Big Miracle

Big Miracle is an upcoming romantic drama film starring Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski. The film, directed by Ken Kwapis, is based on the 1989 book Freeing the Whales by Tom Rose, which covers Operation Breakthrough, the 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska. The film is scheduled to be released on February 3, 2012.

Synopsis

Main article: Operation Breakthrough

A nonprofit aid worker and a government worker spark romantically as they work together in the effort to free three California gray whales who have become trapped in a hole in the ice of the Arctic Circle.

Cast

John Krasinski as Adam Carlson
Drew Barrymore as Rachel Kramer
Kristen Bell as Jill Jerard, a news reporter
Vinessa Shaw as Bonnie Mersinger
Stephen Root as Gov. Haskell
Ted Danson as Liam Peterson
Dermot Mulroney as Tom Carroll
Rob Riggle as Dean Glowacki
Michael Gaston as Porter Beckford
Megan Angela Smith as Sheena
Tim Blake Nelson as Umizoomi
James LeGros as Karl Hootkin
Mark Ivanir as Dimitri
Andrew Daly as Don Davis
Jonathan Slavin as Roger Notch
Gregory Jbara as General Stanton
Tom Clark as Morton Heavey

Production

Big Miracle is based on the 1989 book Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World's Greatest Non-Event by Tom Rose, and an episode of Untamed and Uncut which covers Operation Breakthrough, the 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales from being trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska. The film is directed by Ken Kwapis based on a screenplay by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. Warner Bros. bought the screenplay by Amiel and Begler in April 2009, and in the following June, Kwapis was attached to direct. In September 2010, with Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski cast in the starring roles, filming began in Alaska. It had a production budget of $30 million. The crew constructed sets in Anchorage to resemble places in Barrow during the 1988 whale rescue. Filming lasted for 10 weeks.

Post-production

Visual effects on Big Miracle were created by Rhythm and Hues Studios and Modus FX.

Burger King is now promoting the movie with toys.

The MPAA has rated this film PG for language.

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