I Wanna Live The Dream (film)

I Wanna Live The Dream is an upcoming romantic/coming-of-age drama film of the book with the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film is directed by Jonathan White, scheduling for release in cinemas on March 16, 2011, for a wide release, and in wide release in United Kingdom on April 29, 2011. I Wanna Live The Dream will be produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Offspring Entertainment.

I Wanna Live The Dream will feature with Amy Tammie, Lucas Till, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston and the film follows of a teenager girl (Tammie) choosing what she want to be for college, and getting herself to have a boyfriend of her warm hometown of Miami, Florida.

Filming for I Wanna Live The Dream took place on July 10, 2010 to October, 2010 in Florida, Miami for the entire movie. Production has already wrapped up on September 10, 2010. It took two months of filming I Wanna Live The Dream. It will be released on DVD on August 16, 2011.

Plot

 * See also: Plot of the novel

An Elementary School is seen burning in flames. And two months later, 17-year-old Abby Barnes (Amy Tammie) is near four months before her High School graduation and has nothing to do for college. And in the meantime, she learns that her mother Kelly Barnes (Jennifer Aniston) is a fashion model, where it leads Abby to become interested, leaving her father Jared Barnes (Johnny Depp) suspicuous. While shooping with her friends Jennifer Blackwell (Debby Ryan) and Ben Foster (Mitchel Musso), Abby gets over handsome popular Tommy Kroger (Lucas Till), where he fell in love with her, but Abby dislike dating and never wants to have a boyfriend. However, after an argument with her father, she sleeps outside until Tommy shows up continue to bug Abby. But when he gives a present, which is Abby's favorite book, she eventually falls in love with him and decided to spend time with him. Meanwhile, while beginning to move to another school, Brian Barnes (Nathan Gamble) decided to rebuild his Elementary school with the students and teachers, but there replacing it as an apartment, must keep the spot away for their school to be rebuild.

Abby and Tommy are being warned by his friends as they refused not to spend time with Abby, due to missing out several of the football game. While befriending with Jessica Hutchinson (Kristen Stewart), Joey Marshall (Alex Pettyfer) goes close over her causing their friendship to become awry blaiming on her for stealing a jewerly, as her dad punishes her for stealing. Tommy's sister Rebecca (Jojo) invited Abby and her friends to the wedding night party, but her dad refuses her not to come, due to her being on punishment. Until now, she sneaks out and goes to the wedding - Until - Joey goes crashing into it and gives money to Abby for making her to have sex. However, Tommy and Joey gets violated and gets into a fight. Abby and Tommy arrives to Abby's house and was spotted by Jared and punishing her in an extended time. But when Tommy told Jared about Abby not stealing the jewerly, he eventually forgives her and lets her off punishment. Until now, the Fashion Design college is set to be teared down and to be replaced by a theater, and Jared decided to join men. But, Kelly and Jared gets into a divorce, as Jared packs up his things and leave the house.

Meanwhile, Abby and Tommy went out on a date night, until Woody gets into a fight by Tommy's friends and Joe shots him and dies. At the funeral, Abby discovers her dad Jared absent, trying to give him phone calls, but hasn't return phone calls. Meanwhile, Abby and Tommy helps Brian to continue building Elementary school and became a success. But when Tommy discovers that he starts the fire, Abby furiously attacked him and ends a relationship for good. Meanwhile, Abby decided to let Jared to tear down the Fashion Model College, but feelings changed decided to give another chance. Joe and friends apologies Kelly for their behavior and decided not to do stunts no longer. She eventually stops her dad from tearing it down and apologies for being overeacted.

Meanwhile, Abby and Tommy get back together, as they are going away from each other, but when the NBA stadium is where he'll be attending is a couple of blocks away from Abby's college, and will see each other once again. Jessica apologies to Abby for making her look like she steal the jewerly, and decided to become good friends. She than packs up her things and leaves for college.

