His favorite holiday is halloween, and his birthday is october 10th. Like most people who love the bestselling book wonder, ive been thrilled by the success of the movie version. Ahead of the movie wonder, heres what you need to know about treacher collins syndrome. Wonder movie true story auggie inspiration rj palacio.
He loves xbox, his dog, daisy, and he really loves star wars. How did you come up with the details of auggies face. Palacio, was born with significant facial abnormalities. His favorite character is jango fett, and he used to have a small braid in the back of his head like a padawan jedi apprentice. Wonder movie auggie condition name facial deformity. Here are the facts about what causes it and how its treated. Wonder is a feelgood movie that needed more realism. Wonder behind the scenes the makeup 2017 movieclips. Schmaltzy and as sweet as a cup of sugar, wonder is the tale of disfigured auggie that will still tug at your heartstrings. Why wonder, the movie, cant best the book its based on. Wonder author on her inspiration for the book and meeting an auggie pullman come to life i remember thinking, oh my goodness, this is auggie pullman come to life. Jacob tremblay reveals how he transformed into auggie for the new film wonder the 11yearold star opens up about playing a boy with facial differences. Based on the new york times bestselling book of the same name, wonder is the story of august auggie pullman, a young boy with a craniofacial.
Wearing glasses or contacts, hearing aids, or dental implants are all common, but many cases require several surgeries. The story behind julia roberts new movie, wonder, has already had a worldwide impact before it even hit theaters. If you were a middleschooler today, you almost certainly would read wonder by r. I decided not to get too specific about auggie s malady in the book, but in my head he has a severe form of treachercollins syndrome complicated by cleft lip and palate and some other unknown mysterious syndrome that makes his particular condition a medical wonder.
Wonder star jacob tremblay talks to dave morales about what it took to transform into auggie pullman and the importance of the antibullying message choose kind represented in the film. There are many syndromes out there, all with varying degrees of abnormality. Palacios bestselling novel downplays some painful truths about what its like to live with disfigurement. Check out the new behind the scenes for wonder starring jacob tremblay. It contains three stories, each telling the events of wonder from different perspectives. Palacios novel and the new movie based on it tells the story of a young boy, auggie pullman played by jacob tremblay, who has noticeable facial differences, as he enters mainstream school. It captures beautifully the books central premise, that we should choose. Wonder makeup designer tackles a tricky job and makes a. Jacob tremblay reveals how he transformed into auggie for. In the book of wonder what are some hardships auggie pullman went through.
Palacio tells the story of a 10yearold boy, who was born with distorted facial features a craniofacial difference caused by an anomaly in his dna. The first story, called the julian chapter, is told from the point of view of school bully julian where he explains. Even though he is only ten years old, he has had twentyseven surgeries to try. Jacob tremblay on transforming into auggie pullman in wonder. August pullman is a child who lives in his imaginationas evidenced by chewbacca and darth sidious.
Auggie and me is not a sequel but a companion book to wonder although the julian chapter serves as one. The heartbreaking encounter behind the new movie, wonder. For wonder movie, jacob tremblay connected with real. In wonder, auggie pullman reveals that he was born with a condition called mandibulofacial dysostosis, which is more commonly known as treacher collins syndrome. Based on the new york times bestselling book of the same name, wonder is the story of august auggie pullman, a young boy with a craniofacial condition that required numerous surgeries and. Palacio, a tearjerker of a book about a tenyearold boy born with severe facial differences starting his first. August pullman, the protagonist of wonder, written by r. Wonder, the childrens novel about a young boy growing up with a deformed face, is now a moving film starring julia roberts.
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