{"id":453509,"date":"2025-12-17T15:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/453509\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:38:16","slug":"jimmy-stewart-biopic-poster-reveals-kj-apa-as-its-a-wonderful-life-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/453509\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Stewart Biopic Poster Reveals KJ Apa as It’s a Wonderful Life Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBurns & Co. Entertainment has released the first look at \u201cJimmy<\/a>,\u201d the upcoming biopic about Jimmy Stewart<\/a> starring KJ Apa<\/a> in the titular role. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film chronicles Stewart\u2019s decision to enlist and becoming a combat pilot and commander in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II after winning the best actor Oscar for his work in \u201cThe Philadelphia Story.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe poster features Apa as Stewart wearing a tuxedo while holding an army cap with bombers in the sky behind him as well as a Hollywood cityscape with palm trees and Klieg lights.<\/p>\n

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\n\tStewart flew 20 missions over Europe, rising to the rank of colonel, only to return home broken and disheartened before landing the part of George Bailey in the 1946 classic \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJimmy Stewart was an American Hero,\u201d Apa said in a statement Wednesday. \u201cHe was among a certain breed of men who understood the true meaning of sacrifice by fighting for our freedom. He was also among the greatest actors of all time starring in over 80 movies and winning one Academy Award for best actor. His story is one of strength and purpose, love and honor, fame and war. His story is one that begs us to think of the greater good and to be willing to fight for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the ensemble are Kara Killmer as Lady Julia; Neal McDonough as Stewart\u2019s father, Alexander; Max Casella as Frank Capra; Jason Alexander as Louis B. Mayer; Christopher McDonald as Lionel Barrymore; Sarah Drew as Hedda Hopper; Rob Riggle as Colonel Terrill; Julian Works as Second Lieutenant Martinez; and Jen Lilley as Gloria Stewart. Variety\u2019s Marc Malkin makes an appearance as band leader Glenn Miller.<\/p>\n

\n\tAaron Burns directed the movie from a script by Justin Strawhand. \u201cJimmy\u201d is expected to be released Nov. 6, 2026.<\/p>\n

\n\tHarkening back to Stewart\u2019s Christmas classic, \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life,\u201d the movie includes a cameo by Karolyn Grimes, who was five years old when she played Zuzu Bailey. Her line, \u201cEvery time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings\u201d remains one of the most recognizable and enduring moments in American cinema.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cIt has been an incredible experience to be part of \u2018Jimmy,\u2019\u201d Grimes said. \u201c\u2019Jimmy\u2019 carries forward the values and emotional warmth that audiences have cherished for decades. It\u2019s truly an honor to return to the screen and take part in a film that pays tribute to one of the most enduring stories in cinematic history. I feel deeply grateful to have been invited to step back into a world that has meant so much to my life and the lives of so many others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers on the project include David Cook, Angela Galgani Sullivan, Jack McClintock, John Norton of Redted Media, Burns and Strawhand. Stewart\u2019s daughter, Kelly Stewart-Harcourt, serves as executive producer.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cI have long thought that it would be hard to find an actor who could bring my father to life without doing an extended Jimmy Stewart impersonation,\u201d Stewart-Harcourt said. \u201cBut that actor has been found and his name is KJ Apa. I was privileged enough to visit the set in Ireland this last September, and there, I felt a magic. I know this will be conveyed in the film, and I can\u2019t wait to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the \u201cJimmy\u201d trailer, released Wednesday morning, below. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Burns & Co. Entertainment has released the first look at \u201cJimmy,\u201d the upcoming biopic about Jimmy Stewart starring…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":453510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[185,171,628,208002,75745,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-453509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-jimmy","11":"tag-jimmy-stewart","12":"tag-kj-apa","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}