{"id":4028,"date":"2011-04-05T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/?p=4028"},"modified":"2011-04-05T13:29:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T17:29:00","slug":"new-adaptation-of-pilgrims-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2011\/04\/new-adaptation-of-pilgrims-progress.html","title":{"rendered":"New Adaptation of Pilgrim’s Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Babyface Liam Neeson in his first starring role. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

John Bunyan’s classic allegory\u00a0Pilgrim’s Progress <\/em>has had a long history of film and television adaptations, including a 1912 silent film, a 1979 live-action film<\/a> that gave Liam Neeson his first starring role, and numerous<\/a> animated<\/a> versions<\/a>. Unfortunately, they’re all terrible (or terribly outdated). Which means that the field is ripe for an adaptation that is actually watchable.<\/p>\n

The good news is that not only is one on the horizon, but it looks like it might be quite good. The Narrow Road <\/a><\/em>stars Anthony Tyler Quinn who has an actor’s resume a mile long and Doug Jones who has appeared in a few small movies like Hellboy<\/em> and Fantastic Four <\/em>(read Beliefnet’s exclusive interview with Jones here<\/a>). You can see some of the film’s gorgeous storyboards by artist Ben Rosa below.<\/p>\n

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So that’s the good news. The bad news is they need a little help. Producer Eric Yeager has set up a Kickstarter page<\/a> and \u00a0is looking for grassroots investors to get the vision off the ground. As of this writing, they’ve already raised 34% of what they need to shoot a proof-of-concept trailer. However, if the project hasn’t met its goal of $7500 by May 10th it’s lights out for Pilgrim’s Progress.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can find out more about the film and the filmmakers at their website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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