Kingdom Story Company (formerly known as Kingdom Studios), is an American film and television studio in partnership with Lionsgate specializing in the production of Christian films. It was founded in 2018 by the Erwin Brothers (Jon and Andrew Erwin), Kevin Downes, and Tony Young and has operations in Nashville, Tennessee and Los Angeles, California.
History[]
TBA
Films[]
Kingdom Story Company intends to produce two faith-based films per year,[3][2] and has of yet revealed four productions, each one slated for a prospective 2020 or 2021 wide release by Lionsgate.[4][2] Each of the films were unveiled at the National Religious Broadcasters convention at Anaheim, California in March 2019.[2][5]
I Still Believe is a biographical film on the life of Christian music artist Jeremy Camp during his first wife's struggle with cancer, and will be Kingdom's first film to be theatrically released. The other films announced are Apostles: Resurrection of Christ, which is to be the first in a trilogy based on the New Testament, Jesus Revolution, which is based on the events surrounding the Jesus Movement, and The Drummer Boy, which will be produced in cooperation with Christian music group For King and Country.[1][3][2][5] American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story is to be a sports drama biopic based on the life of Kurt Warner.[6]
Following is a list of Kingdom's planned films:
| Film | Director(s) | Prospective year of release | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Still Believe | Erwin Brothers | 2020 | [3][7][2][5][8][9][6] |
| The Jesus Music | Erwin Brothers | 2021 | |
| American Underdog | Erwin Brothers | 2021 | [3][7][2][5][8][9][6] |
| The Unbreakable Boy | Jon Gunn | 2022 | [10][11] |
| Apostles: Resurrection of Christ | Erwin Brothers | TBA | [12][3][7][2][5][8][13] |
| The Drummer Boy | Joel and Luke Smallbone | ||
| Jesus Revolution | Jon Erwin & Brent McCorkle | ||
| Ordinary Angels | Jon Gunn |
See also[]
- Pure Flix
- Affirm Films
- Fox Faith
- Lightworkers Media
External links[]
- [TBA Website]
- IMDB
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mia Galuppo (March 27, 2019). [TBA 'I Can Only Imagine' Producers, Lionsgate Set Faith-Based Film Slate]. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on August 24, 2019.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedDeadline - ↑ Michael Foust (March 28, 2019). [TBA Filmmaker Erwin Brothers Announce 4 New Movies, Launch Studio]. ChristianHeadlines.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Mirko Parlevliet (March 27, 2019). [TBA Kingdom Studios Announces Faith-Based Slate with Lionsgate]. Vital Thrills. Retrieved on August 28, 2019.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedTHR3 - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Leah MarieAnn Klett (March 29, 2019). [TBA 'I Can Only Imagine' team launches faith-based movie studio, announces four new films]. Christian Post. Retrieved on August 24, 2019.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedDH - ↑ [TBA The Unbreakable Boy Announcement on Twitter] (November 23, 2021). Retrieved on December 6, 2021.
- ↑ [TBA The Unbreakable Boy: Release Date, Cast, And More] (October 1, 2021). Retrieved on December 6, 2021.
- ↑ Kathy Schiffer (March 9, 2020). [TBA ‘I Still Believe’ Will Touch Hearts, Strengthen Faith]. National Catholic Register. Retrieved on March 12, 2020.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (2022-03-24). [TBA Hilary Swank & ‘Reacher’ Breakout Alan Ritchson To Lead Kingdom Story Company’s ‘Ordinary Angels’; Lionsgate Distributing] (en-US).