Father Stu Movie (2022) – Release Date, Cast, Story, Trailer, Poster, Budget, Collection, Review

Father Stu Movie Trailer:

Father Stu Movie Information:

Genre	Biographical, Drama
Country	United States, South Korea
Language	English
Running time	124 minutes
Release dates	April 5, 2022 (Cinemark Helena) April 13, 2022 (United States)
Starring	Mark Wahlberg, Jacki Weaver, Mel Gibson
Directed by	Rosalind Ross
Written by	Rosalind Ross
Produced by	Mark Wahlberg Stephen Levinson Jordan Foss
Cinematography	Jacques Jouffret
Edited by	Jeffrey M. Werner
Music by	Dickon Hinchliffe
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Municipal Pictures CJ Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing

About Father Stu Movie:

Father Stu is a biographical drama film starring Mark Wahlberg as Stuart Long, a boxer-turned-Catholic priest who lives with a progressive muscle disorder. The film is written and directed by Rosalind Ross in her directorial debut. The film was produced on a budget of $4 million.

The film was first publicly announced in 2016, when Wahlberg revealed that he was working on a biopic about Long with screenwriter David O. Russell.

The film was shot in Los Angeles, California, in just 30 days in May 2021. In late September 2021, some scenes were shot in Montana, in and around Helena, Anaconda, Butte, and Phillipsburg.

Wahlberg intentionally gained 30 pounds (14 kg) in six weeks to portray Long, consuming up to 7,000 calories a day.

Sony Pictures Releasing released Father Stu in theaters in the United States on April 13, 2022, during the Christian Holy Week. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It grossed $21.8 million worldwide.

The film was re-released on December 9, 2022, as Father Stu: Reborn in a re-cut intended for wider audiences.

Father Stu Storyline:

Based on a true story, Father Stu is an unflinchingly honest, funny, and ultimately uplifting drama about a lost soul who finds his purpose in a most unexpected place. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long (Mark Wahlberg) moves to L.A. dreaming of stardom. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen (Teresa Ruiz), a Catholic Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. But surviving a terrible motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others find their way, leading to the surprising realization that he is meant to be a Catholic priest. Despite a devastating health crisis and the skepticism of Church officials and his estranged parents (Mel Gibson and Jacki Weaver), Stu pursues his vocation with courage and compassion, inspiring not only those closest to him but countless others along the way.