It might seem odd to consider that "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" is kind of an anomaly among Christmas movies: It's set in modern day, but actually focuses on the real meaning of Christmas--you know, the religious meaning.  Perhaps you remember reading the book when you were a kid.  Maybe you've seen the stage production that's made the rounds over the years.  Or maybe you even watched the 1980's TV movie.  But now there is a new feature-length version coming to theaters on November 8th. 

In this Movie Show Digital Extra, producers Chet Thomas and Darin McDaniel join Andy Farnsworth to talk about the movie, the 20+ year journey to get it made, the desire and efforts to make sure it stayed fully true to the source material, how they got "The Chosen's" Dallas Jenkins to direct, how they cast the young Herdmans, and why this particular story has resonated with so many people over the decades.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Lionsgate) stars Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Lauren Graham, Molly Belle Wright, Beatrice Schneider, Kirk Woller, and Elizabeth Tabish.  Directed by Dallas Jenkins. Based on the book by Barbara Robinson.

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