Will 2014 Be The Year of The Religious Movie?
There is a new super hero in town...
Over the past few years, the movie industry has relied on blockbusters from the world of comic book super heroes for their big hits, but now many movie studios are looking toward a different set of books for their hit content: the Bible.
The major success of "The Bible" miniseries on the History Channel has motivated studios to look for content from the religious work. According an article in the U.K. Telegraph, "Biblical Films' Hollywood Comeback," the Bible can be good for business.
Studio executives who have spent the past few years releasing superhero and zombie films have, it seems, had an epiphany. Now their new best friends are evangelical pastors whose endorsements they actively seek, even inviting them on to sets during production. Pastors in turn play clips from films of which they approve to 10,000-strong congregations on 40ft wide movie screens.
There is a new super hero in town...
Over the past few years, the movie industry has relied on blockbusters from the world of comic book super heroes for their big hits, but now many movie studios are looking toward a different set of books for their hit content: the Bible.
The major success of "The Bible" miniseries on the History Channel has motivated studios to look for content from the religious work. According an article in the U.K. Telegraph, "Biblical Films' Hollywood Comeback," the Bible can be good for business.
Studio executives who have spent the past few years releasing superhero and zombie films have, it seems, had an epiphany. Now their new best friends are evangelical pastors whose endorsements they actively seek, even inviting them on to sets during production. Pastors in turn play clips from films of which they approve to 10,000-strong congregations on 40ft wide movie screens.
