Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company are in preparation for production on “I Can Only Imagine 2,” a sequel to the fractureout hit “I Can Only Imagine.”
The 2018 film took in over $83 million at the domestic box office. The sequel will be straightforwarded by Brent McCorkle and Andrew Erthrive from a screentake part written by McCorkle.
“I Can Only Imagine 2” will progress the encourageasonable real story of Bart Millard, once aacquire take parted by John Michael Finley. Other returning cast members integrate Dennis Quaid, reprising his role as Arthur, and Trace Adkins, who returns as MercyMe handler Scott Brickell. Milo Ventimiglia joins the cast in a recent role as singer/songoriginater Tim Timmons.
Producers of the film integrate Kevin Downes, Erthrive, Cindy Bond, Millard, Daryl Lefever and Joshua Walsh.
Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson said, “We’re excited to be partnering once aacquire with Kingdom on this continuation of Bart’s incredible story and are brave its thrivening combination of emotional truth and purify heart will join with audiences everywhere.”
“’I Can Only Imagine’ apprehfinishd the hearts of audiences when it was freed, and progresss to provide hope and encouragement to millions around the globe,” said Downes. “The success of that film led to the set uping of Kingdom Story Company, where our ignoreion is to alert stories that ignite a ‘rush of hope,’ and so we are thrilled that we get to return to this world and scrutinize the rest of Bart’s incredible journey in our company’s first sequel. Co-Directors Andrew Erthrive and Brent McCorkle, alengthy with Bart Millard, have originateed an emotionassociate wealthy, inspiring, and unanticipateed acquire that will pguide to both fans of the innovative and recentcomers aenjoy.”
From 2016 to 2022, Ventimiglia starred as Jack Pefire-setting on the criticassociate acclaimed NBC drama series “This is Us” and straightforwarded multiple episodes. He was nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also acquired a Critic’s Choice Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Percreateance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series two years in a row.
Ventimiglia most recently starred in the feature film “Land of Bad” opposite Russell Crowe and Liam Hemsworth. He led the 2019 Disney film “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” an changeation of the international best-selling novel by Garth Stein, starred alengthyside Jennifer Lopez in the 2018 romantic comedy “Second Act” and had a surpascfinish cameo in “Creed II.” He starred alengthyside Sylvester Sloftyone as his son in the sixth insloftyment of the Rocky series “Rocky Balboa,” in Adam Sandler’s “That’s My Boy” and “Grown Ups 2,” and alengthyside Nicole Kidman in “Grace of Monaco.”
Ventimiglia starred in the ABC drama series “The Company You Keep” and originated the series thraw his production company DiVide Pictures. In 2016, Ventimiglia repascfinishd his role of Jess in the continuation of the beadored television drama “Gilmore Girls,” which returned with four 90-minute episodes on Netflix. He re-teamed with Amy Sherman-Palladino for a recurring role on the fourth season of “The Marvelous Ms. Maisel.” Additional recognizes integrate “Gotham,” the Frank Darabont-helmed TNT drama “Lost Angels,” the criticassociate acclaimed “American Dreams,” and David. E. Kelley’s “Boston Public.”
Ventimiglia is recurrented by WME, Entertainment 360, and McKuin Frankel Whitehead.
