Exclusive: Ordinary Angels interviews with Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, producer Kevin Downes & director Jon Gunn
Hitting theaters on February 23, 2024 from Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company is Ordinary Angels, directed by Jon Gunn and starring Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Nancy Travis, Tamala Jones, Drew Powell, Amy Acker, Skywalker Hughes, and Emily Mitchell.
Based on a remarkable true story, ORDINARY ANGELS centers on Sharon (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed (Alan Ritchson), a widower working hard to make ends meet for his two daughters. With his youngest daughter waiting for a liver transplant, Sharon sets her mind to helping the family and will move mountains to do it. What unfolds is the inspiring tale of faith, everyday miracles, and ordinary angels.
Written by actor-writer Meg Tilly and writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig (Post Grad, The Edge of Seventeen, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret) , the producers include Kingdom Story Company’s Kevin Downes, Jon Erwin and Andrew Erwin, Stampede Ventures’ Jon Berg, Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee, Stolen Sky Productions’ Dave Matthews and Johnathan Dorfman, and Green Hummingbird Entertainment’s David Beal and Sarah Johnson.
Swank won Oscars (Best Actress) for her role in Boys Don’t Cry and Million Dollar Baby, and has also been recognized throughout her career with two Golden Globes, a Critics’ Choice Award, an Independent Spirit Award, a Gotham Tribute Award and a SAG Award, along with many other accolades. She starred opposite Michael Ealy in Deon Taylor’s Lionsgate detective thriller, Fatale, as well as the Netflix drama series Away, which she also exec produced. The actress and producer has also appeared in such series as Trust and Beverly Hills, 90210. Additional film credits include The Hunt, I Am Mother, What They Had, Logan Lucky, New Year’s Eve, Conviction, Amelia, P.S. I Love You, Freedom Writers, The Black Dahlia and Insomnia.
Ritchson can currently be seen as the title character in Amazon’s critically acclaimed series Reacher, based on Lee Child’s international bestselling novels. The series was renewed for a third season.
Kevin Downes is part of Kingdom Story Company, which has produced faith-based films such as I Can Only Imagine and American Underdog.
Gunn previously directed faith-based films such as Mercy Streets, Like Dandelion Dust, Do You Believe?, The Week, and The Case for Christ.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks with Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, producer Kevin Downes & director Jon Gunn about Ordinary Angels.