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New string: Country star Carrie Underwood makes her big screen debut playing an inspiring church leader in Soul SurferCarrie Underwood has cemented her legacy in the music world having won numerous awards and sold millions of albums.
Now the country singer is trying her hand at acting in the upcoming movie Soul Surfer.
Carrie has a starring role in the film about a teenage surfer who finds the courage to get back into the ocean after having her arm bitten off by a shark.
Nashville to Hollywood: The country music singer took time out from her busy recording career to try her hand at actingThe film is based on the inspriational true-life story of Bethany Hamilton, who will be played by AnnaSophia Robb.
Bethany lost her arm in the 2003 shark attack but courageously got back on her board and became a champion again just months later.
Carrie plays Sarah Hill, the church leader that inspires Bethany to get back into the water.
Bethany's parents, played by Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid, struggle with encouraging their daughter in a risky sport but are then faced with the threat of her career being cut short after the tragedy.
Moving flick: The film is based on a true story about teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton, left, who is played by AnnaSophia RobbThe film has been described as Blue Crush meeting 127 Hours but it is an inspirational tale of triumph over adversity.
In the trailer released this week, Carrie shows that she has the ability to light up a big screen in her movie debut.
The country music singer had a small role in hit TV series How I Met Your Mother last year to test out her acting chops.
Close family: Bethany's parents are played by Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid
The movie has already courted controversy when it was reported that the words Holy Bible were digitally removed from the cover of a Bible in a scene where Bethany's father Tom is reading scripture to his daughter.
The devout Christian family were relieved when they saw the final cut of the film to see it has been put back in.
'I could see the words bright and clear. I looked at my wife and whispered, "Thank you God, they put it back"', Tom Hamilton told The Hollywood Reporter.
It had apparently been taken out to soften the Christian element of the film so not to alienate non-Christian audiences.
Soul Surfer opens in theatres on April 8
Soul Surfer Trailer
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