{"id":11665,"date":"2026-03-17T11:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/reelfaith\/?p=11665"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:23:34","slug":"walton-goggins-marion-cotillard-to-star-in-film-about-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/reelfaith\/2026\/03\/walton-goggins-marion-cotillard-to-star-in-film-about-job.html","title":{"rendered":"Walton Goggins, Marion Cotillard to Star in Film About Job"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Job, one of the most referenced stories of the Bible, is getting the big screen treatment in an upcoming film starring Walton Goggins and Marion Cotillard, Variety<\/a> has reported. Announced this week, the film will be written and directed by Yuval Adler and the article calls the reimagining \u201cprovocative.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Walton Goggins Photo by Phillip Faraone\/Getty Images for Prime Video), Job painting by L\u00e9on Bonnat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Marion Cotillard image by Georges Biard via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adler\u2019s \u201cJob\u201d will move between timelines \u2014 \u201cjuxtaposing the ancient wager between God and Satan with the modern-day unraveling of a marriage under pressure,\u201d an early synopsis of the film explains. \u201cAs their private lives bleed into their performance, a standoff on set raises an unexpected question: who gets to play God?\u201d(Variety<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The story of Job has been rarely depicted onscreen in its original timeline, although some films have updated the story as an allegory for the human struggle and going through tests and trials. In Job, readers have found some of the most well-regarded and promising verses of Scripture, such as:<\/p>\n

Job 19:25\u2014I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.<\/p>\n

Job 1:21\u2014\u2026 \u201cNaked I came from my mother\u2019s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.\u201d<\/p>\n

Job 13:15\u2014Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.<\/p>\n

Biblical dramas are having their moment right now, propelled by the widespread success of \u201cThe Chosen\u201d and \u201cHouse of David.\u201d The trend isn\u2019t slowing down anytime soon, with \u201cThe Faithful: Women of the Bible\u201d from FOX Entertainment releasing this Sunday and \u201cJoseph of Egypt\u201d from 5&2 Studios\/Amazon MGM Studios releasing soon.<\/p>\n

What Bible stories would you like to see dramatized as a film or television series?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Job, one of the most referenced stories of the Bible, is getting the big screen treatment in an upcoming film starring Walton Goggins and Marion Cotillard, Variety has reported. Announced this week, the film will be written and directed by Yuval Adler and the article calls the reimagining \u201cprovocative.\u201d Adler\u2019s \u201cJob\u201d will move between timelines […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2815,"featured_media":11671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3530,3853,3850,3847],"class_list":["post-11665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies","tag-biblical-drama","tag-job","tag-marion-cotillard","tag-walton-goggins"],"yoast_head":"\nMarion Cotillard & Walton Goggins to Star in 'Job' Biblical Film<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard and Walton Goggins star in 'Job,' director Yuval Adler's provocative new reimagining of the iconic biblical story.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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