Robert Redford May Play Oral Roberts in 'Come Sunday'

Robert Redford May Play Oral Roberts in 'Come Sunday'

by Breitbart News 22 May 2014, 1:43 PM PDT

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2014/05/22/redford-plays-oral-roberts-new-film

Robert Redford is known for his unabashed progressive streak, not any religious affiliation.

That makes the following casting news intriguing given Redford's penchant for politically charged projects.

The veteran actor and Sundance Film Festival founder is considering the role of Oral Roberts in the upcoming film Come Sunday.

The film, which will be financed and produced by Endgame Entertainment (Looper), chronicles the true story of Carlton Pearson, a renowned evangelical minister in Tulsa, Okla., who stirs up controversy with his revelation that there is no hell. He loses everything and must rebuild his church and his family and find his own personal faith. Jeffrey Wright (Quantum of Solace) is in talks to take on the starring role of Pearson.

Roberts, an early pioneer of TV evangelism who reached millions of followers worldwide over more than six decades, served as Pearson's mentor.

Redford earned draves for his singular performance in last year's All Is Lost, and he flexed his superhero savvy with a smaller role in the recent Captain America: The Winter Soldier. His more politically charged films of late, however, have made little noise at the box office. Both The Company You Keep and The Conspirator failed to draw a crowd.

Roberts, who died in 2009, was born into poverty and became one of the most prominent televangelists of the 20th century. He made headlines in 1986 when he asked his followers to donate a total of $8 million or he God would call him home.

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Robert Redford is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, the founder & president for the Sundance Institute, and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Note: Leonardo DiCaprio is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a board member for Global Green USA.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Sundance Institute, and the Human Rights Watch.

George Soros was a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Sundance Institute is a sponsor for the Sundance Film Festival.

Patricia E. Mitchell was a director at Human Rights Watch, is the vice chair for the Sundance Institute, and a board member for Global Green USA.

Global Green USA is a US affiliate for Green Cross International.

Robert Redford - Sourcewatch

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Robert Redford is an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Mikhail Gorbachev is the founder of Green Cross International, the general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).