Chrissy Metz took the stage at the Sunday’s 92nd annual Academy Awards, to sing an emotional performance of “I’m Standing With You” — her Oscar-nominated balled from the drama Breakthrough.
The This Is Us star, 39, looked elegant at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California during the touching performance of the song, which was written by Diane Warren. The actress radiated in a shimmering navy gown as she sang the powerful ballad with a full chorus echoing background vocals behind her.
At the end of the song, Metz took the opportunity to honor her mother, Denise, who was rushed...
The This Is Us star, 39, looked elegant at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California during the touching performance of the song, which was written by Diane Warren. The actress radiated in a shimmering navy gown as she sang the powerful ballad with a full chorus echoing background vocals behind her.
At the end of the song, Metz took the opportunity to honor her mother, Denise, who was rushed...
- 2/10/2020
- by Dave Quinn, Georgia Slater
- PEOPLE.com
Chrissy Metz followed in her TV mom’s footsteps* on Sunday with a live performance at the 92nd Academy Awards.
The star of This Is Us made her musical debut on the Dolby Theatre stage with an emotional rendition of “I’m Standing With You,” the Oscar-nominated song from her hit movie Breakthrough. The dramatic track was penned by legendary songwriter Diane Warren.
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Breakthrough, based on Joyce Smith...
The star of This Is Us made her musical debut on the Dolby Theatre stage with an emotional rendition of “I’m Standing With You,” the Oscar-nominated song from her hit movie Breakthrough. The dramatic track was penned by legendary songwriter Diane Warren.
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Breakthrough, based on Joyce Smith...
- 2/10/2020
- TVLine.com
Diane Warren didn’t realize Chrissy Metz could sing before they worked together on the Oscar-nominated song “I’m Standing With You”.
Warren, 63, scored her eleventh Oscar nomination for the song, which was featured in Metz’s 2019 drama Breakthrough. While speaking to E! News on the red carpet ahead of the 2020 Oscars, the legendary songwriter revealed that the This Is Us actress wasn’t her first choice to sing “I’m Standing With You” — until she heard her voice!
“I was blown away. I didn’t want her originally for the song, I wanted a more established artist, I didn’t realize she could sing,...
Warren, 63, scored her eleventh Oscar nomination for the song, which was featured in Metz’s 2019 drama Breakthrough. While speaking to E! News on the red carpet ahead of the 2020 Oscars, the legendary songwriter revealed that the This Is Us actress wasn’t her first choice to sing “I’m Standing With You” — until she heard her voice!
“I was blown away. I didn’t want her originally for the song, I wanted a more established artist, I didn’t realize she could sing,...
- 2/9/2020
- by Helen Murphy
- PEOPLE.com
Universal Music Group Nashville said Monday that it has signed Chrissy Metz, a star on NBC’s ensemble smash TV series This Is Us. The news comes the same day that the Diane Warren-penned song “I’m Standing With You” sung by Metz in the film Breakthrough earned an Oscar nomination.
“I am beyond excited. I was like, ‘Dare I wake up early and watch [the nominations]?’ Because you never know. There’s a lot of people who write a lot of great songs, so my heart was pounding out of my chest,” Metz shares. “When they announced it, I actually couldn’t believe it. I was in shock; I don’t think I’ve been in shock before.”
Umg Nashville was behind the soundtrack for the 20th Century Fox faith-based film, which bowed in April on Easter Weekend and marked Disney’s first Fox release under the combined regime. It...
“I am beyond excited. I was like, ‘Dare I wake up early and watch [the nominations]?’ Because you never know. There’s a lot of people who write a lot of great songs, so my heart was pounding out of my chest,” Metz shares. “When they announced it, I actually couldn’t believe it. I was in shock; I don’t think I’ve been in shock before.”
Umg Nashville was behind the soundtrack for the 20th Century Fox faith-based film, which bowed in April on Easter Weekend and marked Disney’s first Fox release under the combined regime. It...
- 1/14/2020
- by Matt Grobar and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
In January 2015, 14-year-old John Smith was playing with two friends on the frozen surface of Lake St Charles, Missouri when all three of them fell through the ice and almost drowned. Although the other boys were recovered having suffered very minor injuries, John remained submerged underwater for 15 minutes before being rescued by emergency services.
After spending an agonising 45 minutes working to revive him, John was eventually declared unresponsive by a team of doctors and nurses at the local hospital. However a few minutes later, the teenager appeared to come back to life seemingly thanks to audible prayers of his deeply devout mother Joyce.
In Breakthrough, director Roxann Dawson tells the story of John Smith and his “miraculous” recovery in this rather schmaltzy and religiously charged adaptation of a book written by the teenager’s own mother about her experiences.
Starring Chrissy Metz (This Is Us) as the boy’s mother Joyce Smith,...
After spending an agonising 45 minutes working to revive him, John was eventually declared unresponsive by a team of doctors and nurses at the local hospital. However a few minutes later, the teenager appeared to come back to life seemingly thanks to audible prayers of his deeply devout mother Joyce.
In Breakthrough, director Roxann Dawson tells the story of John Smith and his “miraculous” recovery in this rather schmaltzy and religiously charged adaptation of a book written by the teenager’s own mother about her experiences.
Starring Chrissy Metz (This Is Us) as the boy’s mother Joyce Smith,...
- 5/16/2019
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Breakthrough, the Christian drama film is based on the Christian book The Impossible, an account of true events written by Joyce Smith with Ginger Kolbaba, and is directed by Roxann Dawson and written by Grant Nieporte. The film tells the story of a St. Louis teenager who slipped through an icy lake in January 2015 and was underwater for 15 minutes before resuscitative efforts were started.
The film stars Topher Grace, Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Mike Colter, Marcel Ruiz, Sam Trammel, and Dennis Haysbert. DaniElle DeLaite sat down with Chrissy Metz, John Smith, Marcel Ruiz, Mike Colter, Dennis Haysbert, Producer DeVon Franklin and Director Roxann Dawson to talk about the film.
The film is out in the UK on the 17th of May.
Breakthrough Cast Interviews
Synopsis
When he was 14, Smith drowned in Lake Saint Louis and was dead for nearly an hour. According to reports at the time, CPR was performed 27 minutes to no avail.
The film stars Topher Grace, Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Mike Colter, Marcel Ruiz, Sam Trammel, and Dennis Haysbert. DaniElle DeLaite sat down with Chrissy Metz, John Smith, Marcel Ruiz, Mike Colter, Dennis Haysbert, Producer DeVon Franklin and Director Roxann Dawson to talk about the film.
The film is out in the UK on the 17th of May.
Breakthrough Cast Interviews
Synopsis
When he was 14, Smith drowned in Lake Saint Louis and was dead for nearly an hour. According to reports at the time, CPR was performed 27 minutes to no avail.
- 5/13/2019
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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