By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries
HOLLYWOOD, CA (ANS) -- Despite a shroud of secrecy and discretion, news has broken of an upcoming City of Peace Films project about an Elvis Presley impersonator.
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An image from the story in The Hollywood Reporter features The Identical star Ryan Pelton along with Hollywood star Eric Bana (inset), set to star in one of the competing Elvis movies |
Considered the most reputable news source for the TV and film industry, The Hollywood Reporter revealed the news that “The Identical, a $3 million indie project from City of Peace Films, is taking a surprise approach: the faith-based route…(and) focuses on Presley's interest in gospel music and his religious roots.”
The Hollywood Reporter announced that The Identical will star Ryan Pelton, an actual Elvis impersonator, and that plans call for the film to include licensed Presley music, both covers and original recordings. The Identical script has been adapted by Space Cowboys screenwriter Howie Klausner.
“We've been very excited about this project at City of Peace Films since breaking ground in development in 2010, but I cannot comment further for now as the production continues to unfold,” says City of Peace Films President Yochanan Marcellino. “However, since The Hollywood Reporter broke the story without any initiation from us, it's clearly God's timing for word of this film to start getting out.”
The Identical joins Fame & Fortune, Last Train To Memphis and Elvis & Nixon (starring Eric Bana), the other films featured in the article, for projected production in 2012.
About City of Peace Films:
City of Peace Films is a sister company to City of Peace Media, both established in Nashville in 2009 by Yochanan Marcellino, founder, president and CEO.
The primary focus of City of Peace Films and City of Peace Media is to provide a framework where music, films and video with “redeeming value” can be developed, produced and distributed worldwide, bringing a message of hope, love and encouragement to this generation.
For more information about City of Peace Films, visit www.cityofpeace.com.
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Phone: 615-262-1727
Email: mccainprnews@mccainpr.com
Phone: 615-262-1727
| Dan Wooding, 70, is an award winning British journalist now living in Southern California with his wife Norma, to whom he has been married for 48 years. They have two sons, Andrew and Peter, and six grandchildren who all live in the UK. He is the founder and international director of ASSIST (Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times) and the ASSIST News Service (ANS) and was, for ten years, a commentator, on the UPI Radio Network in Washington, DC. He now hosts the weekly “Front Page Radio” show on KWVE in Southern California which is also carried throughout the United States. The program is also aired in Great Britain on Calvary Chapel Radio UK and also in Belize and South Africa. Besides this, Wooding is a host for His Channel Live, which is carried via the Internet to some 200 countries and also provides a regular commentary for Worship Life Radio on KWVE. You can follow Dan Wooding on Facebook under his name there or at ASSIST News Service. He is the author of some 44 books. Two of the latest include his autobiography, “From Tabloid to Truth”, which is published by Theatron Books. To order a copy, press this link. Wooding, who was born in Nigeria of British missionary parents, has also recently released his first novel “Red Dagger” which is available this link. |  |
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