{"id":2000319,"date":"2023-08-14T16:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-director-talks-possible-sequel-following-films-success\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:56:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:56:06","slug":"sound-of-freedom-director-talks-possible-sequel-following-films-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-director-talks-possible-sequel-following-films-success\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sound Of Freedom&#8217; director discusses potential sequel after film&#8217;s triumph."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsound-of-freedom-director-talks-possible-sequel-following-films-success%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000319&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sequel Talks for Hit Film &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sound-of-freedom-to-be-played-on-hundreds-of-additional-screens-in-4th-week-of-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sound \u2062of Freedom<\/a>\u201d writer-director Alejandro Monteverde opened up about the\u200c possibility of a sequel to the hit that has\u2062 become the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-director-talks-possible-sequel-following-films-success\/\" title=\"'Sound Of Freedom' director discusses potential sequel after film's triumph.\">highest-grossing indie film<\/a> since 2019\u2019s \u200b\u201cParasite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The movie, which \u200ddeals with the horrors of human trafficking, has earned more than $170 \u2064million at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl4254237441\/?ref_=bo_hm_rd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">box office<\/a> as of Monday. According to Variety,\u2063 Monteverde said there \u2062are already talks about a follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s definitely a lot of \u200dinterest to exploring \u2062 [the subject] \u200d a little deeper, because this is just \u2063the tip \u200bof the iceberg,\u201d the \u200ddirector told the outlet in \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-fan-trump-blasts-meghan-markle-for-royal-family-racism-claims-mocks-her-rumored-presidential-run\/\" title=\"\u2018Not A Fan\u2019: Trump Blasts Meghan Markle For Royal Family Racism Claims, Mocks Her Rumored Presidential Run\">wide-ranging interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of\u2062 interest to kind \u2062of explore Haiti, \u200cwhat\u2019s happening\u200d in Haiti,\u201d \u200dhe added.\u2063 \u201cThere\u2019s [sequel] talks\u2062 focusing on Haiti.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monteverde admitted going into opening weekend, he said he thought it would be great if the movie earned $5 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will\u2063 be really happy with \u2063that,\u2019 he \u2062said. \u201c$14 million I thought for the whole run.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIf there\u2019s one issue that can unite everyone, \u200dit\u2019s\u200d ending child trafficking.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CmKUuS8Ubo\">https:\/\/t.co\/CmKUuS8Ubo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sound of Freedom | Movie (@SOFMovie2023) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SOFMovie2023\/status\/1691125080401625089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<h3>About &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cSound of Freedom,\u201d based on a true story, comes from\u2063 Angel Studios, \u2063the same studio responsible for the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-estimated-to-hit-100-million-mark\/\" title=\"'Sound of Freedom' expected to reach 0M milestone.\">popular faith-based television\u2062 series<\/a>, \u201cThe Chosen.\u201d Actor Jim Caviezel portrays Tim Ballard, a federal agent who quits his job and embarks on a dangerous mission to\u2064 rescue a young \u200bgirl from sex slavery in South America.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The director said, \u201cHaiti was a big part of Tim [Ballard\u2019s] work. I was very tempted to do Haiti on this film. But I wanted to \u200ddo an\u200b origin story, \u2063and it was too much material. I \u2064needed to \u2063end where I ended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/actor-jim-caviezel-sends-message-to-fans-as-sound-of-freedom-surpasses-150-million-mark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Actor Jim\u200d Caviezel Sends Message \u200dTo Fans As \u2018Sound Of Freedom\u2019 Surpasses $150 Million\u2064 Mark<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alejandro Monteverde, the writer-director of &#8220;Sound of Freedom,&#8221; discussed the potential for a sequel to the immensely successful film. With its focus on the harrowing issue of human trafficking, the movie has surpassed $170 million in box office earnings, making it the top-grossing indie film since &#8220;Parasite&#8221; in 2019. 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