Produced by Sidney KimmelJenette KahnAdam Richman Starring Naomi WattsJaeden LieberherJacob TremblaySarah SilvermanLee PaceMaddie ZieglerDean Norris | ||
The Book of Henry is an upcoming American drama film directed by Colin Trevorrow and written by Gregg Hurwitz. The film stars Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler and Dean Norris. Principal photography finished in November 2015. The film is scheduled to be released on June 16, 2017, by Focus Features.
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Plot
In a small suburban town, a precocious 11-year-old boy, Henry Carpenter (Jaeden Lieberher), and his younger brother, Peter (Jacob Tremblay), are being raised by their single mother, Susan (Naomi Watts), a waitress. Henry has a crush on their neighbor Christina (Maddie Ziegler), the stepdaughter of the Police Commissioner (Dean Norris). To protect Christina from harm at the hands of her stepfather, 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.
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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. Kimmel Entertainment and Double Nickel Entertainment are financing and co-producing the film; producers are Sidney Kimmel, Kahn and Adam Richman. Focus Features has obtained worldwide distribution rights.
Principal photography on the film began in September 2015 in and around New York City and concluded in November. The music was composed by Michael Giacchino.
Release
The Book of Henry was scheduled to be released on September 16, 2016, but Focus rescheduled its release to June 16, 2017, concluding that during the summer, the film release schedule will offer fewer adult-oriented films that might compete against The Book of Henry for older viewers.