When I was young, my local church spent several years trying to make religion “cool” for us modern youth-kids, with our short attention spans and our punk rock music and our Super Mario. Traditional religious hymns were played during church services by a junior-high rock band. Terrifying teen-only “ice cream socials” were held in the Rec center. Turns out, my church had it all wrong. All you have to do to make Christianity cool is add one buff Paul Bettany and one million rounds of ammunition.
Mr. Bettany proved this in Legion, in which he played a gun-toting Archangel. (That might sound sacrilegious, but most scholars agree that The Adventures of a Gun-Toting Archangel at Earth’s End was the working title of the Book of Revelations.) But Mr. Bettany doesn’t think we got the message. So he’ll be back next summer in Priest, playing a badass warrior-pastor hunting vampires in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. What other roles can Paul Bettany play to pump Christianity full of steroids? Watch the Priest trailer and take the poll after the jump…
When is “Rabbi” coming out? Hmm. Doesnt quite have the same ring to it.
Turn it into Run Rabbi Run!
Now that’s funny
Yeah! Turn that other cheek! That’s what Christianity is all about.
And, Darren, had to laugh-it sounds like we went to the same church. I loved those choirs of 15 kids with guitars singing Onward Christian Soldiers really fast.
Are Catholics the only ones allowed in a post-apocalyptic dystopia? Sure, gun-toting probably isn’t the Amish or Quaker’s cup of tea, but surely there are Methodists out there who would love to kill some vampires given the opportunity.
Protestant churches are actually more likely to believe in a Rapture/Apocalypse scenario than the Catholic church is, so Methodists, etc., would be welcome to partake in some post-apocalyptic violence.
Paul Bettany needs to be at least 80% more famous and employed than he currently is! He is essentially the definition of “awesome.”
I totally agree with you.
If you like Bettany, you must see him in “The Reckoning.” He plays a pastor of a church set in the middle ages. It is actually a terrific film and Bettany is amazing.
You had me at Paul Bettany.
Love Paul Bettany! And yes, why isn’t he more famous?
because he’s a carrot top. duh!
I’m guessing he won’t be doing “Preacher” any time soon
Hey don’t forget about the albino monk her played in The Da Vinci Code… granted that was more scary the badass…
All of his religious-themed movies now remind me of Supernatural episodes. in Legion he was basically Castiel and now he’s playing Pastor Jim.
I know right!
Please, all we need for Christianity to be cool is “The Buddy Jesus”.
‘Priest’ won’t work without some altar boys.
Passion of the Crist 2: Crucify This
Wow, he is great but BBWfriendfinder was better
Paul Bettany seems to be all about blasphemy.
and blasphemy is hotter than July 2010.
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