The Unbreakable Boy

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The Unbreakable Boy
TheUnbreakableBoyposter.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jon Gunn
Written byJon Gunn
Based onThe Unbreakable Boy: A Father's Fear, a Son's Courage, and a Story of Unconditional Love
by Scott Michael LeRette and Susy Flory
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKristopher Kimlin
Edited byParker Adams
Music byPancho Burgos-Goizueta
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • February 21, 2025 (2025-02-21)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Unbreakable Boy is an upcoming American biographical coming-of-age drama film [1] directed and written by Jon Gunn. It is based on the book The Unbreakable Boy: A Father's Fear, a Son's Courage, and a Story of Unconditional Love, authored by Scott Michael LeRette and Susy Flory, which is based on a true story, [2] [3] [4] and stars Zachary Levi in the lead role alongside Meghann Fahy, Jacob Laval, Drew Powell, Gavin Warren, and Patricia Heaton.

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Lionsgate announced a feature-length film based on the book in November 2020, with Gunn attached as writer and director. Filming began that same month in Oklahoma, and wrapped in December.

The Unbreakable Boy is scheduled to be released by Lionsgate [2] [5] [6] [7] in the United States on February 21, 2025. [8]

Premise

Austin is a boy on the autism spectrum who has brittle bone disease. His father, Scott, always keeps Austin happy. [2] [9] [10]

Cast

Production

The Unbreakable Boy was announced on November 13, 2020, by the Erwin brothers. [11] Four days later, it was announced that Zachary Levi would star in the film. [12] Three days later, it was announced that Jacob Laval, Meghann Fahy, Peter Facinelli, Drew Powell, Pilot Bunch, and Patricia Heaton had joined the cast. [13]

Filming

Filming began in Oklahoma during the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2020, and wrapped in late 2020. [5]

Post-production

On November 29, 2021, it was announced that Pancho Burgos-Goizueta would score the film. [7]

Release

The film was initially scheduled to be released in the United States on March 18, 2022, [2] [5] [6] [7] but was pulled from Lionsgate's release schedule eight days before its release without a new release date given, with no explanation. [14] In January 2024, after being undated for over two years, the film was given its current release date. [8]

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