The film, centered on the wellknown biblicalthemed books by. Left behind film series is based on the left behind bestselling book series by tim lahaye and jerry b. According to deadline, murray would be playing the role of journalist cameron buck williams in the endoftheworld thriller. Left behind follows rayford steele nicolas cage who is piloting a. The original left behind movie 20001 starred kirk cameron as an investigative reporter who teams up with the newly bornagain 747 pilot to survive the tribulation and fight against the antichrist. The left behind remake is sure to draw a huge crowdso plan early if you want.
Here is everything we know about the left behind remake so far. Left behind stars nicolas cage as a pilot the new york times. All are based on the apocalyptic novels by jerry b. The movie also has a track record of prompting thoughtful theological discussion. Jul 12, 2017 left behind, the muchanticipated film about the beginning of the end of the world, is exactly what you think it is. Jakes via videotape in the film, explaining what to do if youve been left behind imagine that, a modalist, explaining the rapture. The left behind remake is as godawful as the original the. After millions of people around the globe mysteriously disappear, veteran pilot ray steele must fight to protect the passengers that remain on his flight. For most people, this stuff is nothing new, but if youve come to believe were on the cusp of the second coming, then left behind might be right up your alley. Release date set for left behind remake movieguide. Left behind film writer bringing series back cbn news. Growing up in the church, i heard things about jesus coming back, and i didnt fully understand what was going to happen. Producer plans to continue the rebooted left behind franchise.
This book and others in the series give narrative form to a specific eschatological reading of the christian bible, particularly the book of revelation inspired by dispensationalism and premillennialism. Left behind, the muchanticipated film about the beginning of the end of the world, is exactly what you think it is. Lalonde has a completely different approach to the 2014 remake, as the first left behind movie trilogy was made by christians, for christians. Left behind trailer german deutsch 2014 nicolas cage. Chad michael murray for left behind remake moviehole. The apocalyptic film is a remake of a 2001 film starring reallife evangelist kirk. Left behind is even worse than the kirk cameron version,which also sucked. Yea verily, like unto a plague of locusts, left behind hath begat a further scourge of devastation upon nicolas cages onceproud filmography. Jenkins and tim lahaye, authors of the megahit left behind book series, recently got a sneak peek of the upcoming movie remake of the same name starring hollywood alister nicolas cage. Theres good news for fans of the left behind series. Left behind follows rayford steele nicolas cage who is piloting a commercial airliner just hours after the rapture when millions of people. A remake of the first book in the bestselling book series by tim lahaye and jerry b.
Jun 01, 2014 one aspect is for sure, as it is made evident in the new left behind movie trailer, nicholas cage ponders religion once again in this 2000 rapture remake. Culture film left behind remake promises new level of terrible. The left behind 2014 remake was originally based on the christian 16book series written by christian ministers tim lahaye and jerry b. Sparks isnt the only singer in the bunch, as thomson herself is a singersongwriter. The settlement gives lahaye the right to remake the first three films based on his books, but if. That lowbudget film never went mainstream, but it was a popular. Cloud ten plans for bigger, better left behind remake the.
The new movie will likely be taking a more measured approach than previous revelationthemed epics that span the entire biblical end times account, stretching out over more than 1,000 years. Left behind movie remake to star nicolas cage charisma. That agreement granted lahaye an opportunity to remake the films. Its a remake of the 2001 film starring kirk cameron, but were not going to make a big deal out of that one. The movie follows the resolution of a longrunning dispute between cloud ten and lahaye, who was unhappy with the filmmakers releases. The film begins, like oh so many apocalyptic tales do, at an airport. Oct 02, 2014 left behind, a remake of the 2001 film starring kirk cameron, is expected to draw a mainly christian crowd this weekend when it rolls out in 1,785 theaters. Left behind was based on something like 16 faithbased. Actor nicolas cage will reportedly star in what producers hope will be a new new, improved movie version of the bestselling, endtimes thriller left behind. Lalonde and the main filmmakers of the upcoming picture were actually behind the original film based on the book series, left behind. Oct 24, 2012 the second screen version of left behind. Jenkins and tim lahaye is all about what happens when you dont believe in jesus when judgment day arrives.
