Actor: ‘Fireproof’ Proves Market Exists for Faith-based Movies
By Allie Martin – OneNewsNow
The lead actor in the hit movie Fireproof believes the strong opening weekend for the film surprised many secular critics and studio executives.
For its opening weekend, Fireproof — the third film from Sherwood Pictures of Albany, Georgia — came in at number four, with $6.5 million in box office receipts. In the film, Kirk Cameron plays Caleb Holt, a firefighter who has a stellar career while, at the same time, suffering through a failing marriage.
Cameron, who has been a professional actor since childhood, says the success of Fireproof will not go unnoticed by Hollywood executives.
“I’ve had conversations with people at Sony and [I’ve] been talking with a lot of people here in Hollywood — and the truth is that anyone wants to have a movie in the top 10, not to mention in the top 5,” the actor shares. “So that tells Hollywood that there is an audience of people who want to see more movies about faith, hope, and love — [and that] the fact that it has a gospel message very clearly presented in it does not hurt ticket sales.”
Cameron says playing the role of Caleb challenged him as an actor.
“The most difficult parts, I think, were the intense anger and rage that this guy went through toward the beginning of the movie where he’s fighting with his wife, and then to be able to turn around and have to do some comedic scenes that are getting people to laugh and then cry,” he says. The role of Catherine, Caleb’s wife, is played by Erin Bethea.
Cameron says he knew he wanted to be in a Sherwood Pictures production right after he saw Sherwood Pictures’ Facing the Giants, which was released in 2006 and attracted the attention of both the public and Hollywood moviemakers.
(Source: OneNewsNow.com)
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