By CatholicVote | Created at 2025-01-21 21:55:59 | Updated at 2025-01-24 08:29:57
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CV NEWS FEED // “King of Kings,” an animated movie about the life of Christ featuring a star-studded cast and produced by Angel Studios, will come to theaters on April 11.
According to a YouTube trailer from Angel Studios, the movie’s cast includes Kenneth Branagh, Oscar Isaac, and Mark Hamill.
The movie is based on Charles Dickens’ novel “The Life of Our Lord,” in which a father narrates the life of Christ to his young son.
In the movie, Dickens’ son Walter becomes engrossed in the story, and the movie shows Walter and his father witnessing the scenes of the Gospel first-hand.
Angel Studios is dedicated to producing movies and TV shows that “amplify light,” according to their website. The studio also produced Sound of Freedom, which drew attention to the horrors of child trafficking, and Cabrini, a biography focusing on the heroism of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini.
Their mission statement reads, “How do we define light? True, honest, noble, just, authentic, lovely, admirable, and excellent.”
