My Jesus Adds Cheyenne Jackson and Carly Pearce to Its Cast
Cheyenne Jackson and country singer Carly Pearce have joined the cast of My Jesus, the Lionsgate film, according to an exclusive report from Deadline published on Tuesday, 10 November.
The film also adds three more supporting actors: Abby Glover, Sophia Bunnell, Chloé Flowers and Pilot Bunch, making five new supporting cast members in total. Jackson plays Dan, the general manager of the Grand Ole Opry, the long-running country music stage in Nashville. Pearce will make a special appearance in the film.
The rest of the new roles are smaller, close-to-home parts. Glover plays Liz, the sister of the main character, Anne. Bunnell plays Emma, a friend of Anne. Flowers plays Carson, another friend, and Bunch plays Wylie, a classmate.
My Jesus is a project from Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company. It is inspired by Anne Wilson's book My Jesus: From Heartache to Hope. Kay Oyegun is directing the film in her feature debut, and she also wrote the screenplay.
Earlier casting announcements had already named Gavin Casalegno, Monica Potter, Beau Bridges and Charles Esten. The film is led by Aliza Kate Barlow, according to the same report.
For a general reader, the main point is simple. A big studio film is taking shape, with a debut director, a book as its source and a mix of acting names and music names. Casting news like this usually comes months before a film reaches cinemas, so there is no release date to report in this update.
Cast announcements are part of the early stage of any film. Lionsgate and its partners have now filled out the supporting roles, and the film moves on from here toward production and, later, a release plan.
