Sarah Guirguis If you’re among the loyal fandom of the best-selling novel ‘Redeeming Love’, we are happy to let you know that a film adaptation of this delightfully heartfelt story will be released on January 21, 2022. Directed by D.J. Caruso and distributed by Universal Pictures, it will be starring Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Logan Marshall Green, Famke Janssen, Nina Dobrev and Eric Dane. Anticipation grows the more we hear more about it.
Having prevailed on countless fiction bestseller lists for more than fifteen years, ‘Redeeming Love’ by Francine Rivers is a must-read, a real page-turner about the power of unconditional love. In fact, we definitely recommend you take the chance to read it before the movie comes out! Because of its popularity, it has been published in over thirty languages.
Since it would break millions of hearts to have the essence of this novel butchered, we are comforted to learn that Rivers, who is also a New York Times bestselling author, worked closely as an executive producer and screenplay writer alongside the director to make certain everything stays true to the heart of the cherished story. You can even feel that reflected in the fleeting clips in the trailer.
On the brilliance of the novel, director D.J. Caruso said, “I fell in love with the characters in this story after my wife introduced me to the novel. It presented me with a rich tapestry of complex characters and outstanding visual opportunities, all wrapped in an epic love story that transcends generations.”
Set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush of 1850, ‘Redeeming Love’ tells the story of Angel, who tragically got sold into prostitution as a child, and carried a lot of shame and self-hatred, until she met Michael Hosea who showed her “there is no brokenness that love can’t heal.”
The main lead is played by one of Hollywood’s rising stars, Abigail Cowen. Describing her beloved character, Cowen said, “Angel is an incredibly complex character who, after suffering a lifetime of abuse, empowered by love, claws her way out of a world of human trafficking and into a place of triumph. It is a very inspiring and timeless story.”
Famously known as Dr. Mark Sloan in Grey’s Anatomy, Eric Dane plays the villain in this story. On the significance of the film, he said, “The story is still as relevant today as it was thirty years ago. It is a story that portrays the battle of light versus dark with unlikely redemption waiting for you at the end.”
Throughout his career, director D.J. Caruso has worked on a variety of film genres, including thriller in ‘Disturbia’, drama in ‘Standing Up’, action in ‘I Am Number Four’ and even television – “The Shield,” “Over There,” “Smallville,” and “Dark Angel”. Most notably, his action thriller xXx: Return of Xander Cage starring Vin Diesel grossed $347 million globally.
View the trailer of ‘Redeeming Love’ here.
