{"id":2081,"date":"2012-03-13T17:01:49","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T21:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2012-03-13T17:01:49","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T21:01:49","slug":"for-greater-glory-coming-in-june-mission-pictures-gets-its-mann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2012\/03\/for-greater-glory-coming-in-june-mission-pictures-gets-its-mann.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;For Greater Glory&#8221; coming in June + Mission Pictures gets its Mann"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are today&#8217;s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Date set for epic tale of religious persecution. <\/strong>ARC Entertainment has announced that the period action film <em>For Greater Glory<\/em> (formerly titled <em>Cristiada<\/em>) opens June 1 in theaters across the country. The film&#8217;s story unfolds against the true story of the Cristero War of the 1920&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Pablo Jose Barroso, the all-star cast includes Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria, Peter O&#8217;Toole, Oscar Isaac (<em>Drive<\/em>), Ruben Blades (<em>Safe House<\/em>), Bruce Greenwood (<em>Star Trek<\/em>, <em>Super 8<\/em>), Nestor Carbonell (<em>The Dark Night Rises<\/em>), Bruce McGill (<em>Lincoln<\/em>), Santiago Cabrera (<em>Heroes, Che<\/em>), Catalina Sandino Moreno (<em>Maria Full of Grace<\/em>) and Eduardo Ver\u00e1stegui (<em>Bella<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Says Barroso, &#8220;<em>For Greater Glory<\/em> is a powerful true story that has been a passionate project for all those involved,&#8221; said Barroso. &#8220;We&#8217;re proud to be working with ARC Entertainment, who shares our passion for the film.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis (per the press release): <\/strong><em>What would you pay for the price of freedom? In FOR GREATER GLORY, an impassioned group of men and women each make the decision to risk it all for family, faith and the very future of their country, as General Gorostieta (Garcia), the retired military man who at first thinks he has nothing personal at stake as he and his wife (Longoria) watch Mexico fall into a violent civil war. Yet the man who hesitates in joining the cause will soon become the resistance&#8217;s most inspiring and self-sacrificing leader, as he begins to see the cost of religious persecution on his countrymen&#8230; and transforms a rag-tag band of rebels into a heroic force to be reckoned with. The General faces impossible odds against a powerful and ruthless government. Yet it is those he meets on the journey &#8211; youthful idealists, feisty renegades and, most of all, one remarkable teenager named Jose &#8211; who reveal to him how courage and belief are forged even when justice seems lost.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the trailer (albeit with the previous title):<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"&quot;Cristiada&quot; (&quot;For Greater Glory&quot;)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EhE7AkTW-lg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2.<strong> Mann on a Mission.<\/strong> The family\/faith-based film financing and distribution company Mission Pictures International has named Travis Mann as its new\u00a0 head of production. <em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mann, a producer and entertainment attorney specializing in the finance, development and production of feature films, says \u201cMission\u2019s growth over the past few years has been phenomenal,\u201d adding \u201cThe next step for Mission is to ramp up its own production slate and I\u2019m very pleased to be working with (MPI founders) Cindy Bond and Chevonne O\u2019Shaugnessy to accomplish that goal.\u201d\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are so excited to have Travis be a part of our team,\u201d Bond comments. \u201cBased on our past experience working with him combined with his extensive background and knowledge, we know he will be an incredible asset to Mission Pictures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mann began his career working as a production assistant on Oliver Stone\u2019s <em>Born on the Fourth of July<\/em> and <em>JFK<\/em>.\u00a0 Shortly after law school, he worked at Walt Disney Pictures and Rosenfeld, Meyer &amp; Susman, LLP where he represented Warner Bros. and New Regency, as well as a host of independent producers and production companies.\u00a0 He later acted as head of business affairs and business development for Crystal Sky Pictures, Inferno Entertainment and Infinity Films.\u00a0 In addition, he has optioned his original pitches <em>Camp Woodward<\/em> to Storyline Entertainment and Disney, <em>Fearless<\/em> to Rob Schneider and Sony, and <em>Smoke<\/em> to Bruce Willis and Cheyenne Enterprises, and his screenplays <em>Godspeed<\/em> and <em>Nuclear One<\/em> recently won national screenwriting competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Mission Pictures&#8217; slate of films includes <em>Seven Days in Utopia<\/em> starring Robert Duvall<em><\/em>, <em>The Fifth Quarter<\/em> starring Aidan Quinn<em><\/em>, <em>Like Dandelion Dust<\/em> starring\u00a0 Mira Sorvino, <em><\/em><em><\/em><em><\/em> <em>Letters to God<\/em> starring Robyn Lively, <em>The Way Home<\/em> starring Dean Cain and the award-winning pro-life film\u00a0<em><\/em><em>Bella, <\/em>as well as the animated series<em> Buzz and Poppy <\/em>and<em> Animated Kids Bible.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are today&#8217;s dispatches from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 1. Date set for epic tale of religious persecution. ARC Entertainment has announced that the period action film For Greater Glory (formerly titled Cristiada) opens June 1 in theaters across the country. 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