Of course, with a couple of other film variations of the series already made, the director probably should have had a clue that this probably wouldnt be enough of a success to justify the rest of the. The movie stars nicolas cage, chad michael murray and jordin sparks in a story about the biblical endtimes prophecy in revelation. Left behind 2 is the pending title for a sequel to the left behind reboot film. Left behind rapture movie remake church in toronto. Hammy, poorlywritten and sadly, considering they couldve written 3 of the books into one film as opposed to making a film of one book and spending all of the time in the aircraft.
Remake of the left behind movie, this time with some serious star power, nicolas cage. In 2002 a second film was released staring bob carlisle, russ lee, bill corcoran, kirk cameron, and in 2005 the series was completed with left behind. That lowbudget film never went mainstream, but it was a popular videodvd among evangelical christians and church groups. Big loves cassi thomson replaces ashley tisdale in the. Mar 08, 2018 directed by luciano onetti, nicolas onetti. Religious drama left behind, starring nicolas cage, has been set for an oct. A novel of the earths last days is a bestselling novel by tim lahaye and jerry b. It was in the news that they planned on making the remake of the bigbudgeted theatrically released film series based on the novel left behind.
The garden left behind 2019 1h 28min drama 9 march 2019 usa the garden left behind traces the relationship between tina, a young transwoman, and eliana, her grandmother, as they navigate tinas transition and struggle to build a life for themselves as undocumented immigrants in new york city. The film rights reverted to lahaye and jenkins in 2008 as part of a settlement, but were returned to cloud ten as of october 2010, the company said. Ignoring the warnings, and after a brief tour, they get stranded in the abandoned village. The original left behind, and its sequels, had a very limited budget and were sent straight to dvd. Sep 22, 2016 after millions of people around the globe mysteriously disappear, veteran pilot ray steele must fight to protect the passengers that remain on his flight. In left behind, nicolas cage plays an airline pilot whose biggest concern. Everything we know about the left behind remake so far. Hbos the leftovers may doom new remake of left behind may 8, 2014 fred clark patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. Satan warns skeptical moviegoers from remake of kirk cameron. The project is being developed by cloud ten pictures, which released the first film adaptation of the book in 2000, following it with two other installments from the successful series of novels by tim lahaye and jerry b. The films were produced by cloud ten pictures and directed by vic sarin, bill corcoran, and craig r. Part of the agreement grants lahaye an opportunity to remake the series. Actor nicolas cage will reportedly star in what producers hope will be a new, improved movie version of the bestselling, endtimes thriller left behind the project is being developed by cloud ten pictures, which released the first film adaptation of the book in 2000, following it with two other installments from the successful series of novels by tim lahaye and jerry b. A reboot of the 2001 film left behind will premiere oct.
Cancerous left behind remake slideshow animation song. Four awesome campy 1970s christian movies that hollywood. My greatest hope for the film left behind is that it works as. Lalonde has a completely different approach to the 2014 remake, as the first left behind movie trilogy was made by christians.
Cameron was offered a different role from that of reporter buck williams who he played in the straight. Yea verily, like unto a plague of locusts, left behind hath begat a further scourge of. Left behind creator announces upcoming films based on entire. The plot revolves around a group of young people that take a trip to the ruins in order to film a documentary about epecuen. On one of his final days in office, president barack obama has issued a full presidential pardon to nicolas cage for his involvement in the 2014 remake of the left behind movie, sources at the white house confirmed wednesday.
The first book in the left behind series is really quite an enormous book and we tried to do. Jenkins, left behind, is coming again to the big screen october 3, 2014. Former one tree hill star chad michael murray is circling a role in left behind, the nicolas cagestarring remake of the preachy religious thriller fronted by kirk cameron. By jacob sahms cloud ten pictures has agreed to distribute the sequel to the 2014 nic cage vehicle, left behind. The film was based on the bestselling christian eschatological endtimes novel of the same name written by tim lahaye and jerry b. Oct 19, 2010 there were so many great moments in the original film. The film pulls plotpoints from the left behind spinoff series titled, left behind. Contrary to what they thought, they begin to realize. The left behind remake is as godawful as the original the agony.
Left behind comes out in theatres on june 20, 2014. Almost two years after the last film was released, cloud ten pictures cofounder paul lalonde has broken the silence about the future of the. I cant in good faith tell you to see it, but id be. Nov 30, 2010 after the release of three films left behind. Everyone in the room was thrilled with the movie, which was very exciting, according to an update on the official left behind movie facebook page. This riveting motion picture will take you on a spellbinding journey through the most mysterious book of the bible the book of revelation. Thus, this is why the film leaves off with no conclusion at all. Cloud ten plans for bigger, better left behind remake. Left behind is a 2000 canadianamerican religious science fiction thriller film.