Cast

 * Amy Tammie as Abby Barnes, a soon to graduate moody and normal 18-year-old, who wants to do nothing for college, till she got her thoughts of becoming a fashion model, like her mother, on her way for college, till her dad trains her to become a pianolist like she was when she was little, who quits. She also hates dating, till she changed her attitude and fell in love with Tommy.
 * Brad Pitt as Jared Barnes, Abby's father, who has been a pianolist since Rebecca's age, will be letting Abby to become like him, but dreams of modeling.
 * Lucas Till as Tommy Kroger, a basketball and football player, who dreams on becoming a NBA basketball player for college and his career. He is Abby's love interest, as he transfered to her school.
 * Adam Butcher as Woody Barnes, Abby's elder brother, who is a college graduate, who is a wrestler, helps Abby to build up her dream, officially died after being shot by a gun after fighting with some thugs while rescuing Abby and Tommy from them after a jealousy of Tommy in a relationship with Amy rather than his friends.
 * Nathan Gamble as Brian Barnes, Abby and Woody's youngest brother, who is in the seventh grade, where he dreams on becoming an basketball player.
 * Jaden Smith as Cody Hudson, Brian's best friend.
 * Ryan Newman as Diane Watson, Brian and Cody's love interst.
 * Jennifer Aniston as Kelly Barnes, Abby's mother, who was a fashion model, since her age.
 * Sandra Bullock as Miss. Kroger, Tommy's mother.
 * Hugh Jackman as Mr. Kroger, Tommy's father.
 * Kristen Stewart as Jessica Hutchinson, befriends with Abby just as she and boyfriend Josh moved to her school, till she became jealous of her boyfriend Josh going on over her.
 * Austin Butler as Milo Handler, Tommy's friend, who is one of the thugs of Joey, who shot Rebecca's brother Billy.
 * Alex Pettyfer as Joey Marshall, Jessica's football player boyfriend, who befriends Tommy.
 * Debby Ryan as Jennifer Blackwell, Abby's best friend since kindergarten, a preppy and stylish girl, who dreams of doing hair.
 * Mitchel Musso as Ben Foster, Abby's second best friend since kindergarten, interested on becoming a rock star.

Development
On August 2009, Nicholas Sparks confirmed on his Twitter page that there is a I Wanna Live The Dream movie that planned to build as a film adaptation from the novel with the same name back in July 2009 according to Nicholas Sparks. For that, the producers spent almost a year of working on the scripts. They started a script back in May 1, 2009, and completed on April 2, 2010. This is revealed by director James Calvin, who has read a book, and planned on making a movie out of it. Calvin talks for directing the movie, "this is like my first movie that I was directing. The other movies I'm only directing are the franchise of Jane Hoop Elementary, and I've never directed different movies. I hope that this one won't screw up."

On September 2009, it was reported that the movie was to be made as a television movie, but plans to created it as a theatrical release like Nicholas Sparks' latest movies such as A Walk to Remember, Dear John and The Last Song, starring Emily Osment's Hannah Montana co-star Miley Cyrus. Sparks describes making this movie, "just like we done with Miley's The Last Song, we would make this movie a bit similar to that one. But, making it indeed darker than The Last Song. Miley has completed her drama. Now it's Emily's turn to play the drama."

Sparks states that the book that he creates is much similar to Dear John and The Last Song to be about being in love with each other. He states that this novel has a much darker tone than any romantic drama novels that were written by Sparks.

As for Amy Tammie, who is set to star in the film as Amy Barnes, she wants to be staring into more adult movie roles like she did for Bring It On: No Matter What to prove if she can still be famous outside of her Jane Hoop Elementary franchise. During filming, rumors reports that Tammie and Lucas Till are both dating. Tammie denies that they're just good friends.

Writing
Nicholas Sparks and Mark William were written the movie. Sparks writes the movie for much likely about a girl, emo looking, hates dating, drugs, and usually wants to hang out with friends, but not with her family. Osment refers her character that she's much as the same appearance as her goth character Cassie from The Haunting Hour.

Filming
With the scripts has been completed, filming for I Wanna Live The Dream begins on July 10, 2010, and was shot in Florida, Miami. The director of Jane Hoop Elementary franchise, James Calvin will be directing this movie, making his first movie, he only has been directing Jane Hoop Elementary movies. He is still together with Amy Tammie where they were since on set from the film series. The entire movie will be shot only in Miami. Production at the Tybee Island pier wrapped up on June 23, 2009, though filming continues in the area. Filming will be finished by October, 2010.

