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The Firing Squad (2024 film)

The Firing Squad
Release poster
Directed byTimothy A. Chey
Written byTimothy A. Chey
Produced bySusan F. Chey
Timothy A. Chey
Nadia Maximova
Starring
CinematographyRoger Artola
Edited byS. Michael Rosen Jr.
Music byTomas Peire
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Epoch Studios
  • RiverRain Productions
Release date
  • August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.8 million[1][2]

The Firing Squad is a 2024 American adventure drama film written and directed by Timothy A. Chey and starring Kevin Sorbo and Cuba Gooding Jr.[3][4] It was released on August 2, 2024 by Epoch Studios, a division of The Epoch Times newspaper.[5]

The film is inspired by the story of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, members of the Bali Nine.

Plot

The film is based on the true story of three Christian prisoners facing execution, who find unexpected solace through Jesus within the prison walls. While seizing their past they undergo an extraordinary transformation in which they discover hope, forgiveness, and power to change lives.

Cast

  • James Barrington as Peter Lone
  • Madeline Anderson as Miriam Rosenbaum
  • Kevin Sorbo as Pastor Lynbrook
  • Edmund Kwan as Liu Fat
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. as Samuel Wilson
  • Tupua Ainu'u as Captain Tanu
  • Eric Roberts as Adam Markman[6]
  • Jonathan Nagy as John Thornton

Production

In November 2023, it was announced that production wrapped.[7]

Gooding said when he first read the script, he wept.[8]

Release

The Firing Squad was released nationwide in theaters on August 2, 2024.[9]

The film opened at #9 nationwide in theaters opening weekend.[1]

The movie also premiered in the 2024 National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Firing Squad – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Firing Squad". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Cuba Gooding Jr. and Kevin Sorbo to Attend 'The Firing Squad' Movie Premiere at Warner Bros Studio". Yahoo! Finance. February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Kevin Sorbo's New Movie 'THE FIRING SQUAD' Hits Theaters Nationwide in 2024". Yahoo! Finance. December 29, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Ortiz, Erik; Arkin, Daniel (2024-07-06). "Epoch Studios, a branch of the wider Epoch Times Association, plans to release "The Firing Squad," a drama about two drug smugglers who find God behind bars, in August". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  6. ^ RNS Press Release Distribution Service (May 2, 2024). "'The Firing Squad' sets wide US theatrical release". Religion News Service. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Director Tim Chey's 'THE FIRING SQUAD' Movie Wraps Filming". Yahoo! Finance. November 16, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  8. ^ St. Cyr, Sylvia (April 30, 2024). "Cuba Gooding Jr. talks new Christian movie and his own faith". CHVN-FM. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Klett, Leah MarieAnn (April 29, 2024). "Cuba Gooding Jr. says role as drug dealer-turned-Christian reflects own redemption story: 'Time to get back to God'". The Christian Post. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "Kevin Sorbo's "The Firing Squad" Shines at NRB2024". The Firing Squad. February 24, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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