The Wish Man movie, adapted from Frank Shankwitz's book Wishman, began filming in Prescott the week of Sept. 11, 2017. Shankwitz, a resident of Prescott, Arizona, is the founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Frank Shankwitz, founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, poses with Robert Pine, the famed police sergeant of the TV show CHIPS (an inspiration behind Make A Wish). (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Frank Shankwitz poses with Tom Sizemore on the set of Wish Man. From Saving Private Ryan to Blackhawk Down, from Pearl Harbor to Natural Born Killers, Sizemore has become an iconic figure to movie goers worldwide. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Kirby Bliss Blanton (Hawaii 5-0, Project X) poses with Kitty Shankwitz on the set of the Wish Man. Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. Kirby is portraying Kitty in the movie. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Hair, make-up, camera, ready, action. Kitty Carlisle Shankwitz, Frank's wife, got a walk-on part, playing a Highway Patrol dispatcher for the Wish Man movie production. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy).
Kitty Carlisle Shankwitz, Frank's wife, got a walk-on part, playing a Highway Patrol dispatcher for the Wish Man movie production. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy).
From left, Larry Wilcox (who played Jon on the TV show CHIPS), Kitty and Frank Shankwitz, and Robert Pine, pose at the Palace Restaurant and Saloon on Whiskey Row in Prescott. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Kennedy Del Toro, with Frank Shankwitz, is the Script Supervisor on the Wish Man movie production. She is a surviving Make-A-Wish child. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Producer Greg Reid grabs a selfie with Frank Shankwitz. Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Robert Pine and Larry Wilcox on set during production of the Wish Man movie, which began filming in Prescott this week. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Larry Wilcox on set during production of the Wish Man movie, which began filming in Prescott this week. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Production of the Wish Man movie began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Andrew William Steel, who will be portraying Frank Shankwitz in Wish Man, gets his hair cut for production, which began this week. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Andrew Steel in the set of the movie. Production of the Wish Man began in Prescott the week of Sept. 11. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Kirby Bliss Blanton and Andrew Steel continue filming on day three of production of the Wish Man movie in Prescott, Sept. 13. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy).
Production of the Wish Man movie continues in Prescott. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy).
Day 5 of filming, overnight Sept. 15-16, at another Prescott location for some of the final scenes of the movie. Frank Shankwitz reports actors, extras and crew fighting to stay awake. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Day 5 of filming, overnight Sept. 15-16, at another Prescott location for some of the final scenes of the movie. Frank Shankwitz reports actors, extras and crew fighting to stay awake. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Day 5 of filming, overnight Sept. 15-16, at another Prescott location for some of the final scenes of the movie. Frank Shankwitz reports actors, extras and crew fighting to stay awake. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)
Day 5 of filming, overnight Sept. 15-16, at another Prescott location for some of the final scenes of the movie. Frank Shankwitz reports actors, extras and crew fighting to stay awake. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy).
Day 5 of filming, overnight Sept. 15-16, at another Prescott location for some of the final scenes of the movie. Frank Shankwitz reports actors, extras and crew fighting to stay awake. (Frank Shankwitz/Courtesy)