The extremely anticipated sequel to “I Can Solely Think about” hits theaters this weekend. It comes 9 years after the story behind the chart-topping worship track turned a box-office hit, incomes greater than $83 million in home returns.
Now the standalone sequel continues the story of MercyMe’s Bart Millard. On this story, the son is now the daddy. Millard shared with CBN Information’ Studio 5 how the track “Even If” gave beginning to the guts of this newest movement image.
Millard shared, “‘Think about’ and ‘Even If’ had been written out of some tough seasons of my life. And never all songs are written that means, however my remedy is working points out by means of my track. So, there are a number of that those that imply essentially the most to me have come out of some fairly painful locations and been therapeutic for me.”
John Michael Finley returns to play Bart Millard on this new movie. He shared how he felt taking up the position, and the way we are going to meet this a part of Bart’s life journey within the movie.
“To begin with, simply instantly elated, thrilled. Did not even actually care what the content material was. Identical to, let’s get the band again collectively. I imply, there’s all the time at the back of your head, you don’t need it to be too fluffy or too tacky. It is a sequel, let’s make it good. However I believe what’s key right here is the tables have turned and now we see Bart as the daddy. I believe that is essential in our movie to see him. I imply, there’s one second specifically I can consider to the place he actually steps in the identical puddle that his father stepped in and to catch himself repeating those self same errors, but additionally realizing, nicely, possibly he wasn’t making an attempt to harm me. Possibly he was making an attempt to guard me,” Finley informed CBN Information’ Studio 5.
Sammie Dell performs the position of Bart’s son named Sam. He talked about taking up that position.
Dell mentioned, “I used to be type of part of the hype of the primary ‘I Can Solely Think about’. I bear in mind seeing it, and to type of are available and do a sequel movie is mind-boggling to have the ability to sit subsequent to those two guys. To return in and play Sam is type of like one other side as a result of I am so used to listening to Mercy Me and Bart, however then to go underneath that degree and go deeper into the household was a extremely cool expertise.”
Singer and Songwriter Tim Timmons is Millard’s finest pal and the co-writer of the track “Even If.” Timmons has been dwelling with an incurable most cancers since being identified in 2001. He shared with CBN Information’ Studio 5 how he’s doing a long time after the prognosis.
Timmons mentioned, “There’s nonetheless tumors on my liver carrying out my coronary heart, they are saying. However I used to be given 5 years to dwell 25 years in the past and I… right this moment, I wakened once more. I obtained off a airplane this morning, and I wakened once more right this moment. After which tomorrow if I get up once more, giddy up.”
Actor Milo Ventimiglia portrays the position of Timmons and revealed what he did after being supplied the position.
“I used to be supplied a film known as ‘I Can Solely Think about 2’ and I am like, I ought to in all probability watch the primary one. I like that. However I did it on the heels of studying this lovely script, the roadmap that we now have to make the second movie that I am like, wow, I ought to actually watch the primary movie… After which it simply retains going. These breadcrumbs preserve tumbling into a bigger ball of awesomeness. And I get to satisfy and research and simply develop into buddies, shut buddies with Tim Timmons. And what a present that’s,” mentioned Ventimiglia.
Taking part in the position of Timmons arrived at a making an attempt time for Ventimiglia with the lack of his home because of the damaging California wildfires.
“You are given this second in your life the place every part bodily is taken from you. And in the identical two weeks, every part is given to you with the beginning of our first baby, my daughter. I believe these two diametrically opposed issues simply present on the identical time after which surprisingly mirroring simply thematic ideas of the film was like, loopy,” Ventimiglia informed CBN Information’ Studio 5.
“Then even within the script, speaking about God is within the hearth. I am like, ‘I simply skilled the fireplace.’ And the way you push by means of these moments and all of that’s only a great factor to be given as an artist, as a husband, as a father, as a pal. And it was precisely what I wanted on the proper time. I do not know if the efficiency would have been the identical had I not misplaced my home in a fireplace, however you already know what? We’ll by no means know as a result of it occurred,” he continued.
“I Can Solely Think about 2” is in theaters nationwide on February twentieth.
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