Erwin Brothers
Andrew Erwin | |
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| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
Jon Erwin | |
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| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
Andrew and Jon Erwin, known as the Erwin Brothers, are American Christian film directors, screenwriters and film producers known for such films as Woodlawn,[1] October Baby,[2] Moms' Night Out[3][4] and I Can Only Imagine.
Their most successful movie to date is I Can Only Imagine, which grossed a worldwide total of $83.5 million against a production budget of $7 million,[5] with only 1629 theaters for its opening week.[6] The Erwin brothers are the grandsons of Henry Erwin a Medal Of Honor recipient from World War II.
In 2017 the brothers and their filmmaking partner Kevin Downes announced the formation of a new company, Kingdom, that will make a series of original movies that will be distributed through LionsGate. Some will be directed by the Erwins, while other movies will use newcomers and other veteran directors.[7] Jon Erwin compared it to a "Christian Pixar" or "Christian Marvel." As Baptist Press put it, the company will specialize "in a specific area" -- the faith-based genre -- and be able to "work on multiple films at one time."[8]
References[edit]
- ^ McNary, Dave (2014-11-20). "'Woodlawn': Jon Voight Starring as Bear Bryant in Football Movie". Variety. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Scriptmag.com
- ^ "I Can Only Imagine (2018)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "I Can Only Imagine (2018). Weekly". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Foust, Michael. "Erwins unveil next plans, envision 'Christian Pixar'". www.bpnews.net. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ Foust, Michael. "Erwins unveil next plans, envision 'Christian Pixar'". www.bpnews.net. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
External links[edit]
- Andrew Erwin on IMDb
- Jon Erwin on IMDb
- Andrew Erwin at Rotten Tomatoes
- Jon Erwin at Rotten Tomatoes
- Andrew Erwin at Metacritic
- Jon Erwin at Metacritic
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