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‘Why Do You Want Their Approval?’ Creator Of ‘The Chosen’ Shares How To Make Hits Without Hollywood

July 30, 2021 by Staff

(The Daily Wire) When 46-year-old Christian filmmaker Dallas Jenkins embarked on his viral sensation, “The Chosen,” he had no idea that he would end up creating the largest crowd-funded project in the history of the entertainment industry. Most of his previous movies had found mainstream studio distribution, but Hollywood wasn’t interested in a multi-season series about the life of Jesus. So Jenkins and his team set out to realize their vision via other means, including creating their own app. They succeeded in spades.

“The Chosen’s” view counter currently sits at approximately 238 million.

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