Devotion Movie Details:
Based on | Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Action, Biography, War |
Release date | September 12, 2022 (TIFF) November 23, 2022 (United States) |
Running time | 2hr 19min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Starring | Jonathan Majors Glen Powell Christina Jackson Thomas Sadoski |
Directed by | J. D. Dillard |
Screenplay by | Jake Crane Jonathan A. Stewart |
Produced by | Molly Smith Rachel Smith Thad Luckinbill Trent Luckinbill |
Cinematography by | Erik Messerschmidt |
Edited by | Billy Fox |
Music by | Chanda Dancy |
Production Company | Columbia Pictures STXfilms Black Label Media Stage 6 Films |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Releasing (North America) STX International (International) |
Devotion Movie Cast & Characters:
- Jonathan Majors as Ensign Jesse L. Brown
- Glen Powell as Lieutenant Junior Grade Tom Hudner
- Christina Jackson as Daisy Brown
- Thomas Sadoski as Lieutenant Commander Dick Cevoli
- Daren Kagasoff as Bill Koenig
- Joe Jonas as Marty Goode
- Spencer Neville as Bo Lavery
- Nick Hargrove as Carol Mohring
- Boone Platt as Buddy Gill
- Dean Denton as USS Leyte (CV-32) Captain T.U. Sisson
- Thad Luckinbill as Peters
- Joseph Cross as Charlie Ward
- Serinda Swan as Elizabeth Taylor
- Bill Martin Williams as President of the United States Harry S. Truman
Storyline:
Devotion, an aerial war epic based on the bestselling book of the same name, tells the inspirational true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots who helped turn the tide in the most brutal battle in the Korean War: Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history and his fellow fighter pilot and friend, Tom Hudner. Their heroic sacrifices and enduring friendship would ultimately make them the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen.
Devotion Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Budget | $90 million |
Worldwide Collection | $21.8 million |
About Devotion Movie:
The film is based on the 2015 book Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos.
Principal photography began on February 4, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia. Filming also took place in Charleston, South Carolina, East Wenatchee, and Pasco, Washington, Statesboro, Georgia.
Devotion premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in IMAX at the Ontario Place Cinesphere on September 12, 2022, and was released by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing in the United States on November 23, 2022.
The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences, it was a post-COVID-19 box-office bomb, grossing only $21.8 million worldwide against a $90 million budget.
The film grossed $20.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $1.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $21.7 million.
Devotion was released on Digital HD and streamed on Paramount+ on January 8, 2023, in North America with Paramount Pictures taking over distribution instead of Sony. The film was released in the UK via Amazon Prime on January 20, 2023, in UHD HDR10+, with releases on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on February 28, 2023, by Paramount Home Entertainment.