{"id":2713,"date":"2012-09-26T12:10:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T16:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=2713"},"modified":"2012-09-26T12:22:13","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T16:22:13","slug":"gundersen-entertainment-readying-sci-fi-and-western-films-with-faith-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2012\/09\/gundersen-entertainment-readying-sci-fi-and-western-films-with-faith-themes.html","title":{"rendered":"Gundersen Entertainment readying sci-fi and western films with faith themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Putting faith into action (and adventure).<\/strong> I just spoke with producer Chad Gundersen whose Texas-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Gundersen-Entertainment\/114769321885220\">Gundersen Entertainment<\/a> shingle is making a name for itself by creating character-based suspense films that combine elements of the traditional action movie with his own personal faith. Currently, his company has two movies set to hit movie screens sometime next year.<\/p>\n<p>The first, which <strong><\/strong>I&#8217;ve been following <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/2012\/03\/unlimited-potential-october-baby-nears-box-office-birth.html\">for a while now<\/a>, is called is a sci-fi drama called\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UnlimitedMovie\"><em>Unlimited<\/em><\/a>. It&#8217;s about how the invention of a device capable of creating unlimited quantities of energy leads to murder. It stars <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2227898\/\">Daniel Ross Owens<\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3892002\/\">Robert Amaya<\/a> (<em>October Baby, Courageous<\/em>) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000669\/\">Fred Thompson<\/a> as Harold Finch, the real-life NASA scientist-turned-entrepreneur. Finch, who is also Christian motivational speaker and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/2012\/04\/harold-finchs-book-three-keys-is-well-worth-opening-and-reading-2nd-october-baby-review-contest-winner-named.html\">author<\/a>,\u00a0 executive produced the film as\u00a0 a way of getting across the message that a belief in the value scientific research and faith in God are, in fact, complimentary concepts.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a first look at the film, via its recently-released trailer:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"UNLIMITED TRAILER FINAL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZLd5MCOR3rg?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>The second Gundersen film is a traditional <em>Gunsmoke<\/em>-style western called<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/redemptionmovie\"><em> Redemption<\/em><\/a> .\u00a0 It&#8217;s about a mortally-wounded outlaw who becomes separated from his gang and gains refuge hiding out at the home of Christian widow and her children. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.echolight.com\/redemption\/\">EchoLight Studios<\/a> will distribute the film.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the making of the film:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"REDEMPTION - Behind the Scenes - Week 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rBBDdjUEBjU?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>Chad Gundersen says he has high hopes for both <em>Unlimited<\/em> and<em> Redemption<\/em>. So do I.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPECIAL NOTE:<\/strong> Congratulations to my pal Anthony Sacramone whose brilliant <a href=\"http:\/\/strangeherring.com\/\"><em>Strange Herring<\/em><\/a> blog continues to set <a href=\"http:\/\/strangeherring.com\/2012\/09\/21\/strange-herring-hits-no-25-something-is-wrong-on-the-internet\/\">hit new milestones<\/a>.<\/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\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Putting faith into action (and adventure). I just spoke with producer Chad Gundersen whose Texas-based Gundersen Entertainment shingle is making a name for itself by creating character-based suspense films that combine elements of the traditional action movie with his own personal faith. 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