LIONSGATE’S “THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER” CLOSES OUT KINGDOM’S BIGGEST SLATE YET
BRANDON GREGORY NAMED PARTNER
, /PRNewswire/ — Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company announced today that the companies have agreed to renew their three-year first-look deal, extending the studios’ total collaboration to ten years. The announcement was made by Adam Fogelson, chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, and Kevin Downes, CEO, Kingdom Story Company.
The new deal puts a capstone on Kingdom Story Company’s biggest slate yet as the companies collaborated on three films in 2024: Ordinary Angels, starring Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson; Unsung Hero, the autobiographical film from five-time Grammy Award-winning artist Joel Smallbone, whose band for KING + COUNTRY is one of the most decorated and respected bands for faithful audiences; and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, directed by Dallas Jenkins (“The Chosen”), an adaptation of the beloved classic children’s book. The Best Christmas Pageant Everexceeded tracking and industry expectations by opening with …