The primary conflict of the series is the members of the tribulation force, an underground network of converts, against the nwoesque organization. The left behind trilogy kicked off in 2000 with the first movie in the series left behind. Kirk cameron reportedly turned down a role in left behind. More details emerge on left behind remake charisma news. Mar 28, 2014 religious drama left behind, starring nicolas cage, has been set for an oct. Mar 07, 2014 i also hope that the actors do a bad enough job that people cant stop talking about it. Who would have ever thought that a movie featuring nicolas cage could possibly become one of the worst movies of all time.
Cloud ten pictures plans for bigger, better left behind. Why waste your money making a film that is just bad. Check out an article about the movie in relevant here. Countless media sources including both christian and secular publications completely bomb on the film, its acting, and cinematography. Based on the bestselling novel, left behind is overflowing suspense, action and adventure. The first round of left behind films had christian superstar kirk cameron in the lead and were somewhat successful. There were so many great moments in the original film. Left behind movie remake to star nicolas cage charisma news. After years of dispute over the rights of the movies, tim lahaye and jerry jenkins, authors of the popular books, have finally allowed cloud ten pictures a christian film company based in ontario and new york to make a hollywood version of the new york times bestseller series. Its unlikely this new film will show us nic cage and chad michael murray briskly walking past the flaming wreck of multiple. Left behind is a 2000 canadianamerican religious science fiction thriller film directed by vic sarin and starring kirk cameron, brad johnson, gordon currie, and clarence gilyard.
I want this movie to be incredibly memorable so the next time im left behind at a pub i can tell people that ive been nicolas caged. Satan warns skeptical moviegoers from remake of kirk. It will be interesting to see if the movie retains any of its biblical prophetic nature, or if it will become just another hollywood apocaliptic film. It will be interesting to see if the movie retains any of its biblical prophetic nature, or if it will become just another hollywood apocaliptic film with explosions and vengence. Kirk cameron stars as buck williams, along with brad johnson, janaya stephens, clarence gilyard, jr.
President obama pardons nicolas cage for left behind remake. The remake of left behind hit theaters today and the film already has a bad reputation. The film was well received by the book series author. Left behind is a series of 16 bestselling religious novels by tim lahaye and jerry b.
Chloe cassi thomson, a college student, has just flown in to her see her dad. The upcoming movie series will be written by cloud ten pictures and lalonde, who says hes always had a desire to remake the entire series in. Yes, cages howlinducing remake of the wicker man from 2006 actually feels like a legitimately good time compared to this dull groaner about the end times. The film is intended to be the start of a new, contemporary film series drawing inspiration from the twilight saga film series, being marketed for a younger audience. The rights to the left behind film series were officially restored to cloud ten pictures in october. World at war cloud ten optioned film rights back to the authors in 2008 and put the development of the next film on hold.
Oct 27, 2014 the first round of left behind films had christian superstar kirk cameron in the lead and were somewhat successful. Left behind is a 2014 american apocalyptic thriller film directed by vic armstrong and written by. Cloud ten pictures plans on remaking the left behind movie series into a bigbudget, wide theatrical release after years of dispute over the rights of the movies, tim lahaye and jerry jenkins, authors of the popular books, have finally allowed cloud ten pictures a christian film company based in ontario and new york to make a hollywood version of the new york times bestseller. Rayford steele nicolas cage ist ein erfahrener pilot, doch als. Kirk cameron reportedly turned down a role in the left behind remake, according to cloud ten pictures producer david heimbecker who worked on the 2014 film. Left behind, a remake of the 2001 film starring kirk cameron, is expected to draw a mainly christian crowd this weekend when it rolls out in 1,785 theaters. Left behind is essentially a bad disaster movie, but i swear to god ive seen worse movies this year, and worse nicolas cage movies at that. The plot revolves around just a small portion of the 16volume series of novels. The left behind remake is as godawful as the original. This vic armstrong film based on the novels by jerry b. The original left behind was a hit on home video, spawning two sequels before this remake, and subsequently released in theaters. The rebooted film tried to up the ante with cage in the lead but alas that didn. Jakes via videotape in the film, explaining what to do if youve been left behindimagine that, a modalist, explaining the rapture.
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