{"id":57038,"date":"2011-06-29T06:56:12","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T13:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=57038"},"modified":"2011-06-29T06:56:12","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T13:56:12","slug":"paladin-set-to-release-the-whale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2011\/06\/29\/paladin-set-to-release-the-whale\/","title":{"rendered":"Paladin Set to Release The Whale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paladin has obtained the theatrical distribution rights for the upcoming documentary &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhalemovie.com\/\" target=\"blank\">The Whale<\/a>,&#8217; which follows a killer orca who tries to become friends with humans, the company&#8217;s president, Mark Urman, has confirmed. The movie, which was co-directed by journalist Michael Parfit and producer-cinematographer Suzanne Chisholm, chronicles several years in the life of the whale, nicknamed Luna. The orca becomes separated from his family, and unexpectedly begins making contact with people.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Reynolds, a native of Vancouver, Canada, where &#8216;The Whale&#8217; takes place, will narrate Luca&#8217;s story. The actor will also serve as an executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Whale,&#8217; which will begin a limited engagement in late summer 2011 and expand in the fall, also follows Parfit and Chisholm as they traveled to Nootka Sound on an assignment for the Smithsonian. While there, the two grew so concerned about Luna they decided to try to help him.<\/p>\n<p>Written by: Karen Benardello<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/ryan_reynolds_the_whale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/ryan_reynolds_the_whale.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Reynolds The Whale\" title=\"Ryan Reynolds The Whale\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/ryan_reynolds_the_whale.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/ryan_reynolds_the_whale-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paladin has obtained the theatrical distribution rights for the upcoming documentary &#8216;The Whale,&#8217; which follows a killer orca who tries to become friends with humans, the company&#8217;s president, Mark Urman, has confirmed. 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