Lewis is still one of the most illustrious Christian authors in the world.

Those set locations included his former residence, The Kilns, where he created his famous Narnia books and his college, Magdalen.Įven after his passing in 1963, C.S. Filming spanned across 18 different locations in and near Oxford, England, where Lewis resided as an English Literature teacher. The highly anticipated movie will also have special premiere events in theaters in the United Kingdom where the movie was filmed. The movie already generated box office sales of over $1.2 million. So that was his starting point.” McLean explained Lewis’ difficult upbringing.ĭue to its immense popularity and demand, the film’s distributors announced that the movie would have more theater showings through Nov. And he came to the conclusion as a result of that, either there’s no God behind the universe, a god indifferent to good and evil, or worse, an evil god. He saw the brutality of World War I, the butchery of it. “Lewis lost his mother at nine years old to cancer, had a terrible relationship with his father. In addition, the dedicated actor memorized hours of his quotes to capture his essence truly. Lewis by conducting extensive research on every single part of the author’s life. McLean prepared for the vital role of C.S. The successful play was then turned into an official biopic to honor the story of the late, influential Christian author. Lewis on Stage: The Most Reluctant Convert.” McLean’s most recent adaptation was Lewis’ autobiography, “Surprised by Joy,” which the New York native turned into a theater play called “C.S. Being a seasoned theater actor, McLean reprised Lewis’ novels for theater adaptions ranging from “The Great Divorce” to “The Screwtape Letters”. The Christian artistic director spent most of his career delving into C.S.

That belief becomes an integrated part of who they are. People that are raised in a faith, their souls, their conscience are formed. Lewis, “Being an adult convert, you bring a lot of doubts and baggage with you because belief is hard. This guy has been in my life for a long time, and now he was exposed.’ And the way Lewis exposed him, he made spiritual warfare very real,” the 68-year-old actor recalled of C.S. “And I read one page, and I said, ‘I know this guy.

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