‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' Trailer: Judy Greer & Pete Holmes Learn True Meaning Of The Holiday In Lionsgate Comedy From ‘The Chosen' Helmer
Lionsgate on Monday unveiled the first trailer for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, its inspirational comedy starring Judy Greer (13 Going on 30) and Pete Holmes (Crashing), which hails from Kingdom Story Company and Dallas Jenkins, the filmmaker behind popular faith-based series The Chosen.
An adaptation of the 1971 international bestseller by Barbara Robinson, the film will be released in theaters nationwide on November 8.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever centers on the Herdman kids, who are the absolute worst. They lie, they steal, they bully… and they’ve hijacked the town Christmas pageant. As the rowdy and raucous siblings force themselves into all of the lead roles, they drive the pageant’s director, Grace (Greer), and other members of her family, including husband Bob (Holmes), up the wall. But through their misfit mischief, these unlikely messengers might turn out to be the ones to deliver the town’s sensational and moving portrayal of the true meaning of Christmas.
‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' Trailer: Judy Greer & Pete Holmes Learn True Meaning Of The Holiday In Lionsgate Comedy From ‘The Chosen' Helmer
Also starring Elizabeth Tabish (The Chosen), and Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls), the film is scripted by Darin McDaniel & Platte Clark and Ryan Swanson and Jenkins. Lionsgate came to it after partnering with production company Kingdom Story Company on titles like Jesus Revolution, Ordinary Angels, and the upcoming White Bird, slated for an October 4 release.
Producers include Kingdom Story Company’s Kevin Downes, Daryl Lefever, Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin, as well as Darin McDaniel and Chet Thomas. Jenkins exec produced alongside Gerald R. Molen, Mark Kendell, and Tony Young.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens against Focus Features’ Conclave, which opens wide the weekend of the 8th after debuting in limited release on November 1. The anticipated thriller from recent Oscar winner Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front) stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini.
Coming off the release of titles like Boy Kills World and The Strangers: Chapter 1, Lionsgate’s upcoming slate also includes films like Kill (July 4, with Roadside Attractions), Borderlands (August 9), The Crow (August 23), The Killer’s Game (September 13) and Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis (September 27), among others.
Check out the trailer for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever above.
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