The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone is a 2017 American Christian comedy drama film directed by Dallas Jenkins and written by Andrea Gyertson Nasfell. Starring Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Neil Flynn, Shawn Michaels and D. B. Sweeney, the film was released by WWE Studios and Blumhouse Tilt on January 20, 2017.

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Plot

Former child star Gavin Stone is now a washed-up, partied-out man. When he is forced to return home, he pretends to be a Christian so he can portray Jesus in an Easter play being produced by a megachurch.

Cast

Brett Dalton as Gavin Stone
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes as Kelly Richardson, the good girl
Neil Flynn as Waylon Stone
Shawn Michaels as Doug, the ex-con
D. B. Sweeney as Pastor Allen Richardson
Tim Frank as John Mark
Liam Matthews as Charles
Christopher Maleki as Mike Meara
Patrick Gagnon as Anthony

Release

On July 29, 2015, it was announced that WWE Studios had acquired worldwide rights to the faith-based comedy from Vertical Church Films. On July 20, 2016, Vertical Church Films announced that the film would be released on January 20, 2017.

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 54% based on 13 reviews and an average rating of 5.3/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score 36 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".