Tyler Perry is taking us to church this Christmas — and he’s bringing the king of gospel with him. Kirk Franklin will produce the soundtrack for Perry’s upcoming Netflix holiday film “The Gospel of Christmas,” which premieres November 11.
Here’s the full picture: Perry wrote and directed the film, which stars Fantasia Barrino Taylor as Rebecca and Durrell “Tank” Babbs as Isaac Jefferson, a struggling pastor who inherits his family’s church in a troubled New York City neighborhood and has to save it — and his faith — by Christmas. The cast is a gospel hall of fame: CeCe Winans, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammond, Hezekiah Walker, Le’Andria Johnson, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Ann Nesby, Chanté Moore, Smokie Norful, Jekalyn Carr and The Clark Sisters. Franklin’s soundtrack spans classic and contemporary gospel, rap and holiday music. The film is rated TV-PG, runs about an hour and 43 minutes, and premieres November 11 on Netflix.
Watch the official trailer:
If anybody can make a Christmas soundtrack feel like Sunday morning, it’s Kirk Franklin — and FreddyO’s cameras have seen the chemistry between these two up close. At Catherine Brewton’s star-studded gospel brunch, Kirk called Tyler up to sing — and Tyler did not come to play. Watch the full moment as Kirk puts Tyler on the spot for “Something About The Name Jesus”:
And Kirk wasn’t done. Here he is pulling Tyler into “Silver & Gold”:
With Kirk Franklin building the soundtrack, “The Gospel of Christmas” just became the holiday movie to watch. The film premieres November 11 on Netflix.
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