The Last Song (Movie)
In a meeting between Disney executive Jason Reed and Miley Cyrus to discuss Cyrus’ career plans, Cyrus expressed a wish to film a movie similar to A Walk to Remember. The film was based on a novel by the same name written by Sparks in 2002. United Talent Agency, which then represented both Cyrus and Sparks, contacted Sparks and asked him to write a screenplay and novel simultaneously with Cyrus in mind for the lead. The part was intended to be Cyrus’ breakout role from her popular Hannah Montana character Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana, with hopes of introducing the actress to adult audiences.
Sparks told Variety Magazine that Miley Cyrus and her family “were very familiar with the work I’ve done in the past. That played a role in this project coming together.” Once Sparks’ idea had been agreed to by Cyrus, her family, and the film’s producers, Disney bought the film rights in September 2008. Of the writing process, Sparks told a crowd at the Paramount Center for the Arts that “On this one, I wrote the screenplay first and then the novel. That’s the first time I’ve done that.” He later told Daily Variety, “This is similar to the way it’s gone with movies based on my novels; it’s just out of order. Certain opportunities garner your interest, and this was one of those.”
During development, the plot was kept secret. The title was known as “The Untitled Miley Cyrus Project”. In an online chat in 2008, Sparks wrote that for him “titles come last” in the development of a book, and that though he had the idea for the novel he did not yet have the name. (WIKIPEDIA)
Well, I am not a Miley fan.. but I still would watch it because it’s a Nicholas Sparks story…