{"id":44534,"date":"2016-04-18T14:27:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T21:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=44534"},"modified":"2016-04-18T14:27:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T21:27:51","slug":"joseph-mary-starring-kevin-sorbo-coming-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/04\/joseph-mary-starring-kevin-sorbo-coming-this-summer.html","title":{"rendered":"Joseph & Mary<\/i> starring Kevin Sorbo coming this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"Joseph<\/a><\/p>\n

That made-in-Canada movie<\/a> about Joseph & Mary<\/a><\/i> starring Kevin Sorbo is coming out on DVD this summer \u2014 and yes, it turns out Sorbo is playing Joseph himself!<\/p>\n

Here is an excerpt from the press release (with tags added by me):<\/p>\n

(Los Angeles, CA, April 18, 2016) \u2013 Faith and compassion prevail in the riveting drama, JOSEPH & MARY<\/b><\/i>, arriving on DVD and Digital HD July 5 from Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM). Headlined by Kevin Sorbo (Confessions of a Prodigal Son<\/i>, God\u2019s Not Dead<\/a><\/i>, \u201cHercules: The Legendary Journeys\u201d) and Lara Jean Chorostecki (The Masked Saint<\/a><\/i>), the moving drama from director and Oscar\u00ae winner Roger Christian (\u201cBest Art Direction-Set Direction,\u201d Star Wars<\/a><\/i>), JOSEPH & MARY is a recipient of the \u201cFaith-Based Seal\u201d by The Dove Foundation. The uplifting faith-based film also stars Katie Boland (People Hold On<\/i>, Born to Be Blue<\/i>) and Stephen McCarthy (Picture Day<\/i>, The Skulls<\/i>).<\/p>\n

JOSEPH & MARY<\/b><\/i> follows Elijah (McCarthy), a devout Rabbi, during a time of unrest when King Herod the Great\u2019s slaughter of innocents claims the lives of two boys Elijah had sworn to protect. Elijah makes it his life\u2019s mission to avenge their deaths, but when he meets a Joseph (Sorbo), Mary (Chorostecki) and their young son Jesus, the beliefs fueling his revenge are put into question. When the time comes to face his life-long enemy, Elijah finds himself warring within whether or not to kill or choose forgiveness.<\/p>\n

JOSEPH & MARY<\/b><\/i> artfully depicts the biblical parents of Jesus as their newborn son helps them inspire faith in unlikely places. Captivating audiences with mesmerizing scenery, the miraculous journey delivers a powerful message of mercy and forgiveness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is the cover art:<\/p>\n

\"Joseph<\/a><\/p>\n

The DVD comes out July 5, three weeks after The Young Messiah<\/a><\/i> comes out on DVD.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

God’s Not Dead<\/i> star Kevin Sorbo plays Joseph, and Lara Jean Chorostecki (The Masked Saint<\/i>) plays Mary, in this movie about a rabbi who wants revenge after Herod slaughters the innocents in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1116,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[345,728,3164,2113,556,559],"class_list":["post-44534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-jesus","tag-joseph","tag-joseph-mary","tag-kevin-sorbo","tag-mary","tag-nativity"],"yoast_head":"\nJoseph & Mary starring Kevin Sorbo coming this summer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"God's Not Dead star Kevin Sorbo plays Joseph, and Lara Jean Chorostecki (The Masked Saint) plays Mary, in this movie about a rabbi who wants revenge after Herod slaughters the innocents in Bethlehem.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/04\/joseph-mary-starring-kevin-sorbo-coming-this-summer.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Joseph & Mary starring Kevin Sorbo coming this summer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"God's Not Dead star Kevin Sorbo plays Joseph, and Lara Jean Chorostecki (The Masked Saint) plays Mary, in this movie about a rabbi who wants revenge after Herod slaughters the innocents in Bethlehem.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/04\/joseph-mary-starring-kevin-sorbo-coming-this-summer.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FilmChat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-18T21:27:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/wp.production.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/files\/2016\/04\/Joseph-Mary-key-art-comp-b.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Peter T. 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