ന്യൂയോര്‍ക്ക്: യേശു ക്രിസ്തുവിന്റെ പരസ്യജീവിതത്തെ കേന്ദ്രമാക്കി നിര്‍മ്മിച്ച് പ്രേക്ഷകര്‍ക്ക് ഇടയില്‍ വന്‍ ഹിറ്റായി മാറിയ ‘ദ ചോസൺ’ ബൈബിള്‍ പരമ്പരയിലെ “ചോസണ്‍: ലാസ്റ്റ് സപ്പർ” സീസൺ 5-ന്റെ ഔദ്യോഗിക ട്രെയിലർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി. ഇന്നലെ ഫെബ്രുവരി 20-ന് പുറത്തിറക്കിയ ട്രെയിലര്‍ ഇതിനോടകം ഏഴുലക്ഷത്തിലധികം പേരാണ് കണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നത്. യേശുവിന്റെ മരണത്തിന് തൊട്ടുമുമ്പുള്ള ആഴ്‌ചയിലെ നിരവധി സുപ്രധാന നിമിഷങ്ങളെ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയാണ് ട്രെയിലര്‍. ജറുസലേമിലേക്കുള്ള യേശുവിന്റെ രാജകീയ പ്രവേശനം, ദേവാലയ ശുദ്ധീകരണം, യൂദാസിന്റെ വഞ്ചന, അന്ത്യ അത്താഴം എന്നിവ ഉൾപ്പെടെ സീസൺ 5ല്‍ പ്രമേയമാകുന്നുണ്ടെന്നാണ് ട്രെയിലര്‍ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്.

“ദി ചോസൻ: ലാസ്റ്റ് സപ്പർ” മൂന്ന് ഭാഗങ്ങളായാണ് തീയേറ്ററുകളിൽ റിലീസ് ചെയ്യുന്നത്. ഇതിന്റെ ആദ്യ ഭാഗം മാർച്ച് 28നും ഭാഗം 2 ഏപ്രിൽ 4നും ഭാഗം 3 ഏപ്രിൽ 11നും റിലീസ് ചെയ്യുമെന്ന് ചോസണ്‍ ടീം മാധ്യമങ്ങളെ അറിയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. അതേസമയം “ദി ചോസൻ” സീരീസിന്റെ യുഎസ് സ്ട്രീമിംഗ് പങ്കാളി മുന്‍ നിര ഓ‌ടി‌ടി പ്ലാറ്റ്ഫോമായ ആമസോണ്‍ പ്രൈം വീഡിയോയായിരിക്കുമെന്ന് ഷോയുടെ നിര്‍മ്മാതാവും സംവിധായകനുമായ ഡാളസ് ജെങ്കിൻസ് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു. ജെങ്കിൻസിൻ്റെ 5&2 സ്റ്റുഡിയോയും ആമസോൺ എംജിഎം സ്റ്റുഡിയോയും തമ്മിലുള്ള പുതിയ കരാറിന്റെ ഭാഗമായാണ് ഇതെന്ന് മാധ്യമ വൃത്തങ്ങള്‍ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

സീസൺ അഞ്ചിന്റെ തിയേറ്റർ റിലീസിന് ശേഷം, പ്രൈം വീഡിയോയ്ക്ക് 90 ദിവസത്തേക്ക് എക്സ്ക്ലൂസീവ് സ്ട്രീമിംഗ് അവകാശം ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കും. 90 ദിവസത്തെ കാലയളവിന് ശേഷം, സീസൺ 5 സൗജന്യമായി ചോസണ്‍ ആപ്പിൽ റിലീസ് ചെയ്യും. തുടര്‍ന്നു ചോസണ്‍ അഞ്ച് സീസണുകളും പ്രൈം വീഡിയോയിലും ചോസണ്‍ ആപ്പിലും ലഭ്യമാകുമെന്നും 5&2 സ്റ്റുഡിയോ അറിയിച്ചു. പൂര്‍ണ്ണമായും ക്രൌഡ് ഫണ്ടിംഗിലൂടെ നിര്‍മ്മിച്ച ദി ചോസണ്‍ ലോകത്ത് ഏറ്റവുമധികം ആളുകള്‍ കണ്ടിട്ടുള്ള പരമ്പരകളില്‍ ഒന്നാണ്. ഏതാണ്ട് 60 കോടി ആളുകളാണ് ഈ പരമ്പരയ്ക്കു പ്രേക്ഷകരായിട്ടുള്ളത്.

