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 of the Jane Hoop Elementary franchise by James Calvin, scheduling for release in cinemas on April 1, 2011, for a wide release. 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, Johnny Depp and Jennifer Aniston and the film follows of a teenager girl (Cosgrove) 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.

Plot

 * See also: Plot of the novel

Eighteen-year-old girl Amy (Amy Tammie) lives in a moody life, has plenty of friends, and not interest for college, till she is trained of becoming a fashion model. She later got the dream of becoming an fashion model for her career, but her dad Jared orders her to become a pianolist, since he said that she likes to do piano since she was little. But listens to her mother Kelly (Jennifer Aniston), who was a fashion model since her age.

During that time, Tommy (Lucas Till) has a crush on Amy after bump into her while shopping with Jennifer (Debby Ryan) and Ben (Mitchel Musso) who says she will never and will not date and have a boyfriend for life, till he follows her and transferred to Rebecca's school to start to have a relationship with her, and want to ask her out to date.

Meanwhile, as Amy and Tommy began to make love with each other, his friends grows in with jealousy and began to put them in sepearation. Also, Brian's (Nathan Gamble) Elementary school gets burned into flames. So he decided to help teachers and students to rebuild their Elementary school in a much dramatic way. And over it, Amy will have to choice to begin her career for music and modeling.

Cast

 * Amy Tammie as Amy 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.
 * Johnny Depp as Jared Barnes, Rebecca's father, who has been a pianolist since Rebecca's age, will be letting Rebecca 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 Amy's love interest, as he transfered to her school.
 * Adam Butcher as Woody Barnes, Amy's elder brother, who is a college graduate, who is a wrestler, helps Amy to build up her dream, officially died after being shot by a gun after fighting with some thugs while rescuing Amy and Tommy from them after a jealousy of Tommy in a relationship with Amy rather than his friends.
 * Nathan Gamble as Brian Barnes, Amy 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, Rebecca'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 Rebecca 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, Amy's best friend since kindergarten, a preppy and stylish girl, who dreams of doing hair.
 * Mitchel Musso as Ben Foster, Amy's closest friend since kindergarten, a emo boy, like Amy, usually has a crush on her, who dreams of becoming a rockstar.
 * Jojo as Rebecca Kroger, Tommy's elder sister, who invites Amanda, her family and friends to her wedding.

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. 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 will be finishing his scene in September 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. The college scene will be filmed in Florida International University during the movie's ending in October 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."

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. Osment 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."

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.

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 May 6, 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.

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.