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Sony Pictures’ Affirm Films has group an Oct. 16 merchandise for nan Brazilian remake of nan Kendrick Brothers‘ 2003 debut feature, Flywheel: Ignition of nan Soul. The movie will unfastened successful Brazil and Latin America successful September.
The movie emerged retired of nan Kendrick Brothers’ increasing effect successful Brazil. Their 2024 film, The Forge, opened successful Brazil astatine No. 1 and yet grossed $9M reported there. While promoting The Forge release, Alex and Stephen Kendrick connected pinch leaders crossed nan state who expressed a increasing request for locally rooted, faith-driven content. Affirm Films sprung to nan thought to put successful nan Brazilian faith-based assemblage and filmmakers.
In collaboration pinch EP Ygor Siqueira and 360WayUp, nan squad identified Flywheel as nan perfect fan-favorite title to beryllium filmed done a culturally authentic lens.
Set successful Rio de Janeiro, nan caller film, Flywheel: Ignition of nan Soul follows Noah Silva, a smooth-talking, used-car salesman whose “do immoderate it takes” attack to business and life originates to unravel astatine location and astatine work. After a bid of wake-up calls, Noah is forced to face nan costs of his choices. He originates a difficult and profoundly individual travel to reconstruct his integrity while trying to triumph backmost nan hearts of his woman and son.
The pic stars Mario Bregieira, Pérola Faria, Gui Tavares, Felipe Folgosi, Adriano Canindé, Elizeu Rodrigues pinch Alex Kendrick. Written by Alex Kendrick and directed by Alessandro Barros, nan remake will beryllium dubbed and subtitled successful English complete nan Portuguese original connection for nan North American market.
“The Brazilian filmmakers had each nan talent and ingredients successful nan room but wanted america to thief them nutrient thing inspirational successful Brazil astatine nan value they saw in The Forge,” said Alex Kendrick.
“What usually takes months of mentation happened successful days. It was amazing. We did not cognize nan language, section resources, aliases culture, but saw God thief america do much successful little time. We recovered retired that Brazilian pastors had been praying for this for 5 years. The movie is amended shot, acted, and scored than nan original, and nan storyline is conscionable arsenic powerful. I’m genuinely excited to spot really audiences will respond to this caller type successful theaters this fall,” said Stephen Kendrick.
“It has been an grant to partner pinch nan Kendricks complete nan past 20 years and witnesser firsthand nan bonzer worldwide effect of their films. It’s breathtaking to spot nan communicative of Flywheel reimagined successful a caller and meaningful way, introducing a caller procreation to what made it truthful typical successful nan first place,” said Head of AFFIRM Films, Rich Peluso.
The movie is produced by Mark Miller, Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick, Daniel Friesen, and Wiltonauar Moura pinch executive producers nan Kendrick Brothers, Jim McBride, and Ygor Siqueira.
