Actress Lauren Graham has joined the cast of Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company’s faith-based holiday theatrical release The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
In an exclusive report, Deadline said the Parenthood and Gilmore Girls actress will be the family comedy’s narrator and will also appear in an on-screen cameo.
The movie is based on the book of the same title by Barbara Robinson. It has sold more than 7 million copies since it was published in 1972.
Production of the film recently wrapped, the outlet reported. Dallas Jenkins, the creator and director of the hit TV series The Chosen, directed the film.
Deadline also reported some of the cast from The Chosen will appear in the movie, including Kirk B.R. Woller, Vanessa Benavente, and Elizabeth Tabish.
Jenkins was finally able to get the rights to The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. He said it only took him 15 years to fulfill this dream.
“I’ve been preparing for and visualizing this movie for over fifteen years, so it was going to be tough to meet my expectations,” Jenkins told Deadline. “But working with incredible actors such as Lauren, who I adore, along with my Chosen cast members and fan favorites Liz, Vanessa, and
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