Let your heart decide.
When feisty medical student Gabby Holland moves in next door to perennial ladies’ man Travis Shaw, they embark on a surprising romantic journey neither imagined possible. Travis has always believed a serious relationship would cramp his easygoing lifestyle, while Gabby is preparing to settle down with her long-term boyfriend—until an irresistible attraction between the unlikely couple upends both of their well-planned lives.
Spanning a decade and tracing the evolution of a love affair that is ultimately tested by life’s most defining events, this story features a memorable ensemble of friends and family in Sparks’s beloved North Carolina setting, culminating with the question that every couple must ask themselves: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
The Choice is a 2016 American romantic drama film directed by Ross Katz and written by Bryan Sipe, based on Nicholas Sparks’ 2007 novel of the same name about two neighbors who fall in love at their first meeting. The movie stars Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Maggie Grace, Alexandra Daddario, Tom Welling and Tom Wilkinson.
Principal photography on the film began on October 13, 2014, in Wilmington, North Carolina, and lasted through November 21.[12][13] For the first three days, the crew and extras filmed at the Dockside Restaurant & Bar and Bridge Tender Marina along with actors, near Wrightsville Beach. On October 20, filming was taking place at Hanover Seaside Club in Wrightsville Beach. The production later moved to downtown Wilmington, where filming took place in a house.
The Choice grossed $18.7 million in North America and $4.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $23.4 million. The film was released in North America on February 5, 2016, alongside Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Hail, Caesar!. The film was projected to gross $7–9 million from 2,631 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $290,000 from Thursday night previews and $6,050,443 in its opening weekend, finishing fifth at the box office behind Kung Fu Panda 3 ($21.2 million), Hail, Caesar! ($11.4 million), Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($7 million) and The Revenant ($6.9 million).
About The Choice Novel
The Choice is a 2007 novel written by Nicholas Sparks. It was first published on September 24, 2007 by Grand Central Publishing.
Part 1 is how Travis Parker and Gabby Holland set off into an interesting journey of life as neighbors and then young lovers. Travis Parker is a happy man with wonderful friends, great occupation and an enviable life. He thinks his life is already full of joy and happiness – then Gabby Holland moves in the house next door. And what blossoms is an emotional and inspiring love story. It is a story about overcoming barriers to be with your loved ones. It is about pure and intense romantic love, trust, strength, and the choices we can make to show them.
Part 2 is Travis going to see Gabby in the hospital after she is put in a comatose state after getting into an accident. Gabby hasn’t woken up and the doctors say she probably never will. The choice Travis has to make is whether to take Gabby off life support or to send her to hospice care where she may never wake up. He decides to take his chances and move her to hospice care. Three months later, Gabby wakes up from her coma and moves back into their house.
The Choice
Directed by: Ross Katz
Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Teresa Palmer, Maggie Grace, Benjamin Walker, Tom Welling, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Enger, Rochelle Aycoth, Noree Victoria, Sharon Blackwood, Danielle Nicole Kelly
Screenplay by: Bryan Sipe
Production Design by: Mark Garner
Cinematography by: Alar Kivilo
Film Editing by: Lucy Donaldson, Joe Klotz
Costume Design by: Alex Bovaird
Set Decoration by: Chuck Potter
Art Direction by: William G. Davis
Music by: Marcelo Zarvos
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and some thematic issues.
Studio: Lionsgate Films
Release Date: February 5, 2016
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