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Movie production begins forThe Secret Life of Bees
January 1, 2008
Fox Searchlight began principal filming for the screen adaptation of The Secret Life of Bees on January 9th in North Carolina.
| Release: | October 17, 2008 |
| Written for the Screen and Directed by: | Gina Prince-Bythewood |
| Based upon the novel by: | Sue Monk Kidd |
| Produced by: | Lauren Shuler Donner, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Joe Pichirallo |
| Executive Produced by: | Jada Pinkett Smith |
| Cast: | Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Nate Parker, Tristan Wilds, Hilarie Burton and Paul Bettany |
The Secret Life Of Bees, based on the New York Times best selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Burton). To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father (Bettany), Lily flees with Rosaleen (Hudson), her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters (Latifah, Okonedo and Keys), Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
Publicity Contacts
| Los Angeles: | Sonia Freeman – 310.369.8476, sonia.freeman@fox.com |
| New York: | Suzanne Hodges – 212.556.8243, suzanne.hodges@fox.com |
| Field: | Isabelle Sugimoto – 310.369.2078, isabelle.sugimoto@fox.com |