Carrie Underwood Trying the Acting Thing
Why should Taylor Swift , Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson have all the multihyphenate fun ? Carrie Underwood is crossing over for her film debut, signing up for Soul Surfer , the biopic of 19-year-old surfer Bethany Hamilton , who lost her arm in a shark attack but persevered to resume hanging 10 less than a month later. Underwood will play the church youth leader in the movie, joining AnnaSophia Robb , Helen Hunt , Dennis Quaid and, in a nice convergence of nepotism, Lorraine...

Carrie Underwood to act in 'Soul Surfer'
Carrie Underwood is crossing over into the realm of acting and has signed up for “Soul Surfer”. The movie is a biopic of the inspirational story of Bethany Hamilton, who was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark at the age of 13. Underwood is starring alongside Helen Hunt, Kevin Sorbo, Dennis Quaid and AnnaSophia Robb, who has been tapped to play the lead role of Bethanny’s character. Filming begins on the project this month, but not before Underwood sings the National...

Carrie Underwood To Star In Upcoming Film, 'Soul Surfer'
Filed under: Carrie Underwood | Tags: acting , Carrie Underwood , movie , Soul Surfer Carrie Underwood has been cast to appear alongside Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, and AnnaSophia Robb in the upcoming movie

Dennis Quaid, Carrie Underwood board 'Soul Surfer'
Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb and Carrie Underwood are set to star in Sean McNamara's indie drama "Soul Surfer," a film about surfing champion Bethany Hamilton and her shark attack. Robb will play the central character, according to Variety . She plats Hamilton, who went on to win professional surfing championships after losing one arm in a shark attack when she was 13 years old. Hunt and Quaid are on board to play her parents, while Underwood play a church youth leader (one that...

Carrie Underwood To Star In Surfer Movie
Carrie Underwood is to put her acting skills to the test on the big screen - she's landed her big break in new movie Soul Surfer. The singer will head to Hawaii to star opposite Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt in the biopic of teen wave-riding sensation Bethany Hamilton, who was back in the water just three weeks after a Great White shark bit off her arm. Quaid and Hunt play Hamilton's parents, and Underwood has taken on the role of a church youth leader.  The film is based on Hamilton's...

Carrie Underwood To Star In Surfer Movie
Carrie Underwood is to put her acting skills to the test on the big screen - she's landed her big break in new movie Soul Surfer. The singer will head to Hawaii to star opposite Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt in the biopic of teen wave-riding sensation Bethany Hamilton, who was back in the water just three weeks after a Great White shark bit off her arm. Quaid and Hunt play Hamilton's parents, and Underwood has taken on the role of a church youth leader.  The film is based on Hamilton's...

Carrie Underwood Lands Big Break in Surfer Movie
Country star Carrie Underwood is to put her acting skills to the test on the big screen - she's landed her big break in new movie Soul Surfer. The singer will head to Hawaii to star opposite Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt in the biopic of teen wave-riding sensation Bethany Hamilton, who was back in the water just three weeks after a Great White shark bit off her arm. Quaid and Hunt play Hamilton's parents, and Underwood has taken on the role of a church youth leader, according to Variety.com. The...

Carrie Underwood To Make Her Movie Debut
Carrie Underwood is to make her big sceen debut this summer, in the forthcoming movie 'Soul Surfer'. The recently engaged country star will swap the stage for the film set when she stars in the project - alongside Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt - based on teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm from a shark attack back in 2003. As for Carrie's part? She'll play the role of Hamilton's church youth counselor Sarah Hill. Bethany told People: "Sarah has been my best friend since I was...

Quaid, Hunt, Robb and Underwood to Star in Soul Surfer
Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb and Carrie Underwood, in her big screen debut, will star in the independent drama Soul Surfer , about teen surfing champ and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton. Being directed by Sean McNamara, the project marks Country Music star Underwood's bigscreen debut. The biopic, which started shooting this week in Hawaii, centers on the surf icon (Robb) who defied all odds to compete and win professional championships after losing her arm in a shark attack...

Quaid, Hunt, Robb and Underwood to Star in Bethany Hamilton Biopic SOUL SURFER
If you haven't hear of Bethany Hamilton, she is the surfer girl who lost her arm in a shark attack when she was 13 years old. After the incident, she continued to surf to eventually compete and win professional championships. This is definitely an inspiring story.  Dennis Quaid ,  Helen Hunt ,  Anna Sophia Robb  and  Carrie Underwood , who is making her big screen debut, will star in the independent drama called  Soul Surfer , about the teen surfing champ and...

Casting Announced For Soul Surfer
" onclick="return fbs_click()" target="_blank" class="fb_share_link">Share on Facebook Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, AnnaSophia Robb, Carrie Underwood, Lorraine Nicholson and Kevin Sorbo will all be starring in the indie drama “Soul Surfer,” about surfer Bethany Hamilton, who survived a brutal shark attack while surfing at 13. Sean McNamara is directing the project, which is based on Hamilton’s Autobiography. Robb will star as Hamilton, with Quaid and Hunt playing her parents. ...

Carrie Underwood Earns Supporting Role in Inspirational Film, Soul Surfer
. Filming will take place in February. The film is based on the life of Bethany Hamilton, a champion surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack when she was 13. The movie stars AnnaSophia Robb (as Hamilton), Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid (as the surfer's parents) and Lorraine Nicholson and Kevin Sorbo (as family friends Alana and Holt Blanchard).