ലോക ചരിത്രത്തില്‍ ഏറ്റവുമധികം തര്‍ജ്ജമ ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ട പരമ്പര എന്ന പദവിക്ക് അരികിലാണ് ‘ദി ചോസണ്‍’ ഇപ്പോള്‍. അന്‍പതോളം ഭാഷകളില്‍ ഈ പരമ്പര തര്‍ജ്ജമ ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ട്. 600 ഭാഷകളില്‍ സബ്ടൈറ്റില്‍ ലഭ്യമാക്കുവാനും അണിയറക്കാര്‍ക്ക് പദ്ധതിയുണ്ട്. ഇറങ്ങിയ മുന്‍ സീരിസുകള്‍ എല്ലാം തന്നെ ഹിറ്റായതിനാല്‍ പുതിയ എപ്പിസോഡിന് വേണ്ടി ആകാംക്ഷയോടെ കാത്തിരിക്കുകയാണ് ലോകമെമ്പാടുമുള്ള പ്രേക്ഷകര്‍.
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With the days of Lent just around the corner, a new movie following the final days in the story of Jesus Christ’s life is on its way to cinemas. And, today,exclusive first look at the poster and trailer for filmmaker Mauro Borrelli’s The Last Supper. Starring Jamie Ward (His Dark Materials) as Jesus, James Faulkner (Game of Thrones) as Caiaphas, and Nathalie Rapti Gomex (Love on the Rock), the media gives audiences a look into one of the most important stories from the Bible that will rise into a theater near you on March 14.

Introducing The Last Supper’s trailer is none other than renowned Christian singer and songwriter, Chris Tomlin, who joins the film’s team as an executive producer. The musician sets up the tale that audiences are about to see before the teaser rolls, which opens on a shot of the production’s titular meal, where we see Jesus (Ward) breaking bread alongside his disciples at the table of the Last Supper. As the religious leader addresses his followers, instructing them how to honor the practice of communion, scenes from their time together play overtop. Famous stories from the Bible begin to flash in and out, with Peter (James Oliver Wheatley) crossing paths with Jesus for the first time, the latter throwing over the tables at the temple, and the holy leader addressing the masses on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Promising to carry audiences through Holy Week, we also see Jesus’ betrayal at the hands of one of his own, his arrest, and his crucifixion.

Anyone who knows the story of Jesus’ final days knows that there are a lot of main players, meaning that the call sheet for The Last Supper is a lengthy one. Additionally, the Pinnacle Peak Pictures-backed film will feature the likes of Henry Garrett (Silo) as Nicodemus, Daniel Fathers (House of the Dragon) as Joseph of Arimathea, Marie-Batoul Prenant (Testament: The Story of Moses) as Rachel, Billy Rayner (The Catcher Was a Spy) as Thomas, Robert Knepper (Prison Break) as Judas, Charlie MacGechan (Pennyworth) as John, Ben Dilloway (Masters of the Air) as Malchus, Fredrik Wagner (The Playlist) as Andrew, Harry Anton (The Last Kingdom) as Simon The Zealot, and more.
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Michael Medved is an author, political commentator, film critic, and talk show host whose career successes came early and often.

Medved attended California public schools until age 16 when he enrolled at Yale as a national merit scholar. He went on to attend Yale Law School and then worked as a campaign speechwriter and political consultant.

He authored his first best-selling book at age 26. That book gave birth to a television series. Now, his newest project turns his latest book, The American Miracle, into a docudrama.

The movie explores moments of crisis in our nation’s history that were interrupted by the hand of Providence, or as President George Washington described it, “the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men.”

“The history of the American Experiment is a fabric woven of countless instances of improbable, unimaginable success. Whether it is the supernatural protection that surrounded George Washington – the Father of our Country – throughout his life, the mysterious weather conditions that favored the movements of the Continental Army at critical battlefield junctures, or, the unique, longstanding success of a revolution unlike any other in recorded world history; it is difficult, nearly impossible to explain the outcome of any of these, and so many more events like them, without allowing for divine intervention,” the website for the movie explains.

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The groundbreaking Christian TV drama based on the life of Jesus is gearing up for the debut of Season Five in a major way.

