"The Unbreakable Boy" was completed three years ago, and that means the Zachary Levi we see in this movie is closer to the brightly grinning earnest man-child who was so appealing in the first "Shazam!

The thing about separating the art from the artist is that people are typically a lot more inclined to do so if the “art” isn’t a generic piece of faith-based schlock, and the “artist” hasn’t made a variety of disqualifying comments that pertain directly to the subject of their latest film.

Based on a true story, the movie centers on a father whose world is upended when his older son is diagnosed with autism and brittle bone disease.

Ahead of the release of his latest project, “The Unbreakable Boy,” actor Zachary Levi spoke with The Deseret News on the importance of sharing faith-based stories. “I love telling true stories, but particularly true stories that involve real human journey,

Zachary Levi told UPI the father he plays in his new film, "The Unbreakable Boy," learns how to be a better man by following his young son's example.

Based on the memoir by Scott LeRette, the movie takes on subjects including autism and brittle-bone disease with a faith-based foundation in church and family.

Zachary Levi’s new movie, The Unbreakable Boy, has received a less-than-stellar Rotten Tomatoes score, but it’s far from the actor’s worst.