Billy Ray Cyrus stars in "Christmas Comes Home to Canaan," airing December 17 on the Hallmark Channel. HP50 Contributing Editor Nina Kotick caught up with him in Los Angeles to talk about the film, his career and the perils of parenting in public.
Why did you choose this project and what's compelling about this role?
Well, this is a sequel to "Christmas in Canaan" (2009). I just loved the script on the original movie and loved doing that film. I agreed to do a sequel but only if the script was as good and raised the bar even further. I didn't want to do a sequel just for the sake of doing a sequel. It took a year and a half, but they did it. It's the story of a struggling family in Canaan, Texas. I play Daniel Burton, a widower raising three children in the late 60s, early 70s. There's a lot of racial divide,...
Why did you choose this project and what's compelling about this role?
Well, this is a sequel to "Christmas in Canaan" (2009). I just loved the script on the original movie and loved doing that film. I agreed to do a sequel but only if the script was as good and raised the bar even further. I didn't want to do a sequel just for the sake of doing a sequel. It took a year and a half, but they did it. It's the story of a struggling family in Canaan, Texas. I play Daniel Burton, a widower raising three children in the late 60s, early 70s. There's a lot of racial divide,...
- 12/17/2011
- by Evan Allis
- Huffington Post
The Grammy nominated singer has written "We'll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)" which was inspired by his new Hallmark Channel Original Movie "Christmas In Canaan" that premieres December 12th. The world premiere of the video for the song will be shown on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday November 28th.
The exclusive first showing of the video will be during the premiere of another Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "The National Tree" which starts 8pm Et/Pt on Saturday November 28th. In addition to this showing, the song and video will roll out on to various Hallmark Channel websites and social networking accounts.
The video for the new song "We'll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)" was filmed at Billy Ray Cyrus's Nashville farm and was written in response to a storyline in his new Hallmark Channel Original Movie "Christmas In Canaan". The movie premieres on the network Saturday December 12th 8pm Et/Pt,...
The exclusive first showing of the video will be during the premiere of another Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "The National Tree" which starts 8pm Et/Pt on Saturday November 28th. In addition to this showing, the song and video will roll out on to various Hallmark Channel websites and social networking accounts.
The video for the new song "We'll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)" was filmed at Billy Ray Cyrus's Nashville farm and was written in response to a storyline in his new Hallmark Channel Original Movie "Christmas In Canaan". The movie premieres on the network Saturday December 12th 8pm Et/Pt,...
- 11/26/2009
- icelebz.com
The Grammy nominated singer has written "We'll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)" which was inspired by his new Hallmark Channel Original Movie "Christmas In Canaan" that premieres December 12th. The world premiere of the video for the song will be shown on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday November 28th.
The exclusive first showing of the video will be during the premiere of another Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "The National Tree" which starts 8pm Et/Pt on Saturday November 28th. In addition to this showing, the song and video will roll out on to various Hallmark Channel websites and social networking accounts.
The video for the new song "We'll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)" was filmed at Billy Ray Cyrus's Nashville farm and was written in response to a storyline in his new Hallmark Channel Original Movie "Christmas In Canaan". The movie premieres on the network Saturday December 12th 8pm Et/Pt,...
The exclusive first showing of the video will be during the premiere of another Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "The National Tree" which starts 8pm Et/Pt on Saturday November 28th. In addition to this showing, the song and video will roll out on to various Hallmark Channel websites and social networking accounts.
The video for the new song "We'll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)" was filmed at Billy Ray Cyrus's Nashville farm and was written in response to a storyline in his new Hallmark Channel Original Movie "Christmas In Canaan". The movie premieres on the network Saturday December 12th 8pm Et/Pt,...
- 11/26/2009
- icelebz.com
Hallmark Channel is planning "Christmas in Canaan," starring Billy Ray Cyrus.
The telefilm, slated to air in December, is based on a novel co-written by another country star/actor, Kenny Rogers, and Donald Davenport.
"Christmas" chronicles the unlikely friendship that develops between two boys -- DJ (Zak Ludwig), who is white, and Rodney (Jaishon Fisher), who is black -- in 1960s Texas as they bond over concern for a wounded puppy.
Cyrus plays DJ's dad, who, with Rodney's grandmother, concocts the puppy plan after the boys get into a schoolyard tussle.
Neill Fearnley is directing from a script by Davenport and a story by Rogers. Production has begun in Vancouver.
Margaret Loesch, Dan Angel, Ted Bauman, Howard Braunstein and Michael Jaffe executive produce.
Dogs are popular this holiday season, with CBS readying the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation "A Dog Named Christmas."...
The telefilm, slated to air in December, is based on a novel co-written by another country star/actor, Kenny Rogers, and Donald Davenport.
"Christmas" chronicles the unlikely friendship that develops between two boys -- DJ (Zak Ludwig), who is white, and Rodney (Jaishon Fisher), who is black -- in 1960s Texas as they bond over concern for a wounded puppy.
Cyrus plays DJ's dad, who, with Rodney's grandmother, concocts the puppy plan after the boys get into a schoolyard tussle.
Neill Fearnley is directing from a script by Davenport and a story by Rogers. Production has begun in Vancouver.
Margaret Loesch, Dan Angel, Ted Bauman, Howard Braunstein and Michael Jaffe executive produce.
Dogs are popular this holiday season, with CBS readying the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation "A Dog Named Christmas."...
- 9/17/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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