“Prey” producer Jhane Myers has joined the “Will To Win” film production team as an executive producer, it was revealed at the ongoing Cannes film market.
The film is a high school baseball drama featuring appearances by Hollywood pioneer Will Rogers (1879-1935). The lead character is a Native American teen girl who lives with her more traditional Native grandmother. When the softball team is cut, she joins the boys’ baseball team, seeking advice from her spirit guide, Will Rogers, as she navigates challenges.
Rogers was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Myers is a Comanche and Blackfeet American Indian whose focus is on producing, Native language, Native culture, acting and fine art.
Myers will assist with Native American content in addition to other executive responsibilities.
“Will To Win” is based on the book of the same name by Jim Stovall and, aside from a 1952 biopic starring Rogers’ son,...
The film is a high school baseball drama featuring appearances by Hollywood pioneer Will Rogers (1879-1935). The lead character is a Native American teen girl who lives with her more traditional Native grandmother. When the softball team is cut, she joins the boys’ baseball team, seeking advice from her spirit guide, Will Rogers, as she navigates challenges.
Rogers was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Myers is a Comanche and Blackfeet American Indian whose focus is on producing, Native language, Native culture, acting and fine art.
Myers will assist with Native American content in addition to other executive responsibilities.
“Will To Win” is based on the book of the same name by Jim Stovall and, aside from a 1952 biopic starring Rogers’ son,...
- 5/21/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Details have been revealed about a new film project that is the first to receive endorsement from the family of early Hollywood icon Will Rogers.
Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions has optioned the book rights to a new Jim Stovall novel, Will To Win, and is adapting it as the first movie ever to be approved by the Will Rogers family, including life rights.
Rogers, the celebrated vaudeville performer of the early 20th Century, was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and became known as ‘Oklahoma’s Favorite Son’. By the mid-1930s he was the highest paid star in Hollywood but he died in a plane crash that same decade.
Filming of movie Will To Win is being lined up for spring of 2023. Set in current time, the project is a female-centric family sports drama with a Cherokee storyline, featuring an iconic Will Rogers character. Emmy-winning producers...
Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions has optioned the book rights to a new Jim Stovall novel, Will To Win, and is adapting it as the first movie ever to be approved by the Will Rogers family, including life rights.
Rogers, the celebrated vaudeville performer of the early 20th Century, was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and became known as ‘Oklahoma’s Favorite Son’. By the mid-1930s he was the highest paid star in Hollywood but he died in a plane crash that same decade.
Filming of movie Will To Win is being lined up for spring of 2023. Set in current time, the project is a female-centric family sports drama with a Cherokee storyline, featuring an iconic Will Rogers character. Emmy-winning producers...
- 6/1/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
From director Michael Landon Jr., The Ultimate Life is the sequel to The Ultimate Gift, and I have a giveaway to get your ready for the September 6th theatrical release. Jason Stevens feels like his life is coming apart, but walking alongside his grandfather (by way of the diary he finds) makes him take stock, and wonder if he can manage the ultimate life.
Take a look at the trailer below, as well as the cool embed that will give you a quiz and some other treats, then enter to win your very own prize pack.
The Ultimate Life Prize Pack DVD of The Ultimate Gift The Ultimate Gift book by Jim Stovall The Ultimate Gift charm bracelet The Ultimate Life leather-bound journal
Are you living The Ultimate Life?
Between the pressure of running a foundation started by his late grandfather, being sued by his greedy extended family, and seeing...
Take a look at the trailer below, as well as the cool embed that will give you a quiz and some other treats, then enter to win your very own prize pack.
The Ultimate Life Prize Pack DVD of The Ultimate Gift The Ultimate Gift book by Jim Stovall The Ultimate Gift charm bracelet The Ultimate Life leather-bound journal
Are you living The Ultimate Life?
Between the pressure of running a foundation started by his late grandfather, being sued by his greedy extended family, and seeing...
- 8/27/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Independent film makers finally have a true partner in distribution with Destiny Image Films.
The Lamp is the second feature film released in less than 10 months from Trost Moving Pictures, The Narrative Television Network and Destiny Image Films.
From the executive producers of 2010′s holiday best-seller, A Christmas Snow, Jim Stovall (best-selling author of The Ultimate Gift) and Tracy Trost have hit another ‘home run’ with The Lamp. The movie is based on the novel by Jim Stovall. The Lamp has been awarded 5 out of 5 Doves from The Dove Foundation and approved for all ages.
The Lamp is a heartwarming story of faith, hope and charity with something special for audiences of all ages. Starring Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman), Jason London (The Man in the Moon and Dazed and Confused), Meredith Salenger (The Journey of Natty Gann), L. Scott Caldwell (Lost, The Net), Sarah Brown (Cold Case,...
The Lamp is the second feature film released in less than 10 months from Trost Moving Pictures, The Narrative Television Network and Destiny Image Films.
From the executive producers of 2010′s holiday best-seller, A Christmas Snow, Jim Stovall (best-selling author of The Ultimate Gift) and Tracy Trost have hit another ‘home run’ with The Lamp. The movie is based on the novel by Jim Stovall. The Lamp has been awarded 5 out of 5 Doves from The Dove Foundation and approved for all ages.
The Lamp is a heartwarming story of faith, hope and charity with something special for audiences of all ages. Starring Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman), Jason London (The Man in the Moon and Dazed and Confused), Meredith Salenger (The Journey of Natty Gann), L. Scott Caldwell (Lost, The Net), Sarah Brown (Cold Case,...
- 8/8/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Trost Moving Pictures and the Narrative Television Network have just announced the lineup for their upcoming theatrical film The Lamp. Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman), L. Scott Caldwell (Lost) and Cameron ten Napel will join Georgia Cole (ABC's The Gates), Muse Watson and Oscar winner Lou Gossett, Jr. The Lamp is adapted from the novel penned by best-selling author Jim Stovall (The Ultimate Gift). The script, based on the book, is written by Tracy J Trost. Filming will begin in Tulsa on October 11. Official Release: A succession of casting for the family drama The Lamp is taking place this week. The second cast announcement comes with the promise of having an all-star cast with some of Hollywood's most famous coming to Tulsa. Just announced today, Dean Cain joins Tony Award-winner L. Scott Caldwell, Cameron ten Napel, with Muse Watson and Oscar winner Lou Gossett, Jr. ...
- 10/5/2010
- by Alexis James-Whitehead
- BuzzFocus.com
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