Long before film director John Irwin directed a director that looked like a hit film Jesus Revolution and i can only imaginehe wrote a script about a god-frightening boy who killed a giant after that He grew up to become king. Of course, the script was about David, the Israeli biblical leader who defeated Goliath, wrote the poem sal, and united the Israeli tribes within one country.
Irwin's vision will become reality when Prime Video begins releasing its first season on February 27th David's House As part of an ambitious series created by the new studio, Wonder Project. The first season includes several biblical events The fall of King Saul, the anointing of David, the murder of Goliath.
“I've wanted to talk since I was 16,” executive producer Irwin told the headline for Crosswalk. “I went to Israel after that With my fatherand My first camera. …I It was Just like that I was amazed at the thousands of years of history and story. And it was like the Bible was just coming back to life. ”
As part of the trip, Irwin and his father visited King David's tomb.
“It was the script for the first movie I've ever written, before any other films,” Irwin said.
“The idea of David and Goliath – even for those who don't know what the story is, these three words are synonymous with the weak by finding and tracking your destiny and purpose, overcoming all possibilities. is.”
David's House It stars Michael Iskander as David, Ali Sliman as Saul, Stephen Lang as Samuel and Martin Ford as Goliath. Irwin and John Gunn (In Christ's case) I instructed that.
Similar to I was chosenit uses a creative license to create a plausible storyline that bridges the gap between biblical events. Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of that popular series, is an advisor to the Wonder Project.
“The Bible is the main source,” Irwin said, adding that Christian theologians and Jewish experts provided advice.
“I was chosen Really It opened the way David's House It could be,” Irwin said.
He joked that the series continued using only biblical texts. just 25 minutes.
“And you need to create plausible storylines and relationships that justify those events,” he said. “And you do it with extreme caution and considerations. I remind people that this is not the source, this is not the Bible. this It is a television program and a love letter to the Bible. It is a homage and pushing people into the Bible itself. The Bible is sacred My hope is That people love the series. They are entertained By that. They can see it together, and They are Then open their Bible. ”
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Michael Foot For 20 years, I have covered the intersection of faith and news. His stories appear in the Baptist Press, Christianity Today, Christian Post, Leaf Leaf, Toronto Star, Knoxville News Sentinel.
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It was originally published on February 18th, 2025.
