Angel Studios Screengrab / YouTube (Left), PhilipRomanoPhoto / Wikipedia (Right)
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 the two witnessing the scenes of the Gospel firsthand.
Angel Studios, according to its website, is dedicated to producing movies and TV shows that “amplify light.” The studio’s past productions include 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.”
