It was like, ‘Oh boy, wait till people see this. But when his adoptive mother, Joyce Smith, walked into his hospital room and started passionately praying, her son’s heart began to beat. He was submerged for more than 15 minutes and had no pulse for approximately 45 minutes. “After I heard it, I almost started crying because I couldn’t believe we wrote something so honest and so beautiful.”Franklin hopes “Breakthrough” impacts viewers much like “Hold On” moved Guyton.“We made this film because it does put hope on display and love on display and community on display,” he said. “You can’t always cross over, whether it’s drama to comedy or an actress to musician. The event was the Academy of Country Music Awards.An earlier version of this post said Chrissy Metz premiered “I’m Standing With You” at the American Country Music Awards. “There’s a catharsis, but it’s hard to say that your body doesn’t need to decompress. “Music was my first love.
The studio was clear. From a high-rise suite overlooking downtown Nashville, Metz described portraying Joyce Smith as a “monumental undertaking.” Seated on the couch across from Franklin, the actress explained that there was also a calmness that came with the role because she knew the “bigger picture.”“I need to tell this story,” she said. “There’s something that happens when you give that energy,” she said. “I say, ‘God, just whatever you want me to do, just let me step to the side and let me do it.’ And he did. “UMG Nashville saw the film and caught the vision.”Mabe reached out to her artists, many of whom watched the movie and wrote songs for specific scenes on tight time frames.
Missouri eighth grader John Smith fell through the ice on Lake St. Louise in January 2015. Chrissy Metz performs powerful live rendition of 'I'm Standing With You' The song is an original from the soundtrack of her movie “Breakthrough,” which came out earlier this year. "I'm Standing With You," Breakthrough, performed by Chrissy Metz (Diane Warren, songwriter) YouTube. I didn’t have the easiest life growing up, which led me to be able to stay present and uncomfortable and vulnerable.”Metz was the only actress Franklin could visualize in the role of Joyce.
But without Metz to anchor the “Breakthrough” project as outspoken, faith-filled mother Joyce Smith, it wasn’t going to happen.Metz needed Franklin, too. “I had Chrissy step out of the way and the ego and the pride, and I didn’t care what I looked like and I didn’t care what I sounded like. At the RNC, Trump allowed almost no presence of past Republican leaders.Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played real-life icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal “Black Panther” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has died of cancer.Despite some saying athletes should “Shut up and dribble,” taking stands is nothing new. The next Monday, the women learned it was going in the movie.“There’s no doubt this is a God thing,” Guyton said. Surrounding the moments of acting with such intense emotion, Metz reminded herself the events weren’t happening in real time, that John Smith is now healthy and the family is doing well. “I always pray,” Metz said. I really, really can’t. The story is the story.
"Breakthrough" is currently playing in select Nashville theaters and will be released nationwide April 17.
“Chrissy sang this song with so much heart and so much emotion. The hospital’s trauma team feverishly worked to restart his heart to no avail. There’s something so authentic about you, Chrissy, as a singer and as an actress, that you can’t teach. And Warren winds up.Hall of Fame songwriter Diane Warren has sold millions of records and earned a Grammy, Emmy, Golden Globe and multiple Billboard awards. “From the moment she stepped on the set, we knew. Filming had to be worked around her schedule when “This Is Us” went on hiatus and wrap before the frozen lake on which they were filming in Canada started to thaw. In addition to offering her the chance to star in her first feature film, Franklin was fulfilling another dream for the actress. Because I didn’t want to sit there and, you know,” Warren breaks up again, “See, I’m a bad liar, so if it wasn’t good, I didn’t want to be in the room.”Warren eventually returned to hear Metz’s take on “I’m Standing With You,” bracing herself.“I was just prepared to … what do you say when something’s bad?
The studio was clear. From a high-rise suite overlooking downtown Nashville, Metz described portraying Joyce Smith as a “monumental undertaking.” Seated on the couch across from Franklin, the actress explained that there was also a calmness that came with the role because she knew the “bigger picture.”“I need to tell this story,” she said. “There’s something that happens when you give that energy,” she said. “I say, ‘God, just whatever you want me to do, just let me step to the side and let me do it.’ And he did. “UMG Nashville saw the film and caught the vision.”Mabe reached out to her artists, many of whom watched the movie and wrote songs for specific scenes on tight time frames.
Missouri eighth grader John Smith fell through the ice on Lake St. Louise in January 2015. Chrissy Metz performs powerful live rendition of 'I'm Standing With You' The song is an original from the soundtrack of her movie “Breakthrough,” which came out earlier this year. "I'm Standing With You," Breakthrough, performed by Chrissy Metz (Diane Warren, songwriter) YouTube. I didn’t have the easiest life growing up, which led me to be able to stay present and uncomfortable and vulnerable.”Metz was the only actress Franklin could visualize in the role of Joyce.
But without Metz to anchor the “Breakthrough” project as outspoken, faith-filled mother Joyce Smith, it wasn’t going to happen.Metz needed Franklin, too. “I had Chrissy step out of the way and the ego and the pride, and I didn’t care what I looked like and I didn’t care what I sounded like. At the RNC, Trump allowed almost no presence of past Republican leaders.Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played real-life icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal “Black Panther” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has died of cancer.Despite some saying athletes should “Shut up and dribble,” taking stands is nothing new. The next Monday, the women learned it was going in the movie.“There’s no doubt this is a God thing,” Guyton said. Surrounding the moments of acting with such intense emotion, Metz reminded herself the events weren’t happening in real time, that John Smith is now healthy and the family is doing well. “I always pray,” Metz said. I really, really can’t. The story is the story.
"Breakthrough" is currently playing in select Nashville theaters and will be released nationwide April 17.
“Chrissy sang this song with so much heart and so much emotion. The hospital’s trauma team feverishly worked to restart his heart to no avail. There’s something so authentic about you, Chrissy, as a singer and as an actress, that you can’t teach. And Warren winds up.Hall of Fame songwriter Diane Warren has sold millions of records and earned a Grammy, Emmy, Golden Globe and multiple Billboard awards. “From the moment she stepped on the set, we knew. Filming had to be worked around her schedule when “This Is Us” went on hiatus and wrap before the frozen lake on which they were filming in Canada started to thaw. In addition to offering her the chance to star in her first feature film, Franklin was fulfilling another dream for the actress. Because I didn’t want to sit there and, you know,” Warren breaks up again, “See, I’m a bad liar, so if it wasn’t good, I didn’t want to be in the room.”Warren eventually returned to hear Metz’s take on “I’m Standing With You,” bracing herself.“I was just prepared to … what do you say when something’s bad?