Chrissy Metz says she believed in miracles well before getting the call to meet producer DeVon Franklin to discuss taking the lead in director Roxann DawsonB次元官网网址檚 just-released faith-based drama B次元官网网址淏reakthrough.B次元官网网址�
Metz was already familiar with the filmB次元官网网址檚 story of Joyce Smith, whose son, John, fell through ice on a lake in January 2015 and was drowning for 15 minutes before paramedics even started resuscitation efforts. By the time the boy was in the emergency room, he had gone so long without a pulse that doctors were ready to call time of death.
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But Smith wouldnB次元官网网址檛 accept it. She was given permission to pray at her sonB次元官网网址檚 feet as a last attempt at CPR was performed B次元官网网址� and, much to everyoneB次元官网网址檚 surprise, JohnB次元官网网址檚 pulse returned. And, eventually, he fully recovered from the accident.
Metz recalled her first meeting about the film adaptation with producer Franklin and executives from distributor 20th Century Fox. B次元官网网址淚 thought we were just generally meeting, and then I ended up sharing the story of my motherB次元官网网址檚 medical emergency.B次元官网网址�
In 2017, MetzB次元官网网址檚 mother, Denise, suffered a massive stroke, and even in front of her mother, doctors were openly pessimistic about a return to quality life.
Metz recalled her fury. B次元官网网址淚 told those doctors, B次元官网网址榊ou might think you know my mom, but you donB次元官网网址檛 know my mom. And you donB次元官网网址檛 know what sheB次元官网网址檚 capable of B次元官网网址� So, if you donB次元官网网址檛 have anything nice or positive to say, you need to actually leave my motherB次元官网网址檚 room,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淎nd then, of course, we come to find out that Joyce said those things to JohnB次元官网网址檚 doctors.B次元官网网址�
MetzB次元官网网址檚 mom is home, walking, making what Metz called B次元官网网址渁 strong recoveryB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� and provided inspiration for her daughterB次元官网网址檚 portrayal of Joyce.
B次元官网网址淭o play, wholeheartedly, a woman who believes in miracles, you have to believe in miracles to some degree, I think,B次元官网网址� explained Metz, who didnB次元官网网址檛 connect with the real-life Smith until two weeks into filming.
B次元官网网址淚 felt like I already knew her,B次元官网网址� Metz noted. B次元官网网址淚 watched her on TV. I read her book, B次元官网网址楾he Impossible.B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� But making the one-on-one contact did inform her performance. B次元官网网址淢eeting her, you canB次元官网网址檛 help but realize she has been through hell and back, and is better for it.B次元官网网址�
Three years ago, the 38-year-old Metz was perhaps the least-known of the seven original B次元官网网址淭his Is UsB次元官网网址� leads. And while each in the cast has landed extracurricular gigs since the acclaimed and popular seriesB次元官网网址� 2016 debut, Metz is the first to be top-billed in a major studio theatrical release.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 mind-blowing to know that when I first stepped foot on B次元官网网址楾his Is Us,B次元官网网址� I felt like the inadequate, doesnB次元官网网址檛 have a resume, can I do this girl?B次元官网网址� Metz said. B次元官网网址淚 learned so much from the cast collectively,B次元官网网址� she continued, crediting her B次元官网网址淭his Is UsB次元官网网址� co-stars for teaching her what it took to head up the B次元官网网址淏reakthroughB次元官网网址� cast.
Metz said movie scripts B次元官网网址渁renB次元官网网址檛 pouring in,B次元官网网址� but theyB次元官网网址檙e coming, and the big issue is whether the movie is the right thing at the right time.
She said she connected with her B次元官网网址淏reakthroughB次元官网网址� character and the filmB次元官网网址檚 message of hope, as well as the producersB次元官网网址� eagerness to let her pursue another passion: singing. Metz performs the new Diane Warren song, B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 Standing With You,B次元官网网址� over the filmB次元官网网址檚 end titles.
B次元官网网址淔or me, itB次元官网网址檚 important for a movie to change me or change someone else,B次元官网网址� Metz said.
Mike Cidoni Lennox, The Associated Press
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