Reacher star Alan Ritchson says it’s important to support faith-based films in Hollywood
Reacher star Alan Ritchson says it’s important to support faith-based movies in Hollywood as movie theaters are the new ‘pulpit’
- Ritchson discussed being a Christian in Hollywood on a Zoom ‘prayer call’
- Ordinary Angels was created by faith-based Kingdom Story Company
Reacher star Alan Ritchson has said it’s important to support faith-based movies in Hollywood – he called movie theaters the new “pulpit.”
Ritchson, 40, who also starred in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, discussed being a Christian in Hollywood on a Zoom “prayer call” with Ordinary Angels cast and crew.
The film is inspired by the incredible true story of a barber who single-handedly assembles an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.
The actor has worked in the entertainment industry for 19 years and said he absolutely wants to “be part of stories” that honor Christ, Christian Headlines reported.
In the photo: Alan Ritchson (photo file). Ritchson, 40, who also starred in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, discussed being a Christian in Hollywood
Ritchson said some studio executives focus only on the end result, but argued that that doesn’t make it any less important that faith-based movies like Ordinary Angels and the surprise hit Jesus Revolution are shown in theaters.
He said it “doesn’t change the fact that people hear Christ’s name in movie theaters.”
“And if there’s the pulpit there for people who wouldn’t normally set foot in a church, it’s still a great way to have that conversation,” he added.
“It’s important that these films are supported.”
The actor said that when Christians get behind faith-based movies, it sends an important message to Hollywood.
‘Other people inside [Hollywood] watch this and a kind of tidal wave is happening in Hollywood that changes things in a really meaningful way,” Ritchson told the publication.
Pictured: Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher in a scene from the Amazon series
Ritchson recently said Ordinary Angels is a story about how God uses “broken” people and those who don’t look like the “perfect Christian” to do His work, the outlet noted.
“God is constantly popping up in our world in a way that boggles our minds,” Ritchson said.
“Because, for whatever reason, I think we continue to believe in the idea that… God chooses heroes to do His work. And that’s just never been the case.’
“It is the broken and the dysfunctional with which God proves His power and strength,” he added.
And this is also a story about that. It is important that we remember that those who may have trouble following the rules, who don’t look like the perfect Christians, who are the broken ones, are the people through whom God expresses Himself in a funny way. And that story is told very often in Ordinary Angels.’
Ordinary Angels, also starring Hilary Swank and directed by Jon Gunn, will hit theaters October 13.
In the photo: Alan Ritchson (photo file). The actor has worked in the entertainment industry for 19 years and said he absolutely wants to “be part of stories” that honor Christ
The film was made by Kingdom Story, the same company that produced Jesus Revolution, released in February, grossing over $50 million.
The Kingdom Story Company was founded in 2018 and specializes in faith-based films.
Released in 2018, I Can Only Imagine focused on the true story of one of MercyMe’s best-selling Christian singles of all time.
It tells the story of musician Bart Millard, played by Michael Finley, and his relationship with his abusive father. The film grossed $86 million worldwide, with a production budget of $7 million.