<P> Gabriele Muccino was hired to direct during the 2013 Cannes Film Festival . Russell Crowe was the first cast in October, with Amanda Seyfried joining the same month as Crowe's daughter . </P> <P> In November, Aaron Paul was cast in the film as Seyfried's love interest . Actresses Diane Kruger, Octavia Spencer, and Quvenzhané Wallis were cast in the film during the Berlin Film Festival . The same month, Janet McTeer was cast . In April 2014, it was announced Jane Fonda, and Bruce Greenwood had joined the cast of the film . </P> <P> Crew members scouted Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a filming location, with production slated for an April start date . Principal photography officially began on March 14 in Pittsburgh . </P> <P> Michael Bolton sings and wrote the song to this movie . </P>

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