Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dp32DgBZHos<\/p>\n
Ridgerock Entertainment Group and P23 Entertainment Inc. have<\/strong> <\/span>announced January 8, 2016 as\u00a0 theatrical release date for The Masked Saint<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong> The family-friendly action film is being distributed via Freestyle Releasing and is the first film produced under Ridgerock Entertainment Group\u2019s newly formed Ridgerock Faith division.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>Starring Brett Granstaff (Vice<\/em>) as Christopher \u2018The Saint\u2019 Samuels,<\/em><\/strong> a former professional wrestler who retires from the ring to settle down as a small town pastor. When Samuels witnesses rampant problems in the community, he decides to moonlight as a masked vigilante fighting injustice. While facing crises at home and at the church, Samuels must evade the police and somehow reconcile his secret, violent identity with his calling as a pastor. Inspired by the real life of Pastor Chris Whaley, the film is based on his book of the same name.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>Winner for Best Picture at the 2015 International Christian Film Festival, The Masked Saint<\/em> is written by Scott Crowell and Brett Granstaff, directed by Warren P. Sonoda, produced by Cliff McDowell, co-produced by David Anselmo and executive produced by <\/span>Gary Granstaff and Joe Sisto. The movie also stars Lara Jean Chorostecki (Hannibal<\/em>), Oscar and Emmy nominee Diahann Carroll (Grey\u2019s Anatomy, White Collar<\/em>), Patrick McKenna (The Red Green Show),<\/em> James Preston Rogers (Pixels<\/em>) and the late WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper in his last confirmed theatrical release.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dp32DgBZHos Ridgerock Entertainment Group and P23 Entertainment Inc. have announced January 8, 2016 as\u00a0 theatrical release date for The Masked Saint.\u00a0 The family-friendly action film is being distributed via Freestyle Releasing and is the first film produced under Ridgerock Entertainment Group\u2019s newly formed Ridgerock…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13,24,1],"tags":[8628,35,8625,8627,8622,8631,8621,8620,8617,8618,8630,8626,8619,8629,8632,8624,8623,4648,8616],"class_list":["post-6495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity","category-family-matters","category-movies","category-uncategorized","tag-the-masked-saint","tag-1-thessalonians-511","tag-2015-international-christian-film-festival","tag-brett-granstaff-vice","tag-cliff-mcdowell","tag-freestyle-releasing","tag-gary-granstaff-and-joe-sisto","tag-james-preston-rogers-pixels","tag-lara-jean-chorostecki-hannibal","tag-oscar-and-emmy-nominee-diahann-carroll-greys-anatomy","tag-p23-entertainment","tag-pastor-chris-whaley","tag-patrick-mckenna-the-red-green-show","tag-ridgerock-entertainment-group","tag-ridgerock-faith","tag-scott-crowell","tag-warren-p-sonoda","tag-white-collar","tag-wwe-hall-of-famer-roddy-piper"],"yoast_head":"\n