Actor Chris Klein, who has had a long and successful career in Hollywood, is preparing for the release of his latest movie, “Bad Counselors,” a comedy about second chances and redemption.

“At its heart, it’s a story about finding grace in yourself and becoming a better person than you were,” Klein said. “And that’s a story that resonates for all of us.”

The premise of “Bad Counselors” is certainly comical.

“Two frat bros must become church bros, fast,” the synopsis reads. “After one wild night ends in handcuffs and a campus police escort, two best friends are slapped with 120 hours of community service due in two weeks, or they’re expelled. Their genius plan? Pose as counselors at a local Christian youth camp, where every sing-along, campfire devotional, and trust fall counts toward the clock. Just one problem (okay, three): they don’t like kids, they hate camping, and they have barely set foot in a church.”

Klein said the movie, which hits theaters July 22-27, offers a story that will resonate with anyone who has “come of age” as it deals with growing, learning, and making life change. The actor said he was drawn to the film because director and screenwriter Chris Dowling is a close friend whom he has long wanted to work with.

Ultimately, Klein took the role of Pastor Tom, which he enjoyed.

“Every once in a while, a character in a story comes around, and where you are as an artist, and where you are in your life, they just line up,” he said. “And I really found that with Pastor Tom.”

While Klein joked he’s not becoming a pastor, he said the notion of mentorship and the preacher’s standing as a dad was deeply relatable to where he is in his own life right now.

“I’m a father. I’ve come of age. I am now a mentor to young people,” he said. “I have two children of my own. You know, my volunteer service these days is spent coaching and supporting my children’s goals, and ambitions, and inspirations, and their friends.”

As for growing interest in faith-and family-friendly entertainment, Klein said he’s seen firsthand the “very healthy appetite” that exists for Christian and family content right now. Watch him discuss.
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Mel Gibson’s longtime collaborator Randall Wallace revealed the dark spiritual warning that the two-time Oscar winner gave him before they began writing the sequel to “The Passion of the Christ.”

The 76-year-old screenwriter, who previously teamed up with the 70-year-old director and actor for 1995’s “Braveheart,” 2002’s “We Were Soldiers” and 2016’s “Hacksaw Ridge,” co-wrote the screenplay for “The Resurrection of the Christ” with Gibson and his brother Donal Gibson.

During a recent appearance on Raymond Arroyo’s podcast “Arroyo Grande,” Wallace recalled how he urged Gibson to tell the Resurrection story following the massive success of “The Passion of the Christ.”

“Mel didn’t approach me. I approached him, actually,” Wallace said of how they began working together on “The Resurrection of the Christ.”

“This is not to say that over the years, he hadn’t thought many times about the Resurrection,” Wallace continued. “In fact, in the original ‘The Passion of the Christ,’ the original cut didn’t have the resurrection scene. He was getting feedback from people saying, ‘We really want to see that.'”

Wallace said Gibson ultimately decided to add the brief Resurrection scene that serves as “The Passion of the Christ’s” closing epilogue.

In the sequence, Jesus is seen rising, leaving the tomb, and revealing the wounds in his hands before the movie ends.

Wallace told Arroyo that he proposed developing a feature-length film depicting the Resurrection while he and Gibson were on a promotional tour for “Hacksaw Ridge” in 2016.

“Having studied the Resurrection and being so consumed by it, I thought about it many times,” Wallace recalled. “I didn’t have anything to do with ‘The Passion of the Christ.’ When we were promoting ‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ we were sitting there talking about our lives, and I said, ‘Look, you know, the story that you really need to tell is the Resurrection.’”

Wallace went on to recount Gibson’s reaction to his suggestion, remembering that the director believed the project could invite spiritual warfare.

“There was this long pause, and he said something profoundly beautiful. He said, ‘If we do this, it can’t be for the money, and it can’t be to get back at people that have hated us or wronged us or been unhappy with us,'” Wallace recalled. “And I said, ‘Amen to that.’”

“Then he said, ‘You know, Satan’s going to come after you,'” Wallace continued.

“I said, ‘Well, you know, Satan doesn’t really care about Baptists.’ It’s really good when Satan can get a Catholic. We’re a dime a dozen,” he said as Arroyo laughed.

“And of course, I was being facetious, but I was also thinking…” Wallace continued.

“What if he’s right?” Arroyo interjected.

“Well, yeah,” Wallace admitted.

“That’s what I would be thinking,” Arroyo said.

“We had a beautiful conversation about grace,” Wallace recalled.

Wallace told Arroyo that conversation with Gibson marked the beginning of their collaboration on “The Resurrection of the Christ.”

