Bible Gives Clues to Fighting Terrorists as Hollywood Goes to Church with New 'World At War'

What sets a movie apart in 2005? Cloud Ten Pictures believes it's getting bible prophecy in the hands of top actors and filmmakers, including Academy Award winner Lou Gossett, Jr, Actor Kirk Cameron, and Hollywood action movie director Craig Baxley, then having the churches accelerate distribution. Will it work?

Hollywood, California (PRWEB) October 26, 2005 - What a perfect year to

launch the latest in the already successful Left Behind Series: World At War With the conflict in Iraq making daily news, and a guaranteed market in the faith-based organizations, this high-action, highly relevant film addresses our modern conflicts with a positive message: Hope.

The message is a familiar one in the Christian church: The Rapture of the Bible has taken up hundreds of millions of people, leaving the remaining population in confusion. Add a new and powerful figure who rules the entire planet, and you have the formula for Armageddon that is pure Hollywood on film, but accurately centered in scriptural references.

You can't end the war in the world until you end the personal war within yourself.

I'm not sure how to even categorize this movie

It is not a theatrical release, but rather some kind of hybrid. Our goal is to provide Churches, and other Christian venues, with a well-supported, turn-key event that allows them to both reach out to their community and raise funds for their local ministries instead of pouring it into theatres' coffers. It's a means to an end.

The film, stars Academy Award winner Lou Gosset Jr., Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Jessica Steen and Gordon Currie, and is Executive Produced by Peter and Paul LaLonde, the now-famous Canadian Indie filmmakers. Craig Baxley and Andre' van Heerdon are Director and Producer, respectively, rounding out a world-class team.

Mr. Gossett, Jr. had this to say regarding the underlying issue of war and peace as humans: "You can't end the war in the world until you end the personal war within yourself." In World At War, Mr. Gosset Jr., playing the President of the United States of America aptly addresses both issues using actual references and biblical prophecies in the context of leadership.

A completely unique aspect of this film will be the new and pervasive distribution channel utilized by Cloud Ten Pictures. Marketed first through 3,200 churches and schools, and priced based on total membership (from $49 to $199 per organization), the films in the left behind series continue to perform as well as Hollywood's best marketing machines, with their first launched in 2000, Left Behind: The Movie barely trailing blockbusters Spider Man and Toy Story 2.

Cloud Ten CEO Peter Lalonde sees a new paradigm. "I'm not sure how to even categorize this movie," he said. "It is not a theatrical release, but rather some kind of hybrid. Our goal is to provide Churches, and other Christian venues, with a well-supported, turn-key event that allows them to both reach out to their community and raise funds for their local ministries instead of pouring it into theatres' coffers. It's a means to an end."

The film is targeting the roughly 200 million Christians in North America as a start. With Sony Pictures adding weight to the distribution, and with 8 films now behind them, the brothers LaLonde hope to see even better penetration and many lives affected by this film.

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