Scenes
The film will include with several of romance scenes, as well as some violence, date and more. Filming begins with the scene of a scene of criminals set fire at the elementary school. Tammie and her new co-star Lucas Till will be kissing for filming their scenes where their characters Amy and Tommy fell in love for sleeping outside after an argument from her dad, when saying he has feelings for Tammie's character, after he has feelings with girls. Tammie's character's home is filmed in Limewood Grove Home beginning on July 24, 2010. There will be scenes of Osment's character playing a piano since she was young as a flash back. More movie scenes will include with Tammie's character and friends watching Osment's characters' new boyfriend playing sports as well as scenes of Tammie and Til's character watching Amy's little brother playing basketball.

Scenes where Nathan Gamble, Jaden Smith and Ryan Newman are filming dating scenes will take place at Aventura Mall. The film will also include with flashback scenes toward the fire at elementary school, which is set that happen a year ago. Sparks said that this scene is filmed at the beginning of the movie.

Robbie Amell finished his scene at the end of August 2010, for his final scene is at the funeral, where he died after being shot by a gun from his friends (Underwood, Efron and Pettyfer). They will be scenes where Underwood, Efron and Pettyfer's character got arrested for shooting in Miami County. A high school scene is filmed in Miami High School near Florida, Miami.

Wrapping Up
The college scene will be filmed in Florida International University during the movie's ending in October 2010, but with the film is getting finished very early, it took place on September 10, 2010. On that same day, filming officially wrapped up. It took two months to film the film.

After wrapping up, Tammie is set to start filming A BFF With Ghost Imagination: 2 Friends 2 Go in October, while Till will start X-Men: First Class later this month.

Shooting Schedules
Amy Tammie begins first on July 10, 2010. Lucas Till started on the same day Tammie started. Kristen Stewart did not start until July 30, 2010. Johnny Depp and Jennifer Aniston begin filming their scenes together on July 23, 2010. Also Debby Ryan and Mitchel Musso both started on July 23, 2010 alongside Depp and Aniston. Also, Nathan Gamble and Adam Butcher Ryan Newman started on August 20, 2010. Alex Pettyfer and Austin Butler started on August 27, 2010.

Post-production
I Wanna Live The Dream will wrap up filming on October, 2010, with the film post-production to begin on early November, 2010. Tammie said that the film will have "some violence, theatrical material, and mild language." She also said "this movie is very romantic which this can make you fell in love, powerful of what you are about to be for the future and sad that it will make you cry." However, it finished early on September 11, 2010.

Casting
Neither Miranda Cosgrove, Dakota Fanning, Alyson Stoner, Emily Osment and Miley Cyrus battle for the role of Amy Barnes. Amy Tammie won the role as Amy Barnes instead, where the character has the same like like the actress' has giving by her mother where she is born on April 12, 1993. Choosing a character for young actress of Rebecca Barnes is for Osment. Tammie describes her character: "the most moody girl in the world. She's kinda a punk rock, and not nice to anyone, and doesn't really have any friends at all, because she has a feeling that she don't fit with one of them, and she only likes to spend time by herself." Cyrus has since started in her role of Ronnie Miller for The Last Song. This also goes to a battle for the role of Tommy Kroger from Taylor Lautner, Mitchel Musso, and Nick Jonas. Lucas Till has beaten them for the role of Tommy Kroger. But wasn't just won over the role for Tommy, but was rumored that he's been replaced by Lautner "because of Lautner seems more good looking than Jonas for a love interest for Osment." Although, Lautner does not officially takes over Tommy. When Jonas caught the role, he describes his character: "a serious bad boy, who likes to flirt with girls."

Also Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock and Tina Fey battle for a role of Rebecca's mother, till Jennifer Aniston beats over them for the role. Also, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp battle for each role as Rebecca's father, but Huge Jackman beats them.

