The Tiger Rising Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

Starting a new life in rural Florida at the Kentucky Star Motel, reserved 12-year-old Rob Horton lets his imagination run wild, a contrast to his sad reality of a bullied boy who just lost his mother. One day, however, his reality is met with something more whimsical then his own mind can ever desire: a full-grown Bengal tiger, hidden in the woods and held captive by the mean spirited motel owner, Beauchamp (Dennis Quaid). With the help of a wise and mysterious maid, Willie May (Queen Latifah) and the stubborn new girl in school Sistine (Madalen Mills), Rob must decide if to set the tiger free and in turn uncage his emotional grief.

Adventure Family Teen Adaptation

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  Queen Latifah

  ... Willie May

  King of the South, Valentine's Day

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  Dennis Quaid

  ... Beauchamp

  I Can Only Imagine 2, War Machine

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  Katharine McPhee

  ... Caroline Horton

  The House Bunny, Shark Night 3D

• S
  Sam Trammell

  ... Robert Horton Sr.

  Blue Eyed Girl, The Fault In Our Stars

• C
  Christian Convery

  ... Rob Horton

  Flowervale Street, Mom

• N
  Nicholas Ryan Hernandez

  ... Billy Threemonger

• F
  Faith Dillon

  ... Mrs. Soames

Who is making The Tiger Rising – Crew List

Director

Ray Giarratana

Screenwriter

Ray Giarratana

Producers

Deborah Giarratana
Ray Giarratana

Production – What we know about the The Tiger Rising

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Key Facts

• A boy discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home.
• Queen Latifah will play Willie May, a wise and compassionate woman who works as a chambermaid at a local hotel (Deadline, 5/23/19).
• Based on Kate DiCamillo’s 2001 New York Times Bestselling children’s book.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2021

Completed

Changed The Tiger Rising movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2020

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Dec 2019

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

May 2019

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Shooting expected this fall in Thomasville, GA.

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