{"id":2063385,"date":"2025-10-02T01:43:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2063385"},"modified":"2025-10-02T01:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:43:17","slug":"soul-on-fire-debuts-in-stl-inspired-by-author-john-oleary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/soul-on-fire-debuts-in-stl-inspired-by-author-john-oleary\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Soul on fire\u2019 debuts in STL, inspired by author John O\u2019Leary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. \u2013 \u201cSoul on Fire\u201d is set for a Powell Hall world premiere on Thursday, but tonight at Marcus Ronnie\u2019s cinema, there is a VIP event, featuring John O\u2019Leary and the film\u2019s cast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As O\u2019Leary tells it, he shouldn\u2019t even be here. Over 90% of his body was burned in a fire when he was a child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He turned this life-altering event into a best-selling book, and now, his story is being shared on the big screen. Cast members say \u201cSoul on Fire\u201d wrapped up its filming in St. Louis earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film depicts O\u2019Leary and his journey in overcoming adversity, and how he later became a best-selling author, as well as motivational speaker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fox2now.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 2.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 2. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. \u2013 \u201cSoul on Fire\u201d is set for a Powell Hall world premiere on Thursday, but tonight at Marcus Ronnie\u2019s cinema, there is a VIP event, featuring John O\u2019Leary and the film\u2019s cast. 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