Dallas Jenkins, the creator and executive producer behind The Chosen, recently unveiled the season’s newest artwork, shot by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz, on display in Times Square.

Leibovitz has shot iconic photos of the Queen of England, presidents, and celebrities, Dallas explained in a recent social media post.

He said he thought, “She probably hasn’t even heard of our show, much less going to be interested in (shooting) it.”

But unbeknownst to the cast and crew, a few months prior Leibovitz began watching the series at the recommendation of a crew member.

“She became obsessed with it and became a huge, huge fan,” Jenkins explained. “She’s been wanting to do something related to the Bible for a decade. Nothing came along and nothing made sense to her. And then this came along and she thought, ‘I have to do it.'”

Leibovitz’s trio of stunning portraits reveal pivotal points in Jesus’ ministry which the upcoming season is focusing on, such as the Last Supper and Judas’ betrayal.

“I admire what Dallas Jenkins is doing so much… He is the artist of our time doing the Bible,” said Leibovitz.

Jenkins and Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus – along with the series’ actors Elizabeth Tabish, George H. Xanthis, Abe Bueno-Jallad, Austin Reed Alleman, and other cast members – stood in Times Square last week as the billboards were displayed.

What makes her work so extraordinary is she tells stories – in seconds – and then you look deeper and you find more. And we’re trying to tell stories of some of the most iconic people who ever lived. They actually lived and breathed and had fear and doubt and felt things like joy and betrayal. So in a season like this, where you see all of those things, it felt like the season that was in need of someone most like her to communicate that photographically. When she agreed to do it, we knew that it was going to elevate the show and bring something to it with her portraits that we can’t do,” said Jenkins regarding Leibovitz and her photography.

Season 5 Premiere

Season 5 will premiere in theaters through a 3-part series right before Easter, beginning March 28.

The Season Five synopsis reads:

The table is set. The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while his disciples anticipate his crowning. But—instead of confronting Rome—he turns the tables on the Jewish religious festival. Their power threatened, the country’s religious and political leaders will go to any length to ensure this Passover meal is Jesus’ last.

The series picks up on the events that took place through Holy Week, which leads up to Jesus’ crucifixion.

Part One of the season, or the first 2 episodes, will be in theaters nationwide starting March 28 in the U.S. During its four-week run, fans can purchase tickets for the remainder of the series which includes Part Two (episodes 3, 4, 5) followed by Part Three (episodes 6, 7, 8).

In April, The Chosen: Last Supper Part One will roll out in more than 40 additional markets worldwide, including Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Poland, the Philippines and India.

And although fans have an idea of what will happen because of its Biblical context, Dallas says that there are unexpected scenes in the upcoming season.

“There is a big moment that, when we did a little sneak for a crowd of about 5,000 people at our ChosenCon, it was such a surprise, they freaked out for two minutes!” Jenkins told Women’s World. “But the thing with The Chosen is, even when you know the stories from the Bible, we’re going to bring it in a way that is faithful to the story, but also gives you a human perspective that you haven’t seen before.”

He continues, “We remove it from a stained glass window, we take it down from a painting, and it becomes an actual human moment that you can identify with. So the triumphal entry, the turning over the tables in the Temple, the betrayal of Judas, the Last Supper—these are all moments you’re going to feel viscerally because you can identify with the people involved.”

Roumie told the outlet there are many heart-tugging moments.

“The Garden of Gethsemane was a very difficult scene in Jesus’ life,” he explained. “So to portray that was trying to connect with all the sorrow that he went through.”

“I think (Season 5) maybe prepares viewers’ hearts for the magnitude of the sacrifice that Jesus made on Calvary. I think it’s a really appropriate and sobering precursor to Season 6,” Roumie added.

After its theatrical run, The Chosen Season 5 will make its streaming debut.

As CBN News has reported, The Chosen tries to read between the lines in depicting the ministry of Jesus, telling the Gospel story through the eyes of the people who encounter Him. The series is the largest crowdfunded television project in history and continues to climb to new heights of success.

Episodes of The Chosen started as a crowd-funded project and have grown to over 280 million viewers with a strong social media following.

The series is available to watch for free on The Chosen App. It’s also available on popular streaming services including Apple TV, fubo TV, Amazon Prime, and the Roku Channel.
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