Five Feet Apart
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Directed by | Justin Baldoni |
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Cinematography | Frank G. DeMarco |
Edited by | Angela M. Catanzaro |
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Distributed by | CBS Films |
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Five Feet Apart is a 2019 American romantic drama film written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis and directed by Justin Baldoni. The film will star Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson and will be released on March 22, 2019 by CBS Films.[1]
Premise
Stella and Will are young cystic fibrosis patients being treated at the same hospital where they fall in love. Complicating matters, strict rules prohibit the couple from being closer than five feet from each other.
Cast
- Cole Sprouse as Will
- Haley Lu Richardson as Stella
- Moises Arias as Poe
- Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Nurse Barb
- Parminder Nagra as Dr. Noor Hamid
- Emily Baldoni
- Gary Weeks as Tom
- Cynthia Evans as Erin
Production
In January 2017, Tobias Iaconis and Mikki Daughtry sold their untitled screenplay to CBS Films for Justin Baldoni to produce and direct.[2] In January 2018, Cole Sprouse was cast to star in the film, titled Five Feet Apart.[3][4] In April 2018, Haley Lu Richardson and Moises Arias joined the cast with filming set to begin in the next month.[5][6]
Principal production began in May 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[7][8]
References
- ↑ McNary, Dave (31 May 2018). "Film News Roundup: Haley Lu Richardson-Cole Sprouse's 'Five Feet Apart' Set for March Release".
- ↑ Busch, Anita (26 January 2017). "CBS Films Buys Untitled Justin Baldoni Pitch In Vein Of 'The Fault In Our Stars'". deadline.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ↑ "'Riverdale' Star Cole Sprouse to Star in Romantic Drama 'Five Feet Apart' (Exclusive)".
- ↑ McNary, Dave (30 January 2018). "'Riverdale' Star Cole Sprouse Joins Romance Drama 'Five Feet Apart'".
- ↑ "Moises Arias Joins Cole Sprouse in Romantic Drama 'Five Feet Apart'".
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (12 April 2018). "Haley Lu Richardson To Star With Cole Sprouse In 'Five Feet Apart'".
- ↑ "Now Casting: Child Actors Wanted to Portray Patients in 'Five Feet Apart' Starring Cole Sprouse + 3 More Gigs".
- ↑ "Who's filming in Louisiana: From 'Captain Marvel' to a new 'Purge'".