{"id":4448,"date":"2013-11-04T15:30:27","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T20:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=4448"},"modified":"2013-11-05T05:22:32","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T10:22:32","slug":"vanessa-hudgens-to-star-in-pregnant-teen-drama-odettes-secrets-gets-bluebonnet-nomination-grammy-winner-steven-curtis-supports-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2013\/11\/vanessa-hudgens-to-star-in-pregnant-teen-drama-odettes-secrets-gets-bluebonnet-nomination-grammy-winner-steven-curtis-supports-adoption.html","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Hudgens to star in pregnant teen drama + “Odette’s Secrets” gets Bluebonnet nomination + Grammy-winner Steven Curtis supports adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/b>No High School Musical<\/em>.<\/strong> Former Disney Channel<\/strong> star Vanessa Hudgens<\/strong> will get a chance to demonstrate her acting chops in Gimme Shelter<\/strong><\/em>. Set for an early 2014 release, Hudgens plays Apple, a homeless pregnant teenager whose life is turned around when she lands in a suburban shelter for homeless teens. Word is her performance is mesmerizing. Inspired by a true story, the movie is written, produced and directed by\u00a0Ronald Krauss<\/strong> (Amexica<\/em><\/strong>) who financed the film through his Day 28 Films<\/strong> banner, along with producer Jeff Rice<\/strong> and co-producers Joshua Amir<\/strong> and Dylan Russell<\/strong>. Roadside Attractions<\/strong> has acquired the U.S. rights to the film which also stars Brendan Fraser, Rosario Dawson, James Earl Jones<\/strong> and Ann Dowd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n