Alan Ritchson and Hilary Swank Reveal Ordinary Angels Scene They Were Nervous to Film
39From the producers of Jesus Revolution, Ordinary Angels is a drama inspired by unbelievably true events. Alongside co-star Alan Ritchson, Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank steps into the role of Sharon Stevens, a Kentucky hairdresser determined to help a single father and his family.
According to Ritchson, Swank's involvement in this faith-based feature lifts the inspirational story to new heights. In the movie, the Reacher star plays recently-widowed father Ed Schmitt, who's doing all he can to provide for his children and keep afloat with their outstanding medical bills. His youngest daughter, Michelle (Emily Mitchell) has Wegener's disease, like her mother, and is heartbreakingly low on the transplant list for a new liver. That's when Sharon catches wind of this tragic story and decides to rally their community around Ed and his family in a beats-all-odds story, originally penned by Meg Tilly and Kelly Fremon Craig (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret).
Ahead of its theatrical release, Collider's Steve Weintraub spoke with Swank and Ritchson about their time together on set, the most difficult scenes to shoot, and what they hope audiences take away after the credits roll. Check out the full interview in the video above or in the transcript below to find out why Ritchson praises director Jon Gunn's approach to Ordinary Angels, if Swank's The Next Karate Kid character will make an appearance in the final season of Netflix's hit series Cobra Kai, and more.
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