“Black Panther” star Letitia Wright — who is an executive producer of “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot” — blasted The Daily Wire’s partnership with Angel Studios to release the hit movie, prompting a direct response from Daily Wire co-CEO Jeremy Boreing.
“Sound of Hope” was released in theaters on July 4 and quickly took off, surpassing box office expectations and bringing in $6.8 million over the holiday weekend. Despite the film’s success in bringing attention to the foster care crisis, some on the Left focused on Angel Studios’ partnership with The Daily Wire. Wright released a statement on social media, saying she is “in no way aligned or affiliated with” the conservative company.
Multiple Hollywood news outlets, including Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, and Variety, covered Wright’s rebuke of the Angel Studios-Daily Wire partnership.
“To be clear, after we completed the production of this film, Angel Studios were brought on board to handle its distribution and they later partnered with The Daily Wire. That was not my decision, and I was not given an update or made aware of this decision. I am in no way aligned or affiliated with The Daily Wire,” Wright wrote on Instagram. “It’s a shame to see pockets of discourse online take a divisive political turn. This story isn’t about politics, it’s about children. Any conversation that detracts from that is unnecessary and harmful.”
“I am thankful for all who want to positively champion this film and campaign to serve children,” Wright added. “However, I do not condone using this beautiful film for divisive political purposes. That is not why I joined the project.”
Boreing, who announced his company’s partnership with Angel Studios on “Sound of Hope” last month, responded, saying that even if there are political differences between Wright and the conservative media outlet, it’s more important to focus on the film’s message of “a community banding together to help kids in need.”
“On its opening day – July 4th – Sound of Hope was one of the highest grossing films nationwide, second only to Disney’s biggest release of the year. This movie is tracking to be huge and has the potential to launch a movement to end America’s foster crisis,” Boreing wrote on X. “The Daily Wire is truly honored to partner with Angel Studios on such an important project. But, such is the intolerance of the modern left that instead of celebrating this accomplishment and all it might mean, one of the film’s producers, Letitia Wright of Black Panther fame, used the occasion to condemn The Daily Wire’s involvement in sharing this message across the country.”
“Letitia and I probably don’t share the same politics, but I believe we share a Christian faith and, more importantly, the same goal of shining a light on something we can all agree on – a community banding together to help kids in need,” Boreing added. “We hope people don’t allow this distraction to steal from the message from the film and the impact it can have. Everyone should see this movie and join the fight for kids. It’s too important not to.”
Angel Studios President Jordan Harmon also responded to Wright’s statement, saying, “This powerful film takes a stand for vulnerable kids, and we’re pursuing partners who are passionate about this fight. Angel Studios is grateful for both Letitia and Daily Wire’s partnership on getting this story out into the world, and everyone concerned about the foster care and adoption crisis to get involved and see Sound of Hope.”
“Sound of Hope” is based on the inspiring true story of Donna and Reverend Martin, a couple who joined 22 families from their rural black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot to adopt 77 of the most difficult-to-place kids in the foster system.
The movie sits at an impressive 98% Rotten Tomatoes audience score and an A+ CinemaScore rating.
