'The Shack' trivia and fun facts
Novel
Based on the 2007 novel by Canadian author William P. Young.
The book
In 2005, William Paul Young was working three jobs and living in a 900-square-foot apartment with his wife and four of his six children after losing his home to bankruptcy. He started writing a novel during his daily 40-minute train commute, hoping to express his feelings about God to his children, since he couldn't afford to buy holiday gifts. He expected his family and maybe a few friends to read it. The book sold over 20 million copies.
Tim McGraw
The actor and singer Tim McGraw has been awarded three Grammy Awards and nominated 20 times.
Sophia
The character that discusses Wisdom with Mack is named Sophia. The word wisdom in Greek is Sophia.
Filming
Filming for this movie commenced on June 8, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada.
Soundtrack
Country singer Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill have composed the soundtrack for 'The Cottage' under the title 'Keep Your Eyes On Me'.
Two people of the team already met us
Sam Worthington and Radha Mitchell had already worked together before. Concretely, in 'Rogue' in the year 2007.