Interviews with the cast and crew of "Left Behind"
Fans of the 'Left Behind' series will be delighted to know that both Noble and Cameron believe the film stays true to the book, although some small changes have been made. Never-the-less, if you don't believe them, you can probably trust the millions of people who are fans of the video.
"It's truly unbelievable how much people love this movie," Brad Johnson, who plays pilot Rayford Steele, said. "I was unsure of how successful this campaign of releasing the movie on video first and into theaters second would be, but when I asked people who have seen the film on video if they will see it again in theaters and they all said yes."
Even though 'Left Behind' doesn't hit theaters until February 2, some theaters have already sold out of all opening weekend performances.
"When we started this whole project we had no idea what would become of it," LaLonde said. "Now I actually think we have a shot of being on top of the box-office opening weekend."
LaLonde credits the film's success to its timing. The novel was on the New York Times bestseller list for weeks before the film's release on Halloween, and the newest book in the series was released in bookstores just two weeks after the video.
"The series was at one of its high points during the biggest shopping days of the year-- Thanksgiving weekend. Word of mouth about it and the film carried over into Christmas and now we are releasing the film against movies in completely different genres with no big Hollywood blockbuster in our way," LaLonde said.
With the major studios trying to stay away from the February 9 release of 'Hannibal,' the cast and crew feel its the perfect time for a religious, family film like 'Left Behind' to be released. Noble and Cameron's history of only working on films that they can watch with their children, as well as their history of taking on roles that have meaning, should ease others minds as to whether or not 'Left Behind' is appropriate for the younger audience.
"'Left Behind' is a very mature film, but as long as you talk with your kids after seeing it it can also be very informative for them," Noble said. "It's one of those great films you can take your children to and talk about as a family afterwards."
While 'Left Behind' has a story driven by the Bible, Cameron doesn't think the
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