CTV greenlights movie deal

CTV announced on Friday that its next original movie title will be The Man Who Lost Himself: The Terry Evanshen Story, from its Heroes, Champions and Villains production strand. The movie tells the true story of the former Canadian Football League star and Hall-of-Famer who lost his memory in a car accident in 1988. Based on the book of the same name by June Callwood, the story chronicles Evanshen's fight to rise above the accident to rediscover his family and become a motivational speaker.
The movie is skedded to begin shooting in the spring and will be produced by Toronto-based Sarrazin Couture Entertainment in association with CTV and Lifetime Network.

CTV announced on Friday that its next original movie title will be The Man Who Lost Himself: The Terry Evanshen Story, from its Heroes, Champions and Villains production strand. The movie tells the true story of the former Canadian Football League star and Hall-of-Famer who lost his memory in a car accident in 1988. Based on the book of the same name by June Callwood, the story chronicles Evanshen’s fight to rise above the accident to rediscover his family and become a motivational speaker.

The movie is skedded to begin shooting in the spring and will be produced by Toronto-based Sarrazin Couture Entertainment in association with CTV and Lifetime Network.