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Lifetime Television's Original Movie, Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story starring Poppy Montgomery (Unforgettable, Without a Trace), will premiere on Monday, July 18, at 8:00pm ET/PT.
The unauthorized biopic, based on a biography by Sean Smith, with the screenplay by Jeffrey Berman (Naught for Hire Executive Producer) and writing partnerTony Caballero, chronicles the British author's struggles from single mother on welfare to become one of the world's wealthiest women. The movie starts with J.K. Rowling's (Poppy Montgomery) modest upbringing and follows her rise to fame and wealth as the author of the beloved Harry Potter children's books, with over 400 million copies sold across the globe resulting in a billion-dollar film franchise.
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POPPY MONTGOMERY STARS IN LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIE MAGIC BEYOND WORDS: THE J.K. ROWLING STORY
Unauthorized Biopic Chronicles British Author’s Struggle from Single Mother on Welfare to Become One of the World’s Wealthiest Women
LOS ANGELES, CA (June 10, 2011) – Poppy Montgomery (Unforgettable, Without a Trace) will star in the Lifetime Original Movie Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story. Based on a true story, the movie starts with British writer J.K. Rowling’s modest upbringing and stint on welfare, and follows her rise to fame and wealth as the author of the beloved Harry Potter children’s books. The J.K Rowling Story will premiere Monday, July 18 at 8:00pm ET/PT on Lifetime.
ABOUT MAGIC BEYOND WORDS: THE J.K. ROWLING STORY
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story dramatizes the British author’s struggle to bring the beloved wizard fantasy of Harry Potter to life as a single mother on welfare and become one of the world’s wealthiest women, with more than 400 million copies of her visionary books sold across the globe resulting in a billion-dollar film franchise. The film is an inspiring look at a woman’s rise to become one of the most influential writers ever – from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager to the devastating loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter phenomenon in her early twenties. The rags-to-riches tale also follows Rowling’s tumultuous first marriage, becoming a mother, her divorce, and the dark days of living on government assistance while publisher after publisher passed on her first novel…before it became an international best-seller and solidified Rowling’s rightful place in literary and cultural history.
ABOUT POPPY MONTGOMERY
Poppy Montgomery will star in Unforgettable this fall on CBS, as a former police detective who possesses a rare condition that allows her to remember everything – every conversation, moment of joy and heartache forever embedded in her mind. For seven seasons, Montgomery graced the small screen as FBI agent Samantha Spade in the CBS hit drama Without a Trace, alongside Anthony La Paglia, Marianne Jean Baptiste, Eric Close and Enrique Murciano. Montgomery received critical acclaim for her edgy breakout performance as Marilyn Monroe in the 2001 CBS movie Blonde. Montgomery recently starred in the Lifetime Original Movies Lying to be Perfect and Murder in the Hamptons. Additionally, she starred in the CBS telefilms Snow Wonder and Raising Waylon. Some of Montgomery’s feature credits include the independent film 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and Between, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
A native of Sydney, Montgomery moved to Los Angeles at 18 with a copy of the book How to Make it in Hollywood. Having read in the book about Julia Roberts’ first manager, she tracked him down and, after much persistence, he finally agreed to introduce her to an agent. Soon after, Montgomery was guest-starring in NYPD Blue and Party of Five. Following this success, she was cast in the Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz’s drama series Relativity and then in the Barry Levinson cop series The Beat.
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is produced by Mediamax Inc. and Strange Magic Productions Inc. for Lifetime Television. Orly Adelson (The Good Witch), Jonathan Eskenas (Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal), Steve Stabler (Dumb and Dumber) and P. Jayakumar (Freefonix) are executive producers. Karine Martin (The Moth Diaries) and Ronald Gilbert (The Twilight Zone) serve as producers. Emmy® Award-winner Paul A. Kaufman (Sins of the Mother) directed and executive produced from a script written by Jeffrey Berman (Naught for Hire) and Tony Caballero Crime Stalk), based on a biography by Sean Smith.
ABOUT LIFETIME NETWORKS
Lifetime Networks is a diverse, multi-media company, committed to offering the highest quality entertainment and information programming that celebrates, entertains and supports women. Through its award-winning public affairs initiatives, the Company also advocates a wide range of issues affecting women and their families. Lifetime Television®, Lifetime Movie Network®, Lifetime Real Women® and Lifetime Digital™ (which includes myLifetime.com, LMN.tv, Lifetime Games, Roiworld.com, DressUpChallenge.com, MothersClick.com and LifetimeMoms.com) are part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC, a subsidiary of A&E Television Networks, LLC. A&E Television Networks is a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal.
CREDITS
Produced By
Mediamax Inc. and Strange Magic Productions Inc. for Lifetime Television
THE CAST
Joanne Rowling POPPY MONTGOMERY
Diane Rowling EMILY HOLMES
Jorge ANTONIO CUPO
Anne Rowling JANET KIDDER
Joanne Rowling (17) MADISON DESJARLAIS
Christopher Little ANDY MATON
Joanne Rowling (8) AISLYN WATSON
Aine MARIE WEST
Jill LISA NORTON
Pete Rowling PAUL MCGILLION
Diane Rowling (13-15) SARAH DESJARDINS
Bryony CHRISTINE CHATELAIN
Sean WESLEY MACINNES
Mrs. Morgan PATTI ALLAN
Dr. Neil Murray GREIGH LASCHUK
PRODUCTION
Executive Producer KARINE MARTIN
Executive Producer PAUL A. KAUFMAN
Executive Producer JEAN-FRANCOIS DORAY
Executive Producer LOUIS-SIMON MENARD
Executive Producer ORLY ADELSON
Executive Producer JONATHAN ESKENAS
Executive Producer P. JAYAKUMAR
Executive Producer STEVE STABLER
Producer R.J. GILBERT
Director PAUL A. KAUFMAN
Based on the book by SEAN SMITH
Written by JEFFREY BERMAN, TONY CABALLERO
Director of Photography MATHIAS HERNDL asc
Production Designer PAUL JOYAL
Editor LISA BINKLEY
Composer JEFF TOYNE
Casting JACKIE LIND