The Forge (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Alex Kendrick |
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| Cinematography | Bob Scott |
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| Music by | Zachary Leffew |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.4 million[2] |
The Forge is a 2024 American Christian biblical drama film directed by Alex Kendrick and co-written by Stephen Kendrick. A spin-off to War Room, it is the Kendrick brothers' ninth film and the sixth through their subsidiary, Kendrick Brothers Productions. Their initial five films were created under Sherwood Pictures. It stars Cameron Arnett, Priscilla Shirer, Aspen Kennedy, Karen Abercrombie, T.C. Stallings, BJ Arnett, Ken Bevel, Benjamin Watson, Jonathan Evans, Jerry Shirer, and Tommy Woodard.
The film was released in the United States on August 23, 2024.
Premise
After graduating from high school without any plans for the future, Isaiah receives a push to start making better life decisions.
Cast
- Cameron Arnett as Joshua Moore
- Priscilla Shirer as:
- Cynthia Wright, Elizabeth's identical twin sister
- Elizabeth Jordan, Cynthia's identical twin sister (reprising her role from War Room)
- Aspen Kennedy as Isaiah Wright, Cynthia's teenage son
- Karen Abercrombie as Miss Clara Williams (reprising her role from War Room)
- T.C. Stallings as Tony Jordan, Elizabeth's husband (reprising his role from War Room)
- BJ Arnett as Janelle Moore, Joshua's wife
- Ken Bevel as James
- Benjamin Watson
- Jonathan Evans as Jonathan
- Jerry Shirer as Vaughn
- Tommy Woodard as Bobby
- Marianne Haaland as Wanda
Production
In November 2023, it was revealed that a Christian drama film directed by Alex Kendrick titled The Forge had completed principal photography from June to July in Albany, Georgia. Cameron Arnett, Priscilla Shirer, Aspen Kennedy, Karen Abercrombie, T.C. Stallings, BJ Arnett, Ken Bevel, Benjamin Watson, Jonathan Evans, Jerry Shirer, and Tommy Woodard round out the cast.[3][4]
Release
The Forge was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on August 22, 2024.[5]
Box office
In the United States and Canada, The Forge was released alongside Blink Twice and The Crow, and will play in 2,500 theaters in its opening weekend.[6] The film made $2.4 million on its first day, including $600,000 from Thursday night previews.[1] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave the film an average of five out of five stars, with 88% saying they would definitely recommend it.[1]
References
- ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 24, 2024). "Deadpool & Wolverine Pulling Feathers Off The Crow & Putting Blink Twice To Sleep As Summer Winds Down – Saturday AM Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "The Forge – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "FIRST LOOK AT NEWEST KENDRICK BROTHERS' THEATRICAL RELEASE: 'THE FORGE' FROM AFFIRM FILMS AND PROVIDENT FILMS". PR Newswire. November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "NEW KENDRICK BROTHERS MOVIE 'THE FORGE' TO REUNITE GREAT AMERICAN PURE FLIX FAN FAVES". Pure Flix. November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 22, 2024). "Sony Pictures Sitting Out CinemaCon 2024". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 22, 2024). "'Alien: Romulus' To Continue Face-Hug Of Box Office Despite Three Wide Entries As Summer Slows Down". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2024.