I Can Only Imagine is an upcoming American drama film based on the story behind the song "I Can Only Imagine," the most-played contemporary Christian song of all time. The film stars J. Michael Finley as Bart Millard, the MercyMe lead singer who wrote the song, as well as Dennis Quaid, Cloris Leachman, and Trace Adkins. It is scheduled for release on March 16, 2018.
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Plot summary
The film is based on the story behind the band MercyMe's double platinum song I Can Only Imagine, which became the most-played contemporary Christian song of all time. The film will center around MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard, and his relationship with his father whom he lost at 18 years old and which inspired the song. According to director Andrew Erwin, it tells a "complex father-son story."
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Cast
- J. Michael Finley as Bart Millard, lead singer of MercyMe
- Brody Rose as Young Bart
- Dennis Quaid as Arthur Millard, Bart's father
- Cloris Leachman as Meemaw, Bart's grandmother
- Madeline Carroll as Shannon, Bart's wife
- Trace Adkins as Brickell, MercyMe's manager
- Priscilla Shirer as Mrs. Fincher, Bart's teacher
Production
The film was announced in December 2016. Dennis Quaid joined the cast in January 2017. Broadway actor J. Michael Finley will make his film debut as Bart Millard. The same month, it was announced that the film was slated for release in the spring of 2018. In August 2017, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions signed on as distributors for the film for a nationwide release in the United States.
References
External links
- Official website
- I Can Only Imagine on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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