According to a press release from Inside IU, the film features a team of IU alumni, as well as big names such as actor Danny Glover, who starred in films such as “Lethal Weapon” and “The Color Purple,” and executive producer David Anspaugh, who directed the films “Rudy” and “Hoosiers.”
The script is by IU alum Paul Shoulberg, and the film will star IU alum Zachary Spicer, a screen and stage actor who has appeared in the shows “Gotham,” “Law and Order: SVU” and “Blue Bloods,” and Wrenn Schmidt, who has appeared in the shows “Boardwalk Empire” and “The Americans.”
The film will be produced by Pigasus Pictures, which is owned by Spicer and IU alum John Armstrong.
According to the press release, the film is about a young priest, played by Spicer, who falls in love with a woman he meets in confession. He receives guidance from two older priests, played by Glover and John C. McGinley, as he questions his beliefs.
“The Good Catholic” will film in downtown Bloomington and the IU campus from Jan. 23 to Feb. 13.
Brooke McAfee
