Glenn Sickleman, the Police Commissioner
- Maddie Ziegler as Christina Sickleman, his daughter
- Sarah Silverman as Sheila, a waitress
- Lee Pace
- Bobby Moynihan as John
- Tonya Pinkins as Principal Wilder
Background and production
Hurwitz wrote the first draft of the screenplay by 1998. The film was eventually optioned by Jenette Kahn, and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment joined as a producer. An executive at Kimmel Entertainment thought that Colin Trevorrow would be right to direct The Book of Henry. Trevorrow and Hurwitz found each other to be congenial, but then Trevorrow was hired to direct Jurassic World. Another director was considered, but did not direct the film. By early 2015, after Trevorrow finished Jurassic World, he returned to The Book of Henry.[8][9] Kimmel Entertainment and Double Nickel Entertainment are financing and co-producing the film; producers are Sidney Kimmel, Kahn and Adam Richman.[10] Focus Features has obtained worldwide distribution rights.[11]
Principal photography on the film began in September 2015 in and around New York City[7][12][13] and concluded in November.[4] The music is being composed by Michael Giacchino.[14]
Release
The Book of Henry was scheduled to premiere in September 2016,[15] but Focus rescheduled its release to June 16, 2017.[16] During the summer, the film release schedule will offer fewer adult-oriented films that might compete against The Book of Henry for older viewers.[17]
References
- ↑ de Seife, Ethan. "Jurassic World Director Colin Trevorrow Looks Ahead", Seven Days, December 30, 2015
- ↑ Perez, Rodrigo. "Interview: Colin Trevorrow Talks The Book of Henry & Going From Blockbusters to Indie Films Again", ThePlaylist.net, May 5, 2016
- ↑ Gettell, Oliver. "Colin Trevorrow introduces young Book of Henry stars on Twitter", Entertainment Weekly, October 5 2015
- 1 2 Lowe, Kinsey. "Colin Trevorrow Tweets The Book Of Henry has Wrapped Filming", Deadline.com, November 21, 2015
- ↑ Anand, Gautam, Amal Singh and Prabal Hazarika. "50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2016", The Cinemaholic, January 17, 2016; and Madison, Charles. "Peeking inside Colin Trevorrow's Book of Henry", FilmDivider.com, March 31, 2015
- ↑ "Maddie Ziegler’s First Movie The Book of Henry with Naomi Watts", 2Paragraphs.com, January 5, 2016
- 1 2 Manskar, Noah. "Naomi Watts movie The Book of Henry films in Williston Park", The Island Now, November 3, 2015
- ↑ Le, D. Dona. "Exclusive Q&A with Gregg Hurwitz '95 (Orphan X, The Book of Henry)", Harvardwood, January 1, 2016
- ↑ Kit, Borys (March 30, 2015). "'Jurassic World' Director Colin Trevorrow Tackling 'Book of Henry'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (March 30, 2015). "Jurassic World's Colin Trevorrow to Direct Book of Henry for Sidney Kimmel". thewrap. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (August 19, 2015). "Jacob Tremblay, Jaeden Lieberher to Co-Star in Colin Trevorrow's Book of Henry". Variety.com. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ Evry, Max (October 5, 2015). "Jurassic World Director Colin Trevorrow's The Book of Henry Begins Filming". comingsoon.net.
- ↑ "Book of Henry Filming – Update | Village of South Nyack". southnyack.ny.gov. Retrieved 2015-11-13.; and Ferraro, Tom. "Our Town: The day the circus came to Williston Park", The Island Now, November 12, 2015
- ↑ "Michael Giacchino to Score Colin Trevorrow’s The Book of Henry", FilmMusicReporter.com, February 16, 2016
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 31, 2016). "Colin Trevorrow's The Book Of Henry to Hit Theaters in September". Deadline. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Gettell, Oliver. "Colin Trevorrow's drama Book of Henry delayed until 2017", Entertainment Weekly, August 2, 2016
- ↑ Lang, Brent. "Colin Trevorrow's 'Book of Henry' Pushed Back to 2017", Variety, August 2, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.