The Great Gilly Hopkins Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

A feisty foster kid’s outrageous scheme to be reunited with her birth mother has unintended consequences in The Great Gilly Hopkins, an entertaining film for the entire family. Gilly Hopkins (Sophie Nélisse) has seen more than her share of foster homes and has outwitted every family she has lived with. In an effort to escape her new foster mother Mamie Trotter’s (Kathy Bates) endless loving care, Gilly concocts a plan that she believes will bring her mother running to her rescue. But when the ploy blows up in Gilly’s face it threatens to ruin the only chance she’s ever had to be part of a real family.

Cited as official plot version from lionsgate.com

Drama Family Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Great Gilly Hopkins.

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  Kathy Bates

  ... Maime Trotter

  A Little Bit of Heaven, The Highwaymen

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  Danny Glover

  2012, Alpha and Omega

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  Glenn Close

  Back In Action, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

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  Sophie Nelisse

  Whistle, The Book Thief

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  Octavia Spencer

  Smurfs, Gifted

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  Julia Stiles

  ... Courtney Rutherford Hopkins

  The Silver Linings Playbook, Jason Bourne

Crew Behind the Film

The The Great Gilly Hopkins behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Stephen Herek last directed Our Little Secret and Dog Gone. The film's writer David Paterson last wrote Flint Heart.

Director

Stephen Herek

Screenwriter

David Paterson

Producer

William Teitler

Production Details

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Key Facts

• Adaptation of Newbery Award-winning novel by Katherine Paterson.

Production Updates for The Great Gilly Hopkins

Nov 2015

Completed

Changed The Great Gilly Hopkins movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2013

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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