Sean McNamara to Write and Direct “Blank Canvas”

Author Marcy Gregg holding her memoir Blank Canvas, seated in front of one of her paintings

Deadline announced today that Sean McNamara will write and direct Blank Canvas, a faith-based drama based on the 2022 memoir by author, speaker and artist Marcy Gregg. The project is in development at Brookwell McNamara Entertainment.

“At the age of 30, Marcy Gregg experienced a serious medical complication during childbirth that resulted in the loss of 13 years of her memory. Faced with the challenge of rebuilding her identity, relationships, and faith, Gregg embarked on a deeply personal journey of healing and transformation that would ultimately shape her life’s work and the message she shares with audiences today.”

The film will be produced by David Brookwell and Sean McNamara, the longtime producing team behind Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, with Will Crenshaw of Beaumont, Texas serving as executive producer.

Blank Canvas joins a run of true stories of faith and resilience, including:

  • Soul on Fire, Sony AFFIRM’s biopic of motivational speaker John O’Leary starring William H. Macy and John Corbett
  • Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid, and Bau, Artist at War, the Paramount release starring Emile Hirsch
  • Soul Surfer, the story of Bethany Hamilton — now streaming on Netflix

Read the exclusive announcement at Deadline.

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