The first major movie based on a Karen Kingsbury novel launches in theaters April 2 in what the author herself is calling a “groundbreaking” production.
Someone Like You will tell the story of young architect Dawson Gage, who loses his best friend in a tragedy but soon learns she had a long-lost sister she never knew. He then sets out to find the sister and tell her about her secret family.
It will be the first movie based on a Kingsbury book to be given a wide, extended-release and will be in about 1,800 theaters; she told Christian Headlines.
The trailer has more than 5 million views across multiple platforms.
“We’re excited about it,” the bestselling author told Christian Headlines.
“It’s groundbreaking,” she added.
She funded the project herself, and it was made by her new company, Karen Kingsbury Productions.
“Really, the only way to tell the story that's in my heart and in my head is to do it ourselves,” she said. “And so that's what this is.”
It stars Sarah Fisher (Meet Me Under the Mistletoe, Degrassi: The Next Generation), Jake Allyn (The Baxters, The Quad), Lynn Collins (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, John Carter), Robyn Lively (Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, The Karate Kid Part III) and Bart Johnson (High School Musical series, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters).
The plot is unique in that it tells the story of sisters who are twins but are “separated at the petri dish.” The story involves embryo adoption.
“Neither one knows about the other,” Kingsbury said.
When one of the sisters dies, Dawson accidentally learns she has a sister.
“He's gonna go find that person just because it's the last thing he can do for this deceased friend of his. And he finds this girl,” Kingsbury told Christian Headlines. “Dawson shows up where she works at the zoo and says, ‘I have information about your adoption and about your adopted sister.’ Well, this opens this big wound and heartache for this girl. She travels to another state and visits the biological family
“It's a story of reconciliation and redemption,” Kingsbury added. “Forgiveness is hard. And this is a movie that shows it's possible. And also that even if you've been through the greatest loss if you can keep your eyes up, you're gonna be okay.”
Photo Courtesy: Karen Kingsbury Productions
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Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
