Prepare to weep like baby. The story of Winter the dolphin will soon swim to a cinema near you. Based on a true story, Dolphin Tale, tells the story of a boy who befriends a rescued dolphin that lost its tail in a crab trap, and motivates his community to help create a prosthetic tail for the dolphin and nurse it back to full health.
THR has announced that Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, and voiceover king Morgan Freeman have been added to the cast. Freeman will be playing the amiable doctor who devises the prosthetic for the dolphin, Connick the rescuer, and Judd the boy’s mother. The lead role of the boy has yet to be cast.
Tale is being written and directed by Air Bud helmer Charles Martin Smith, along with co-writer Karen Janszen who penned Free Willy 2, giving the team a bit of experience not only with human/animal relations, but in dealing with aquatic animals too.
I can already see my wife weeping like a baby when we get to see this. Movies like this one are always welcomed. Getting Freeman, Judd and Connick Jr., to be in this is a plus. I have no doubt that this film will be decent enough. I’ll give it a try.
Will we get to see Winter the dolphin jump over a huge reef a la Willy? What do you guys think; you interested in this tale? Let me know.
