Kevin Hart will Star in a New Drama Called FATHERHOOD
Sony is adapting Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love by Matt Logelin into a movie called Fatherhood and Kevin Hart will star. The film will be directed by Paul Weitz who also wrote the most recent draft of the script. In addition to starring in the film, Hart will be a producer for his production company HartBeats along with John Cheng. The other producers include David Beaubaire, Marty Bowen from Temple Hill, and Peter Kiernan from Free Association.
“Matt and Liz Logelin were high school sweethearts. After years of long-distance dating, the pair finally settled together in Los Angeles, and they had it all: a perfect marriage, a gorgeous new home, and a baby girl on the way. Liz’s pregnancy was rocky, but they welcomed Madeline, beautiful and healthy, into the world on March 24, 2008. Just twenty-seven hours later, Liz suffered a pulmonary embolism and died instantly, without ever holding the daughter whose arrival she had so eagerly awaited. Though confronted with devastating grief and the responsibilities of a new and single father, Matt did not surrender to devastation; he chose to keep moving forward— to make a life for Maddy. In this memoir, Matt shares bittersweet and often humorous anecdotes of his courtship and marriage to Liz; of relying on his newborn daughter for the support that she unknowingly provided; and of the extraordinary online community of strangers who have become his friends. In honoring Liz’s legacy, heartache has become solace.”
Hart has released the following statement:
“When I started reading this script, I was immediately touched and brought to tears. At HartBeat, we seek to provide the audience with stories that evoke true emotions and this story does just that. Our hope is to bring honor to the Logelin family, and we are thrilled to be working with Sony, Paul, Temple Hill and Free Association on such an incredible project.”
Via: Deadline