Overview
- Burns & Co. unveiled the first teaser and poster on Dec. 17, introducing KJ Apa as the Oscar winner and WWII combat pilot.
- Aaron Burns directs from Justin Strawhand’s script, with Stewart’s daughter Kelly Stewart-Harcourt serving as executive producer after visiting the Ireland set.
- The story spans Stewart’s Best Actor win for The Philadelphia Story, his enlistment and 20 combat missions in Europe, and the period leading into It’s a Wonderful Life.
- The ensemble features Jason Alexander as Louis B. Mayer, Max Casella as Frank Capra, Christopher McDonald as Lionel Barrymore, Sarah Drew as Hedda Hopper, Rob Riggle as Colonel Terrill, and supporting turns from Kara Killmer, Neal McDonough, Jen Lilley, and Julian Works.
- Karolyn Grimes, who played Zuzu Bailey, appears in a cameo linking the film to It’s a Wonderful Life, and early online chatter has focused on Apa’s accent without formal reviews yet.