Lionsgate announced today that its uplifting and inspirational White Bird: A Wonder Story will be released in limited engagements on August 18, 2023, and will enter wide release on Friday, August 25, 2023.
White Bird: A Wonder Story follows on the release of Wonder, the film adaptation of R. J. Palacio’s previous book, which was a global hit in 2017, taking in $305 million in worldwide box office.
White Bird: A Wonder Story is published by Alfred A. Knopf. R.J. Palacio’s books have sold more than 16 million copies with editions published in 47 languages.
Lionsgate and Participant are collaborating with USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education to build educational programming around the film.
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From the best-selling author of Wonder, the book that sparked a movement to “choose kind,” comes the inspirational next chapter.
In White Bird: A Wonder Story, we follow Julian (Bryce Gheisar), who has struggled to belong ever since he was expelled from his former school for his treatment of Auggie Pullman.
To transform his life, Julian’s grandmother (Helen Mirren) finally reveals to Julian her own story of courage – during her youth in Nazi-occupied France, a boy shelters her from mortal danger.
They find first love in a stunning, magical world of their own creation, while the boy’s mother (Gillian Anderson) risks everything to keep her safe. The film also stars Ariella Glaser and Orlando Schwerdt.
Marc Forster (A Man Called Otto, Finding Neverland, and Christopher Robin) directs from a screenplay by Mark Bomback.
White Bird: A Wonder Story, like Wonder before it, is an uplifting movie about how one act of kindness can live on forever.
Watch the Wonder movie via Amazon!
The film is produced by Mandeville Films’ Todd Lieberman, p.g.a. and David Hoberman, p.g.a., as well as R.J. Palacio.
The film is executive produced by Participant’s Jeff Skoll and Robert Kessel, Kevan Van Thompson, Mandeville Films’ Alexander Young, 2DUX2’s Renée Wolfe, and Mark Bomback.
Lionsgate is presenting, in association with Participant, a Lionsgate/Mandeville Films production, in association with 2DUX2 Productions.
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Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.