After the faith-based film “ Sound of Hope : The Story of Possum Trot” opened in theaters, one of its executive producers, “Black Panther” star Letitia Wright , distanced herself from the film’s partner The Daily Wire , the right-wing media company co-founded by Ben Shapiro. “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,” Wright wrote in a statement posted to Instagram . “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 The Daily Wire. I am thankful for all who want to positively champion this film and campaign to serve children. However, I do not condone using this beautiful film for divisive political purposes.
” “The Daily Wire is truly honored to partner with Angel Studios on such an important project,” Daily Wire co-CEO Jeremy Boreing said in a statement to Variety . “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 .