“I knew he had written ‘The Passion,’ was very much deeply involved in the writing of it. And I said, ‘Look, let’s partner up. I’ll write a draft, give it to you, then we’ll start tearing it up, go through it. You do your thing, I’ll do mine. We’ll work together, we’ll work apart.’ So we started that way,” Wallace remembered.

Gibson has previously said he, Wallace and Donal spent roughly six to eight years writing and refining the screenplay for “The Resurrection of the Christ,” which will be split into two parts.

In May, Gibson announced that production on the sequel had been completed. “The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One” will be released May 6, 2027, on Ascension Day, the Christian holiday marking Jesus Christ’s ascent into heaven 40 days after Easter Sunday. “The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two” is scheduled to debut May 25, 2028, over Memorial Day weekend.

In a press release, Gibson shared that the story was brought to the screen “exactly as I envisioned it.”

“I’m deeply grateful to my incredibly talented cast and crew for pouring their hearts into this production. Together, we created something powerful,” Gibson said.

“This film represents a major part of my life’s work, and it has demanded everything of me as a filmmaker and as an artist. This is far more than a film to me. It’s a mission I’ve carried for over 20 years to tell what I believe is the most important story in human history,” he added.

“The Passion of the Christ,” which premiered in February 2004, depicted the final 12 hours of Jesus’ life leading up to the crucifixion. Its graphic violence and subject matter made it one of that year’s most controversial movies.

The film was a smash hit, grossing more than $610 million worldwide on a reported $30 million budget. It also earned Academy Award nominations for its makeup, score and cinematography.

While speaking with Arroyo, Wallace teased what audiences can expect from the long-awaited sequel.

“His unique vision of the spiritual realm is really special,” Wallace said of Gibson.

“The interesting thing is that, while in some ways — the ultimate movie — I want to keep it all secret about what’s going to happen,” he continued. “But the ultimate movie, in some ways, will have elements that people have never seen before.”

“In fact, in many ways, it’ll be stuff nobody’s ever seen,” Wallace added. “And yet I believe it’ll be, in a certain way, the most orthodox telling. It’ll be the most consistent telling of the overall belief, the awe and the mystery that Christians experience when they experience the Resurrection.”
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ന്യൂയോർക്ക് : പ്രശസ്തമായ ബൈബിൾ നാടകങ്ങൾ ഡിജിറ്റൽ സ്ക്രീനുകളിൽ എത്തിക്കുന്നതിനായി പ്രമുഖ ക്രൈസ്തവ മാധ്യമ കൂട്ടായ്‌മയായ വണ്ടർ പ്രൊജക്റ്റും തിയേറ്റർ കമ്പനിയായ സൈറ്റ് & സൗണ്ടും തമ്മിൽ കരാറിലെത്തി. ജൂലൈ 30 മുതൽ ആമസോൺ പ്രൈം വീഡിയോയിലെ വണ്ടർ പ്രൊജക്റ്റ് ചാനലിലൂടെ ഈ ദൃശ്യാവിഷ്കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രേക്ഷകരിലേക്ക് എത്തും.

കരാർ പ്രകാരം യേശു, രൂത്ത്, മോശ, നോഹ, എസേർ രാജ്ഞി, ദാവീദ്, ശിംശോൻ തുടങ്ങിയ പ്രശസ്തമായ ബൈബിൾ നാടകങ്ങളുടെ ചിത്രീകരിച്ച പതിപ്പുകൾ ഒടിടി പ്ലാറ്റ്ഫോമിൽ ലഭ്യമാകും. ശരത്കാലം മുഴുവൻ ഓരോ രണ്ടാഴ്ച കൂടുമ്പോഴും പുതിയ പ്രൊഡക്ഷനുകൾ ചാനലിലൂടെ പ്രീമിയർ ചെയ്യുമെന്നാണ് അധികൃതർ അറിയിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളത്.

അഞ്ച് പതിറ്റാണ്ടോളമായി തനത് സംഗീതവും കൂറ്റൻ സെറ്റുകളും മൃഗങ്ങളെയുമൊക്കെ അണിനിരത്തി ബൈബിൾ കഥകൾ അരങ്ങിലെത്തിക്കുന്ന ലോകപ്രശസ്ത കൂട്ടായ്‌മയാണ് സൈറ്റ് & സൗണ്ട്. ജീവിതത്തിൽ പ്രത്യാശ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന ലോകത്തിന് ബൈബിൾ സന്ദേശങ്ങൾ പകർന്നുനൽകാൻ ഈ കൂട്ടായ്‌മ സഹായിക്കുമെന്ന് വണ്ടർ പ്രൊജക്റ്റ് ഭാരവാഹികൾ പ്രത്യാശ പ്രകടിപ്പിച്ചു.
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