{"id":2229236,"date":"2024-04-24T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T18:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/but-for-the-grace-of-god-actor-neal-mcdonough-on-playing-good-guys-and-his-new-apocalyptic-thriller-homestead\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T14:38:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T18:38:15","slug":"but-for-the-grace-of-god-actor-neal-mcdonough-on-playing-good-guys-and-his-new-apocalyptic-thriller-homestead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/but-for-the-grace-of-god-actor-neal-mcdonough-on-playing-good-guys-and-his-new-apocalyptic-thriller-homestead\/","title":{"rendered":"Neal McDonough Talks About Portraying Heroes and His Latest Apocalyptic Film &#8216;Homestead"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbut-for-the-grace-of-god-actor-neal-mcdonough-on-playing-good-guys-and-his-new-apocalyptic-thriller-homestead%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=2229236&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--><p>Actor Neal McDonough recently \u2062shared insights on his role in the new \u200capocalyptic film \u200d&#8221;Homestead,&#8221; where\u200c he plays the character of Ian Ross, a homesteader\u200c facing moral challenges. Known for portraying \u2064villains, McDonough embraces his &#8220;good guy&#8221; role in this thriller, exploring\u200b themes of faith and survival\u200c in a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daddy-issues-all-the-way-down\/\" title=\"Daddy Issues All the Way Down\">post-apocalyptic world<\/a>. The film, produced by Angel Studios, is set to release in theaters this December.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollywood star Neal McDonough opened up about his latest role in the apocalyptic movie \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/studio-behind-sound-of-freedom-ready-to-release-new-apocalyptic-film-tv-series-homestead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homestead<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d harkening back to his faith as the studio finally drops the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-15-most-anticipated-albums-of-2021\/\" title=\"The 15 Most Anticipated Albums of 2021\u00a0\">release date<\/a> in theaters this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 58-year-old actor has landed the role of Ian Ross, an affluent homesteader in the thriller from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.angel.com\/movies\/homestead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Angel Studios<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the same studio responsible for the popular faith-based television series \u201cThe Chosen\u201d and brought last year\u2019s sleeper hit \u201cSound Of Freedom\u201d to the big screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>\u201cGood Guy\u201d Role In Apocalyptic Thriller <\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">McDonough famously plays villains on the big and small screen, most notably in the hit Paramount+ series \u201cYellowstone.\u201d But in this thriller he takes on the \u201cgood guy\u201d role of Ross who\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5cJPBLLSjm\/?igsh=MTBlZjE4YzMxOA%3D%3D&#038;img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">described<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  as a \u201chomesteader living in the Rockies who believes he\u2019s prepared for every eventuality \u2014 that is until he comes face-to-face with the moral dilemmas presented by civil unrest at his own doorstop.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen Ian is torn between his wife\u2019s faith and the brutal realities of survival, every decision comes with gut-wrenching consequences,\u201d the description added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTo me, Ian is all of us,\u201d McDonough said in a recent post shared on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5cJPBLLSjm\/?igsh=MTBlZjE4YzMxOA%3D%3D&#038;img_index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  from the studio and actor. \u201cJust a man trying to do right by his conscience-the commitments he\u2019s made to his wife and family, to his God, and to his fellow man.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe doesn\u2019t always get it right,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd really none of us do, but for the grace of God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During a recent appearance, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D2ZvSsHEAu4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">McDonough<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  spoke briefly about his new movie and the role which is completely opposite of the parts he typically lands, noting this time he gets to play a \u201cgood guy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s kind of Kevin Costner\u2019s character from \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 but a much more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/diversity-group-linked-to-swing-district-dem-pushes-for-critical-race-theory-in-michigan-schools\/\" title=\"\u2018Diversity\u2019 Group Linked to Swing-District Dem Pushes for Critical Race Theory in Michigan Schools\">family-friendly event<\/a>,\u201d the \u201cBand of Brothers\u201d star said. \u201cIt\u2019s post-apocalyptic, what happens when the world falls apart. This guy I\u2019m playing has lots of money and everyone wants into my homestead and my compound.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI hire these military guys and they\u2019re saying no one can come in,\u201d he added. \u201cBut my heart just breaks when I see these people and I start giving everything away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Hollywood And His Faith<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The role seems to go along with the type of projects McDonough has said he wants to be a part of, noting in a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/yellowstone-actor-neal-mcdonough-reflect-bonding-kevin-costner-devotion-faith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fox News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  interview that after he went through \u201ca hard few years\u201d in Hollywood not finding work, he always believed God had a plan for him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsworld.com\/2019\/01\/wow-catholic-actor-neal-mcdonough-goes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">devout Catholic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  who shares 5 kids with wife Ruve, said he was \u201cblessed at a very young age to have a strong relationship with God. And it\u2019s been paramount in my life as everyone kind of knows. Look, we all make mistakes. We\u2019re all flawed, we\u2019re all human. And that\u2019s kind of what makes us beautiful at the same time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_728239\" style=\"width: 874px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-728239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Tullberg\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAnd you know, especially in the films that Ruv\u00e9 [Robertson] and I have been doing and \u2026 producing in the last couple of years, they talk about these things,\u201d he added. \u201c[They] talk about what it\u2019s like to have your faith challenged or how you can overcome certain difficulties in life knowing that God has your back\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And news about another one of his projects is reportedly expected to be announced soon, with Angel Studios telling The Daily Wire they are also working on another project with McDonough, though the details have yet to be released.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>\u201cHomestead\u201d Movie And Release Date<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Angel Studios first broke the news that it had completed production on \u201cHomestead,\u201d which is based on the best-selling book series, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Autumn-Post-Apocalyptic-Saga-READYMAN\/dp\/1948035170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black Autumn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d earlier this year. And now the studio has released that the film will hit theaters on December 20th, with Angel Studios <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5mV5DKPIY5\/?igsh=MTBlZjE4YzMxOA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">posting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  that it will be out \u201cjust in time for Christmas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Showrunner Ben Kasica told The Daily Wire that their \u201cgoal was to create a gripping, realistic portrayal of survival that echoes the uncertainties present in today\u2019s world. The \u2018Homestead\u2019 film and series has been a passion project for our team, aimed at sparking conversation about preparedness, community building, and resilient faith during challenging times.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The movie, which will later transition into a TV series, is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/invest.angel.com\/homestead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">described<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  as \u201ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/studio-behind-sound-of-freedom-ready-to-release-new-apocalyptic-film-tv-series-homestead\/\" title=\"Sound Of Freedom' studio set to launch new apocalyptic project 'Homestead\">post-apocalyptic family survival drama<\/a>. A string of attacks and collapses drives troubled Green Beret Jeff Kirkham to take a job as head of security for a wealthy doomsday prepper, Ross. Ross has built an elaborate permaculture compound for friends and family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs the fabric of America goes to pieces, a few dozen families scramble to \u2018The Homestead\u2019 in a last-ditch effort to survive,\u201d it added. \u201cThey quickly discover that Ross\u2019 elaborate plans will not protect them. Outside the gates, desperate neighbors, criminals, and opportunistic rivals look to The Homestead\u2019s resources as a treasure trove. Inside, the community divides into factions: military versus civilian, compassionate versus practical, spiritual versus rational.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEventually, the gentle rhythms of the land permeate all, and a spirit of unity begins to overtake the community,\u201d it continued. \u201cAs they cultivate the plants, animals, and the soil, and as they face looming destruction, their modern squabbles give way to ancient, forgotten truths.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neal McDonough discusses his role in the upcoming apocalyptic film &#8220;Homestead,&#8221; reflecting on his faith as the release date is confirmed for this year. 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