“A Journal for Jordan” opened exclusively in theaters on Christmas. Sony's upcoming film A Journal for Jordan seems like a surefire entry into the canon of holiday season tearjerkers, with Michael B. "I wanted to make sure that his legacy and his message to the world was preserved and shared.” Jordan), who, while deployed post-9/11, wrote in a special journal for their unborn and then-baby son, Jordan. “He put on the last page a letter that basically said, this is everything I could think of to teach teach you to be a man, and I hope it make you proud," she said. Parents need to know that A Journal for Jordan is director Denzel Washingtons adaptation of former New York Times editor Dana Canedys (Chanté Adams) memoir.It tells the story of her late partner, U.S. She also wanted to honor him for the advice he left their son. Canedy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who spent eight years at The.
“I think the fact that it was a real life story, the sacrifice that was involved, the tragedy, the love, the relationship, Denzel, I think just all ingredients involved.made this project something I really wanted to do.”Ĭanedy said she wanted the story of her life with King to be part of his legacy. A Journal For Jordan tells the true story of war hero Charles Monroe King through the eyes of his fiancé, Dana Canedy, who decided to give her love a blank journal to give to their son Jordan in. Before he died, King left a 200-page journal for their infant son, Jordan, in case he didn’t make it back from the war. “The story as a whole I think was super attractive to me,” said Jordan. Jordan takes his first romantic lead in this film about King. “I wanted them to understand.the impact of that on the family that's left behind.” Directed by Denzel Washington and starring Michael B.
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“I did this movie because I wanted Americans to understand and feel viscerally what it's like when you open the front door and there are two soldiers standing there,” she said. “Her bravery, her strength, their story, their love - I was just glad to be a part of it,” he said.Ĭanedy said she agreed to have her book made into a movie for a reason.
A Journal for Jordan, a memoir written by. Jordan stars in his first romantic lead with “A Journal for Jordan" Charles Monroe King never came home from Iraq but the 200-page journal of fatherly advice he wrote for his infant son Jordan did. The film is based on the book of the same name by Dana Canedy.Denzel Washington directs his fourth film with “A Journal for Jordan".
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