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Monday, October 6, 2008

"Fireproof," brought you by God

On the faith-based front, the NY Times writes today about the Christian-themed "Fireproof" starring Kirk Cameron, which has pocketed a whopping $12.5 million.  It costs $500 grand to produce.

How did writer/director Alex Kendrick come up with the idea?
“We’re not trained and smart enough to make successful movies and write best-selling books,” he said. “The only way that this could happen is if after we prayed, God really answered those prayers.”
Full piece here.

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