An inspiring look at JK Rowling's rise to become one of the most influential writers-from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter phenomenon.
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story dramatizes the British authors struggle to bring the beloved wizard fantasy of Harry Potter to life as a single mother on welfare and become one of the worlds 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 womans 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 Rowlings 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 novelbefore it became an international best-seller and solidified Rowlings rightful place in literary and cultural history.
The film, stars Australian actress Poppy Montgomery, best known as FBI agent Samantha Spade on the CBS series Without a Trace and currently starring in a new CBS series, Unforgettable as the literary legend. P. Jayakumar (Freefonix, Gaturro, Wolverine and the X Men), Orly Adelson (The Good Witch), Jonathan Eskenas (Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal), Steve Stabler (Dumb and Dumber) and Paul A. Kaufman (Sins of the Mother) are the Executive Producers. Karine Martin (The Moth Diaries) and Ronald Gilbert (The Twilight Zone) serve as the producers.
