{"id":7556,"date":"2017-07-27T13:35:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T17:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=7556"},"modified":"2017-07-27T13:35:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T17:35:51","slug":"trailer-park-star-set-arrive-theater-nov-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/07\/trailer-park-star-set-arrive-theater-nov-10.html","title":{"rendered":"Trailer Park: &#8220;The Star&#8221; set to arrive in theater on Nov. 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming attraction:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"THE STAR - Official Teaser Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tVgQuZf5o1M?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 id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_2892\" class=\"yiv1438933832MsoNormal\"><strong>The <\/strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_2891\" class=\"yiv1438933832\"><strong>trailer for Sony Pictures Animation&#8217;s <em>THE STAR<\/em> was released online this morning, via USA Today.\u00a0<\/strong> So, here&#8217;s a The a first look at the faith-and-family film telling\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"yiv1438933832\">the story of the first Christmas through the eyes of the animals who witnessed it. Enjoy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_2889\" class=\"yiv1438933832\"><span class=\"yiv1438933832\">\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_2804\" class=\"yiv1438933832\"><em><b class=\"yiv1438933832\">THE STAR<\/b><\/em> is executive produced by DeVon Franklin (<em>MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN<\/em>) and Lisa and Brian Henson (<em>CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS<\/em>). The star-studded animated feature<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_2992\" class=\"yiv1438933832\"> premieres in theaters nationwide Nov. 10 with a voice cast that includ <b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Steven Yeun<\/b>\u00a0(Bo the donkey),<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">\u00a0Gina Rodriguez<\/b>\u00a0(Mary),\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Zachary Levi<\/b>\u00a0(Joseph),<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">\u00a0Keegan-Michael Key<\/b>\u00a0(Dave the dove),\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Kelly Clarkson<\/b>\u00a0(Leah the horse),\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Anthony Anderson<\/b>\u00a0(Zach the goat),\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Aidy Bryant<\/b>\u00a0(Ruth the sheep),\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Ving Rhames<\/b>\u00a0(Thaddeus the dog),\u00a0<b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_2994\" class=\"yiv1438933832\">Gabriel Iglesias<\/b>\u00a0(Rufus the dog),\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Patricia Heaton<\/b>\u00a0(Edith the cow),\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Kristin Chenoweth<\/b>\u00a0(Abby the mouse), national radio personality\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Delilah Rene<\/b>\u00a0(Elizabeth),\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Christopher Plummer<\/b>\u00a0(King Herod),\u00a0<b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_2996\" class=\"yiv1438933832\">Kris Kristofferson<\/b>\u00a0(Old Donkey), and\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Tracy Morgan<\/b>\u00a0(Felix),\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Tyler<\/b>\u00a0<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">Perry<\/b>\u00a0(Cyrus),<b class=\"yiv1438933832\">\u00a0Oprah Winfrey<\/b>\u00a0(Deborah) as the three camels. The film will also feature new music from <\/span><span class=\"yiv1438933832\">Mariah Carey. <\/span><em><b class=\"yiv1438933832\"><span class=\"yiv1438933832\">THE STAR<\/span><\/b><\/em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_3004\" class=\"yiv1438933832\">\u00a0is directed by\u00a0 Timothy Reckart (<i class=\"yiv1438933832\">HEAD OVER HEELS<\/i>) and<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_3007\" class=\"yiv1438933832\"> produced by Jennifer Magee-Cook off a story by Simon Moore and Carlos Kotkin and screenplay by Carlos Kotkin.\u00a0 Digital animation is by Cinesite Studios<span class=\"yiv1438933832\">.\u00a0<\/span>Columbia Pictures and AFFIRM Films will present <em><strong>THE STAR<\/strong> <\/em>in association with Walden Media, Franklin Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_3009\" class=\"yiv1438933832MsoNormal\"><b class=\"yiv1438933832\"><span class=\"yiv1438933832\">SYNOPSIS<\/span><\/b>: <em>A<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_3013\" class=\"yiv1438933832\"> small but brave donkey named\u00a0Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day\u00a0he finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the\u00a0adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a loveable sheep who\u00a0has lost her flock, and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations. Along with\u00a0three wisecracking\u00a0camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his\u00a0new friends follow the Star and become unlikely heroes in the\u00a0greatest story ever told \u2013 the first Christmas.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501175278922_3079\" class=\"yiv1438933832MsoNormal\"><span class=\"yiv1438933832\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media. Coming attraction: The trailer for Sony Pictures Animation&#8217;s THE STAR was released online this morning, via USA Today.\u00a0 So, here&#8217;s a The a first look at the faith-and-family film telling\u00a0the story of the first Christmas through the eyes of the animals who witnessed it.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[40,9193,468,9194,9192,1966],"class_list":["post-7556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-affirm-films","tag-cinesite-studios","tag-columbia-pictures","tag-franklin-entertainment-and-the-jim-henson-company","tag-sony-pictures-animations-the-star","tag-walden-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trailer Park: &quot;The Star&quot; set to arrive in theater on Nov. 10<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/07\/trailer-park-star-set-arrive-theater-nov-10.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trailer Park: &quot;The Star&quot; set to arrive in theater on Nov. 10\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and media. 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