Angel Studios, the company behind the faith-based hit “Sound of Freedom” and the more recent “Young Washington,” have announced a new content policy for films under their banner.
In a Fox News interview Thursday, the company’s co-founder and CCO Jeff Harmon announced “The Angel Promise,” a policy in which on-screen sex, nudity, use of the F-word and misusing the name of God are not allowed on screen.
Talking about the new policies for the faith-friendly studio, he spoke about filling a hole left by the bigger studios:
“I think Hollywood generally kind of lives in a bubble. These are excellent craftsmen. They’re the best storytellers in the world. Hollywood has built the best storytelling infrastructure in the world. But at the same time, they’ve kind of drifted more and more away from the values-based audience that they used to serve.”
The pledge is up on the Angel Studios website and reads: “No sex acts on screen – ever. No F words. And no profanity in titles submitted for young kids (12 and under). Angel will not release original films or series that misuse God’s name.”
In addition, the new policy requires that films and television series receive a score of at least 70 out of 100 from members of its paid Angel Guild audience membership community in order to be included in Angel’s programming. Angel Guild numbers approximately 3 million paying members presently.
Harmon says: “This is the first time in history that a major Hollywood studio, or top 10 studio in the United States, has come and said, we’re going to let the audience have a veto right.”
Angel Studios’ upcoming titles include “Drummer Boy” and “Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ.”
Source: Variety
