“Praise This” begins with an infectious go-go number that sounds a lot like “1 Thing,” Amerie’s 2005 hit about an unforgettable crush. But the Peacock film’s opening number centers on a different kind of crush: Jesus.
Directed by Tina Gordon , the movie is set in the world of competitive praise choirs. The Amerie mash-up is our introduction to the reigning Champion Life, a megachurch whose team boasts silk purple costumes, professional arrangements and
Packer said he “immediately got it” when “Praise This” was first pitched to him. In some ways, the idea reminded him of “Stomp the Yard,” his first movie to hit number one at the box office. The 2007 film, which he produced alongside then-partner Rob Hardy, was set at a fictional historically Black school and immersed viewers in the
“She’s that ‘Jesus freak,’” Washington said of Jess. “I wanted to be able to showcase that, but also have the other side of her as well, which is so welcoming, accepting, open minded, nonjudgmental and also ambitious.”
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