One of the top filmmakers in faith-driven entertainment is teaming up with a former Netflix executive to launch a new independent studio, The Wonder Project, that has already raised $75 million.
The Wonder Project was founded by Jesus Revolution co-director Jon Erwin and former Netflix and YouTube executive Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten and is promising “stories that restore faith in things worth believing in,” according to its website. It has raised $75 million-plus in “seed and Series A funding from industry titans Sovereign’s Capital, Lionsgate, Powerhouse Capital, United Talent Agency, and Jason Blum,” according to a Wednesday news release.
That same news release called it “a bold transformation in values-driven entertainment.” Dallas Jenkins, director and creator of The Chosen, will serve as a special advisor and will be a large shareholder, and also will be an executive producer on some Wonder Project titles.
Erwin told Christian Headlines the project has been a “dream” of his. He is the only director in movie history to earn four A+ CinemaScore ratings (Jesus Revolution, Woodlawn, I Can Only Imagine, and American Underdog.)
The Wonder Project, he said in the…
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