Actor Kirk Cameron blasted Hollywood studios that passed on distributing his new movie “Lifemark” with its message about “life and adoption”, calling it pure “cowardice.”
Promotional material for the movie describes it this way– “David’s comfortable world is turned upside down when his birth mother unexpectedly reaches out to him, longing to meet the 18-year-old son she’s only held once. With the encouragement of his adoptive parents, David embarks on a journey of discovery that leads to a staggering truth from his past.”
Lifemark stars Cameron, Rebecca Rogers Nelson, Raphael Ruggero, Dawn Long, Justin Sterner, Marisa Hampton, and Alex Kendrick — with Cameron and Kendrick also serving as executive producers.
No Hollywood studio would pick up the movie’s distribution. Cameran told the Daily Wire, “You know, that’s just good old-fashion cowardice. You know, even the so-called faith divisions of studios would rather pass from tens of millions of dollars and support horror, violence, and drag queen movies than risk doing anything that celebrates life.”
The film has a hint of the subject of abortion near the very end of the movie — but Cameron explained that “This is a movie about life and adoption and love and reconciliation and all that. It isn’t about abortion.”
Adding, “But they [Hollywood] won’t risk anything that even smells like it. And they’ll pass up tens of millions of dollars. I just think that that shows there’s not a lot of backbone there.”
“Lifemark” hits theaters September 9. For tickets and more information go to Lifemark.com.