Zachary Levi and Jacob Laval Share the God-Centered Message of "The Unbreakable Boy"
Michael Foust
Crosswalk Headlines Contributor
The lead actor in the new faith-centric movie The Unbreakable Boy says its plot carries a hope-filled story encouraging viewers to view every aspect of life as a gift from God. The PG-rated movie, which opens this weekend, tells the true story of an autistic boy, Austin, who is born with a rare brittle-bone disease yet transforms everyone around him with his joyous outlook on life. Actor Zachary Levi portrays Scott, the father. Levi is best known for his roles in the Shazam franchise, American Underdog, and Harold and the Purple Crayon.
"I hope [viewers] walk away with hope," Levi told Crosswalk Headlines. "I hope they walk away recognizing that they're not alone, that there's beauty in all of it -- that every single struggle, every single challenge that God brings into our life, doesn't have to be some wasted thing. There's opportunity to grow."
The film follows Scott and his wife as they fight to get Austin the medical care he needs. At the same time, Scott is battling an alcohol addiction after a job layoff triggers a personal financial crisis.
Scott "struggles" throughout the movie, Levi said, to meet his own expectations for his life.
"We all have that. We all have these ideas of, no, that's not what my life is supposed to be. My life is supposed to be this. And God's up there being like, 'Is it? Because I have other plans for you. And you can fight that, or you can accept it, and you can see the beauty in what it is that I'm trying to do in your life.' And I think that is so much at the crux of what this film is about."
The Unbreakable Boy was produced by the same studio, Kingdom Story, that released I Can Only Imagine and Jesus Revolution. It's based on a book of the same name, by the father, Scott LeRette. Jon Gunn (The Case for Christ) directed it.
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