Movie The Last Song

“There are a lot of themes in “The Last Song.” You’ve got faith, forgiveness, family—if you get it just right, these are themes that touch viewers, because they recognize them in their own lives.”~ Nicholas Sparks

Based on best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks’ (“A Walk to Remember,” “The Notebook”) latest novel, “The Last Song” is set in a small Southern beach town where an estranged father (GREG KINNEAR) gets a chance to spend the summer with his reluctant teenage daughter (MILEY CYRUS), who’d rather be home in New York. He tries to reconnect with her through the only thing they have in common—music—in a story of family, friendship, secrets and salvation, along with first loves and second chances. “The Last Song” is Sparks’ 15th published book. Though several of his previous titles have been adapted to film, including “The Notebook,” “Message in a Bottle” and “Nights in Rodanthe,” “The Last Song” is the first to make it to the big screen within the first year of publication. It’s also the first for which he has written the screenplay.

The film stars Miley Cyrus (“Hannah Montana”) as Veronica “Ronnie” Miller, Greg Kinnear (“Little Miss Sunshine,” “Invincible,” “Baby Mama”) as Steve Miller, Kelly Preston (“Jerry Maguire,” “Addicted to Love,” “The Cat in the Hat”) as Kim Miller, and newcomer LIAM HEMSWORTH (“Knowing”) as Will Blakelee. The cast also includes BOBBY COLEMAN (“Friends with Money,” “Martian Child”), HALLOCK BEALS (“Letters from Iwo Jima”), NICK LASHAWAY (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin”), CARLY CHAIKIN (“The Consultants”), NICK SEARCY (“The Ugly Truth”), and KATE VERNON (“Battlestar Galactica: The Plan”). Directed by Julie Anne Robinson (“Weeds,” “Big Love,” BBC pilot “Viva Blackpool”) in her feature film debut, “The Last Song” is produced by JENNIFER GIBGOT (“17 Again,” “Step Up”) and ADAM SHANKMAN (“17 Again,” “Step Up”), and executive produced by TISH CYRUS.