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| I've been waiting my whole career to see this burst on one of my books! |
Dear Friends,
I'm so happy to announce that after 10 years in the making,
SAVING ZOE is becoming a movie and it's all thanks to Laura, Vanessa, and Ellen Marano, pictured below. Simply put- they persisted and got it done. :)
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| With Laura Marano, Vanessa Marano, and Ellen Marano-stars and producers of SAVING ZOE. |
Way back in 2007/08 Laura read the book and passed it on to her sister and mom. Not long after, Ellen contacted me about possibly optioning the book for a movie starring her daughters. We met for lunch and they were so genuine, kind, smart, and funny I loved them immediately. The girls were a bit too young for the roles at the time, but over the years I watched them, along with their careers, blossom and grow. Two years ago, when Ellen reached out and said they wanted to try again I didn't hesitate to give my consent.
They hooked up with director
Jeffrey G Hunt, along with Brian and Leanne Adams, who wrote the screenplay (which I read and loved!). Then fast forward to last week when my husband and I traveled to Augusta, GA to visit the set. It was a dream come true!
Watching my characters come to life was such a magical, slightly surreal moment. The first scene I saw on the monitor was of Vanessa playing Zoe and I broke down and sobbed.
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Me sobbing. Photo by Jeffrey G. Hunt
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Some news articles were written about the filming, which you can read
HERE and
HERE.
Shooting will wrap soon- I think by the end of this week - then edits and the rest will resume. I promise to keep you updated as I can regarding release dates, etc. But for now, I wanted to share some pics from the set. Also, don't forget to follow me on
Instagram where I post even more pics.
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With screenwriters Brian & Leanne Adams
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| On set with my husband and Echo's diary! |
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| Annie Jacob is beautiful and funny and she's amazing as Abby! |
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With the SAVING ZOE bad boys, smokin' hot (and really nice!) Nathaniel Buzolic (Jason) and Evan Castelloe (Tom)
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| With the gorgeous, smart, and talented Giorgia Whigham (Carly) |
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| With handsome Chris Tavarez - he's amazing as Marc- and the director, Jeff Hunt |
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| Lunch with the SAVING ZOE cast & crew |
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| With Chris Tavarez - gorgeous and kind, he's a class act |
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| With Vanessa (Zoe) and Chris (Marc) |
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| And lastly, with these two beauties, Laura & Vanessa! |
Thanks for joining me on this journey....more to come!
Peace * Joy * Love
Alyson