Other characters and cast that will appear into the film includes; Debby Ryan as Jennifer Blackwell, David Archuleta as Ben Foster, Alexa Nikolas as Jessica Hutchinson, Robbie Amell as Billy Barnes, Zac Efron as Milo Handler and Alex Pettyfer as Joey Marshall. Pettyfer also stared into other films in 2011; I Am Number Four and Beastly.

Kristen Stewart originally audition for the role of Jessica. She states that her character is a "mean girl who always care about her personality." Before Stewart captures the role, Vanessa Hudgens is originally set to star, but was unable to, due to beginning production for Sucker Punch, which Hudgens is set to star and another production from Warner Bros. Pictures.

Release
The film's official poster was released on September 12, 2010, showing a poster of a sunset including movie credits. It is stated by director that this is a teaser poster.

A trailer premiered online November 10, 2010, and in front of Tammie's other film, Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1 on November 12, 2010, and again in front Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 on November 19, 2010.

A official oneseet was released on December 4, 2010, showing Abby (Tammie) and Tommy (Till) being together, and making love with each other. A featurette was released on January 29, 2011, featuring behind the scenes and interview with the cast including Amy Tammie, Johnny Depp, Jennifer Aniston, Lucas Till and Kristen Stewart.

Marketing
I Wanna Live The Dream is originally scheduling for release in cinemas on March 30, 2011, but pushed back to April 22, 2011, to schedule to premiere on Easter/Spring Break weekend. It is set as a soon-to-graduate high school girl living the dream of becoming a fashion model. I Wanna Live The Dream will be Sparks' ninth film producing his novel into a movie to date.

I Wanna Live The Dream is set for theatrical release in the US on April 29, 2011, which is earth day. It also set for theatrical release in AUS on April 28, 2011 and UK on April 29, 2011. I Wanna Live The Dream will also be released on May 20, 2011 in Germany. I Wanna Live The Dream is also relasing during spring break. The release date for the movie has changed to release it on thanksgiving day (November 24, 2010). A song titled "In My Heart" will be part of the soundtrack to be written by Miley Cyrus.

Sparks' new film is releasing on the same weekend as the release of Cyrus' The Last Song, which has sorta a similar tone for a movie forcing on a teenage girl who has a moody attitude.

On November 24, 2010, just five months before it's release, Warner Bros. moved up it's release date to two weeks from April 1, 2011 to March 18, 2011, where it will now compete against Beastly. Warner Bros' another film Scooby-Doo! The Movie moved to that date. The current release date is March 16, 2011.

According to the Motion Picture Rating System, I Wanna Live The Dream is rated PG for "language and some violence", and will be 116 minutes long (1 hour and 56 minutes).

The world premiere for I Wanna Live The Dream will be held in New York City on March 14, 2011.

Home Media
I Wanna Live The Dream will be released on August 16, 2011, four months after its theatrical release.

Soundtrack
I Wanna Live The Dream original motion picture soundtrack was released on March 15, 2011.

Reaction
I Wanna Live The Dream will be released in a wide release in North American and Canadian theaters on March 16, 2011, to put the film to open as well as it can at the box office. 80 theaters sold out the tickets. The film will play in more than 2,924 theaters beginning on March 16, 2011.

The film will be competing at the box office against The Lincoln Lawyer, Limitess and Paul, for which film will be at the top at the weekend box office on March 18-20, 2011. The film's budget is an estimated $30 million. Box office predications for the film says that the film will be expecting to open at last $30 million in five days of release.

Critical reception
I Wanna Live The Dream has gained with mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes scored 46% of average 6/10 views based on 105 viewers. Meatcritics scored a postive 51% based on 29 viewers. The critics praised onto the film, storyline, setting and acting. San Francisco Chronicle Mark Wilkinson praised on Tammie's peformances. He praised "she is a very talented actress, thank can capture her audiences heart. She is very much better than her Rebecca Henry era because it is very dramantic."

Box Office
From 2,924 theaters, I Wanna Live The Dream performed well grossing $10,106,895 on it's first day of release, and also topped the box office. It also did well as it brought in $25,046,636 over the weekend, coming in first place, with it's five-day total is $43,154,900. As of June 23, 2011, it made $188,395,358 worldwide, making it a huge box office success for Nicholas Sparks.