OSCAR ISSACS CAST AS JESUS CHRIST IN UPCOMING 'KING OF KINGS'
Some pretty big news just hit the Retro Cool Nerd news desk from our friends over at MOFAC Animation. Hollywood superstar Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Moon Knight) has joined the all-star cast of the upcoming The King of Kings, an animated family film inspired by a little-known short story by Charles Dickens depicting the life and times of Jesus, in the role of Jesus Christ (Superstar)– alongside Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker as Peter the Apostle in MOFAC’s enthralling, faith-based animated film.
(Photos courtesy of MOFAC Animation)
Isaac and Whitaker join the growing A-list group of voices for the faith-based movie, which also boasts Academy Award winner Kenneth Branagh (Belfast, My Week With Marilyn) as Charles Dickens, Oscar nominee Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction, Hysterical Blindness) as Catherine Dickens and Golden Globe nominee Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit) as Walter Dickens.
In the film, Charles and Walter Dickens embark on a multi-dimensional adventure as the master storyteller engages his youngest son’s vivid imagination with the fascinating life of Jesus, his well-known trials and tribulations, and his notable colleagues and foes. The film’s rich animation allows the Dickens pair (and the family cat Willa) to become intrinsically immersed in the ancient tale, interacting with Jesus, his disciples and his detractors – while the seasoned actors behind the voices bring these well-known characters to animated life like never before. The result is an animated film that makes the biblical journey easily relatable, readily understood and captivatingly entertaining for families and, especially, to children of all ages.
The King of Kings is directed by Seong-ho “Jay” Jang (Joint Security Area, The Taste of Money, Last Knights), one of the most respected filmmakers in Korea and an unparalleled pioneer in the visual effects realm. The film is co-written by Jang and Rob Edwards (Disney’s The Princess and the Frog and Treasure Planet). Emmy Award-winning dialogue & casting director Jamie Thomason (Spirited Away, The Tigger Movie) and veteran filmmaking aficionado Andrew Mann (Imperium, Gold, Transfusion) serve as executive producers. Anfernee Kim (Last Knights, John Woo’s The Crossing 2) is the film’s producer. Mofac Animation is currently seeking potential distributors for The King of Kings.
For more information, please visit the film’s website at www.kingofkingsanimation.com.
