Tri-G and Savvy Media Holdings announced today that Jerry O’Connell (Billions,Stand by Me) and Celia Weston (Knight and Day,The Intern) have signed on to star alongsideKatie Holmes(All We Had,Logan Lucky,The Gift) and Josh Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama,What They Had,Yellowstone) in Andy Tennant’s (Hitch,Sweet Home Alabama)The Secret Movie. Joe Gelchion’s Tri-G, Matthew George’s Savvy Media Holdings and Robert Katz under his Shine Box banner recently boarded the film to produce, alongside Robert Cort Productions, Illumination Entertainment and Covert Media.
Producers include Robert Cort, Rhonda Byrne, Paul Hanson, Matthew George, and Robert Katz and Joe Gelchion, who’s banner Tri-G is fully financing the film. Covert Media is handling international sales which continue through the AFM this week. Principal photography begins today in New Orleans.
The Secret Moviecenters around a hard-working young widow with three children who hires a handyman to fix her house during a terrible storm. As the handyman grows closer to the family, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of thought to create what we want, but the widow soon realizes he carries a secret connection to her past.
The film is based on the groundbreaking self-help book The Secret, which was published in 2006, has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, been translated into 50 different languages, and remained on The New York Times bestseller list for 190 weeks. The screenplay is written by Bekah Brunstetter, writer on NBC’s hit dramaThis Is Uswith participation from Tennant and longtime writing partner Rick Parks (Ever After: A Cinderella Story).
Jerry O’Connellis known for his breakout role in Rob Reiner’sStand by Meand boasts an impressive career with highlights includingBaby on Board,Man About Town,Veronica Mars, and roles on the hit series’Drunk History,Billions,Crossing JordanandSliders.
Celia Westonboasts an impressive career including breakout film roles inDead Man Walking,Flirting with Disaster,Junebug,In the Bedroom,Far from Heavenand the forthcomingPOMSin addition to the hit series ABC’sModern Familyand Fox’sAmerican Horror Story.
O’Connell is represented by ICM Partners and 3 Arts Entertainment. Weston is represented by Innovative Artists and Framework Entertainment. George and Gelchion produced and financedA Private Warstarring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan and Stanley Tucci which Aviron Pictures will release on Nov. 4th. Previous credits for George also include Taylor Sheridan’s lauded featureWind Riverstarring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen as well as Rob Reiner’sLBJandShock and Awe. Previous credits for Katz also include F. Gary Gray’sLaw Abiding Citizen, Patricia Riggen’sThe 33and John Curran’sThe Painted Veil.
Robert Cort has produced forty-eight feature films that have grossed $3.0 billion in worldwide box office. These includeOutrageous Fortune,Three Men and a Baby,The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,Cocktail,Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey,The Cutting Edge,Operation Dumbo Drop,Jumanji,Runaway Bride,Mr. Holland’s OpusandSave the Last Dance. His next filmOn the Basis of Sex, starring Felicity Jones will release Christmas Day.The Secret Moviecomes fromSavvy Media.