Helen Hunt: Surf's Up!
Helen Hunt catches some waves while surfing with her boyfriend Matthew Carnahan on Wednesday (February 3) in Venice Beach, Calif. It looks like the 46-year-old As Good As It Gets actress has been preparing for her upcoming film, Soul Surfer . Helen will star alongside Carrie Underwood , Dennis Quaid , and AnnaSophia Robb in the true story about Bethany Hamilton , the 19-year-old champion surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack at age 13. 10+ pictures inside of Helen Hunt ...

Carrie Underwood Scores First Film Role in 'Soul Surfer'
Carrie Underwood is making her acting debut! According to Moviefone , the country singer will play a church youth leader in Soul Surfer , a biopic based on surfing star Bethany Hamilton, who was lost her arm in a shark attack at age 13. Sixteen-year-old AnnaSophia Robb plays the movie's main character, Bethany (here she is filming scenes in Oahu, Hawaii), and will share the big screen with Carrie. The religious role won't be too far of a stretch for the American Idol alum -- she has been...

Carrie Underwood Lands Movie Role!
Carrie Underwood is set to make her big screen acting debut! The Country Music star has landed a role in upcoming movie Soul Surfer — about 19-year-old champion surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack. Swift, 26, will play Sarah Hill, a church youth leader. Filming began in Hawaii this week. Soul Surfer also stars Academy Award winner Helen Hunt as Bethany's mother, Cheri, Golden Globe nominee Dennis Quaid as Bethany’s father, Tom and AnnaSophia Robb ...

Carrie Underwood Crosses Over to Acting; Lands First Movie Role
Carrie Underwood is not only a crossover success on the music charts, but now she's looking to conquer on a new front. The southern belle has just landed her very first acting role. According to Variety, she's set to star in the upcoming indie flick "Soul Surfer" along with Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid. The film's plot is based off a true story of Bethany Hamilton, the teen surfing champ and shark attack survivor. She defied all odds to complete and win professional championships after she...

Carrie Underwood rides a big screen wave in 'Soul Surfer'
American Idol winner Carrie Underwood is diving into acting with her first feature film role in the drama Soul Surfer, the true story of teen surfing champion Bethany Hamilton (AnnaSophia Robb), who lost her arm in a shark attack at the age of 13.

Carrie Underwood Headed to the Big Screen
Haven't seen enough of Carrie Underwood lately? Fear not. The Country Music warbler and erstwhile 'American Idol' star has signed up for her big-screen debut in the indie drama 'Soul Surfer.' The film is based on the Autobiography by teenage surfing champ Bethany Hamilton , who was 13 when she lost her arm in a 2003 attack by a 15-foot tiger shark in Hawaii. Despite the setback, she hit the waves again within weeks and resumed professional competitions. In the inspirational flick, Hamilton...

Carrie Underwood Makes Big Screen Debut With 'Soul Surfer'
Starring opposite Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood has reportedly landed a role in upcoming movie 'Soul Surfer' and will start shooting in Hawaii this week.

Carrie Underwood scores movie debut in 'Soul Surfer'
[HMG] – Ever since Richard Dreyfus scared half the planet in Jaws back in ‘75, movie studios have loved the idea of making money with sharks. And now Dennis Quaid, Carrie Underwood and Helen Hunt are joining the trail. Making her big-screen debut, Carrie, 26, joins the others to star in ‘Soul Surfer,’ a new independent production based on the life story of teen-surfing champion Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm to a 14ft Tiger shark when she was only 13 but went on to...

Carrie Underwood Scores First Movie Role
Carrie Underwood is a fabulous entertainer who's about to add something to her resume. She just scored her first movie role, playing a supporting role in an upcoming movie about surfer Bethany Hamilton. I can't wait to see her on the big-screen! It seems like every singer has been launching acting careers lately. And especially those country girls. After all, Taylor Swift is about to make her big-screen debut with a small role in Valentine's Day . And now Carrie Underwood has scored a...

Carrie Underwood to Make Film Debut in Surfer Flick
Jennifer Hudson set the bar very high for American Idol contestants. Hudson may not have won the competition, but she earned a singing career and then won an Academy Award for Dreamgirls , her big screen acting debut. Carrie Underwood won American Idol in 2005 and promptly blazed a trail to Country Music stardom. Now she wants to make movies too. Instead of appearing in a splashy, big-budget musical, however, Underwood will take on a supporting role in the indie drama Soul Surfer ,...

Dennis Quaid und Helen Hunt in Soul Surfer
Dennis Quaid und Helen Hunt werden im Independent-Drama Soul Surfer mitspielen, einem Biopic über die junge Surferin Bethany Hamilton

Quaid, Hunt & Robb In Soul Surfers
28 Jan 2010: Did you hear the one about the one-armed surfer? Well, you're about to, because AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt and Carrie Underwood ar

Carrie Underwood, Movie Star!
Carrie Underwood took the title on American Idol , quickly rose to the top of the Country Music charts and, now, has set her sights on movies! The Oklahoma native — who recently became engaged to Ottawa Senators player Mike Fisher — has landed a role in the inspirational flick Soul Surfer . The movie is about 19-year-old champion surfer Bethany Hamilton , who lost her arm in a shark attack in 2003, and Carrie's will play a church leader named Sarah Hill. After singing the...