The Forge
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Oct 21, 2026
Robert BortinsHOST
He is the founder and leader of Burns & Company Entertainment, a production studio dedicated to telling timeless stories that inspire.
Robert BortinsHOST
And his credits include the record-setting film Beyond the Mask, the number one box office hit War Room, the international hit The Forge, as well as The Birthright Outlaw and Legacy Peak, both from Sony Pictures.
Robert BortinsHOST
And they have filmed and are getting ready to release the new movie, Jimmy.
Robert BortinsHOST
The untold story of the beloved actor, Jimmy Stewart, starring KJ Apa and produced with Jimmy Stewart's daughter, Kelly, will be on the show as well.
Alex KendrickGUEST
And so we've always wanted to remake that and higher quality over the years.
Alex KendrickGUEST
Well, two years ago, we were in Brazil releasing The Forge there, and we were asked to come down and take their young Christian filmmakers through our boot camp.
Alex KendrickGUEST
So Stephen and I went down there and we did that.
Alex KendrickGUEST
They were so open and desiring to learn how to make Christian feature films because they mainly import whatever is made in the U.S. and just dub it into Portuguese.
Susie LarsonHOST
In fact, friends, I'd love to know what your favorite film is of the Kendrick Brothers.
Susie LarsonHOST
Is it War Room, Facing the Giants, The Forge? Boy, War Room is one of my favorites.
Susie LarsonHOST
Courageous, so many.
Susie LarsonHOST
Lots of amens are coming in, too.
Susie LarsonHOST
Thanks so much for tuning in to Suzy Larson Live, talking to Stephen Kendrick.
Susie LarsonHOST
You may recognize his name from the Kendrick Brothers productions.
Susie LarsonHOST
They put out these amazing films like War Room, like Fireproof, like Courageous, and The Forge.
Susie LarsonHOST
And they've got one.
ClaraHOST
But as storytellers, are they actually getting better at trusting the audience, or are they still spelling everything out in bold underlined text with a highlighter? Have they evolved narratively, or have they just evolved visually?
AdrianHOST
Well, to answer that question fairly, we have to look at their twenty twenty-four film, The Forge.
ClaraHOST
Right.
AdrianHOST
'Cause The Forge serves as a masterclass in weaving all of their past thematic obsessions together, and it shows a level of narrative maturity that really serves as the culmination of their twenty-year journey.
ClaraHOST
So let's dive into The Forge and what I want to call their master theme.
AdrianHOST
Okay, let's do it.
ClaraHOST
The Forge came out in August 2024.
ClaraHOST
It had a five million dollar budget and pulled in a very respectable forty point four million at the box office.
Dave StoneHOST
And look at what God has gone on to do with it.
Dave StoneHOST
I, I think about some of the titles: Facing the Giants, uh, Fireproof, Courageous, Forge, uh, War Room.
Dave StoneHOST
Uh, every one of 'em, I, I think of different themes that really hit the Christian community in a powerful way.
Dave StoneHOST
The list goes on and on.
14 MINS LATER
Alex KendrickGUEST
You know, you know, Jesus did not tell parables to entertain.
Alex KendrickGUEST
Uh, but it would engage the listeners, and they leave thinking about, "Well, what did he just say here?" You know, they're, they're chewing on it.
Alex KendrickGUEST
So we want people, after War Room, Courageous, Overcomer, The Forge, and this new one, Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul, to be thinking, "What level of integrity do I operate under? Am I honoring God with my business, with my f- with my parenting, with, with my marriage in, in different ways? Is Jesus pleased with the direction I'm going? Is he Lord of my life? Or, or do I compartmentalize it and say, 'He's Lord on Sundays, but other days, I've got the steering wheel'"? And so hopefully, by the end of the film, and you'll be inspired at the end of Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul, but we want people asking the right questions and, and stirring that desire to honor the Lord.
Dave StoneHOST
And you said it well when you said that, that people latch onto a character.
Bob CrittendenHOST
Here now are some conversation highlights.
Stephen KendrickGUEST
When we got to Brazil to promote The Forge, our most recent film that Sony was releasing about discipleship, they understood discipleship, were passionate about it, and it became number one in Brazilian theaters, and they outsold the U.S. in tickets sold for The Forge, which was surprising to us because it did well in the U.S., but the churches understood this call to the Great Commission.
Stephen KendrickGUEST
And then at the same time, they were saying, we want to do this in our country.
Stephen KendrickGUEST
We want to train up filmmakers that will point people to Jesus using film.
Alex KendrickGUEST
[laughs]
Kirk CameronHOST
War Room and The Forge-
Alex KendrickGUEST
Yes
Kirk CameronHOST
... and all of your movies.
32 MINS LATER
Alex KendrickGUEST
See if there's any wicked way in me." So what is your true motive? And then after you do that, say, "Lord, what do you want me to do? Would you make it clear? Would you open doors you want me to walk through, and would you close the doors you don't want me to walk through?" And then watch what God does.
Alex KendrickGUEST
He is pleased with those kinds of prayers.
Kirk CameronHOST
I'm thinking back on some of the themes in your movies, and when I look at movies like Courageous, when I think of The Forge-
Alex KendrickGUEST
Yeah
Stephen KendrickGUEST
You'll see a young man in his 30s who's helped plant 30 churches already, and you will see, uh, pastors meeting in cities across denominational lines, praying for one another and praying for their churches together and praying for their city.
Stephen KendrickGUEST
And so when we got to Brazil to promote The Forge, our most recent film that Sony was releasing about discipleship, they understood discipleship, were passionate about it, and it became number one in Brazilian theaters-
Bob CrittendenHOST
Wow
Stephen KendrickGUEST
... and they outsold the US in tickets sold, uh, for The Forge, which was surprising to us, 'cause it did well in the US.
Bob CrittendenHOST
Mm-hmm.
Stephen KendrickGUEST
But the churches understood this call to the Great Commission.
Stephen KendrickGUEST
You'll see a young man in his 30s who's helped plant 30 churches already, and you will see, uh, pastors meeting in cities across denominational lines, praying for one another and praying for their churches together and praying for their city.
Stephen KendrickGUEST
And so when we got to Brazil to promote The Forge, our most recent film that Sony was releasing about discipleship, they understood discipleship, were passionate about it, and it became number one in Brazilian theaters-
Bob CrittendenHOST
Wow
Stephen KendrickGUEST
... and they outsold the US in tickets sold, uh, for The Forge, which was surprising to us 'cause it did well in the US.
Bob CrittendenHOST
Mm-hmm.
Stephen KendrickGUEST
But the churches understood this call to the Great Commission.