Film Chronicling C.S. Lewis' Journey from Atheism to Christianity Coming This Year

A new film depicting the life of author and theologian C.S. Lewis is coming to a screen near you. Entitled The Most Reluctant Convert, the movie is expected to be released later in 2021, the Christian Post reports. The movie will show his journey from atheism to Christianity.
In the film, Lewis will be shown in three stages of life, including the death of his mother in childhood, his experiences serving during the First World War, and his wife's death. Lewis will revisit each of these memories as an older man. The young adult Lewis will be portrayed by Nicholas Ralph. Fellow author JRR Tolkien, who was a friend to Lewis, will be played by Ten Glannister.
Oxford, where Lewis tutored English literature, as well as his college, Magdalen, and his home, The Kilns, were prominent locations in Lewis' life and will be featured in the film.
Director Norman Stone says he thinks it's the perfect time for the story behind the most influential Christian author of the twentieth century to be shared on screen.
In an interview with The Guardian, Stone says truth was always crucial in Lewis' writing.
"Lewis looked truth in the eye, no matter what effect that would have," says Stone.
Stone won a BAFTA for a film based on Lewis' life and love 35 years ago and has directed two other dramatized documentaries on Lewis.
"At certain times, society says 'think a little deeper.' When you get something like Covid-19, then we should be thinking a bit more about things, and I think that's happening," Stone says.
Despite Lewis' death in 1963, his books have remained popular and well-known. As a complex thinker, the questions explored even in Lewis' fiction for younger readers are complex, layered, and filled with imagery.
Tags : C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis film C.S. Lewis movie The Most Reluctant Convert Norman Stone
Hot Trends
-
White Stone Receivers to Debut "Forsaken" March 5
-
CeCe Winans, Tamela Mann, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Travis Greene, Marvin Sapp and more-WOW Gospel 2018, available now!
-
JJ Heller Gets to the Heart of Her New Album: "You are not alone. You are loved. You can live with a whole heart."
-
Pat Mesiti, Former Hillsong Church Pastor, Arrested for Domestic Violence
-
Ellie Holcomb Shares the Heart Behind New Song "Constellations"
-
Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman & Family Spent Easter in Church
-
Joy Williams Reveals the Real Reason Behind Civil War's Breakup
-
Matt Redman, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa and Keith & Kristyn Getty Team Up for "Loving Kindness"
-
Mack Brock Releases New Album After Leaving Elevation Worship
-
At Passion Conference, Ravi Zacharias Reveals How A Song Led Him to Christ
-
Where is Stacie Orrico Now?
-
Our Favorite 4th of July Christian Songs
-
Christian Lesbian Singer Jennifer Knapp Avoids Singing About Faith on Her New Album
-
Brian Courtney Wilson Presents "A Great Work" on March 23
-
Moriah Peters' Dad Has Cancer and Seeks Our Prayers
Most Popular
-
White Stone Receivers to Debut "Forsaken" March 5
-
CeCe Winans, Tamela Mann, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Travis Greene, Marvin Sapp and more-WOW Gospel 2018, available now!
-
JJ Heller Gets to the Heart of Her New Album: "You are not alone. You are loved. You can live with a whole heart."
-
Pat Mesiti, Former Hillsong Church Pastor, Arrested for Domestic Violence
-
Ellie Holcomb Shares the Heart Behind New Song "Constellations"
-
Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman & Family Spent Easter in Church
-
Joy Williams Reveals the Real Reason Behind Civil War's Breakup
-
Matt Redman, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa and Keith & Kristyn Getty Team Up for "Loving Kindness"
-
Mack Brock Releases New Album After Leaving Elevation Worship
-
At Passion Conference, Ravi Zacharias Reveals How A Song Led Him to Christ
-
Where is Stacie Orrico Now?
-
Our Favorite 4th of July Christian Songs
-
Christian Lesbian Singer Jennifer Knapp Avoids Singing About Faith on Her New Album
-
Brian Courtney Wilson Presents "A Great Work" on March 23
-
Moriah Peters' Dad Has Cancer and Seeks Our Prayers