Last year he starred in “I Can Only Imagine,” about Bart Millard, the lead singer of the Christian band MercyMe, and the story behind his Christian radio mega-hit of the same name.īut Quaid said the movie is about more than faith. Quaid, who said faith “comes into every part of my life, whether it’s apparent or not,” has become one of a few Hollywood names who has crossed over from the mainstream to faith-based films. Or, as her co-star Quaid put it, “Republicans and Democrats alike love dogs,” he said. “It’s about the interconnectedness between all of us,” she said. Marg Helgenberger, who plays Hannah, Ethan’s wife, said it’s the perfect movie for a time when the country feels so divided. “And no one is beyond forgiveness.”īailey, voiced by Josh Gad, from left, gives some love to CJ, Emma Volk, and her grandmother Hannah, Marg Helgenberge, in “A Dog’s Journey,” directed by Gail Mancuso. There’s a gray area,” said Kathryn Prescott, who plays CJ. “People aren’t black and white, good or bad. Like the first movie, “A Dog’s Journey” plumbs dark topics, including domestic abuse, alcohol abuse, and child abandonment, all as a route to portray themes of redemption and forgiveness. After all, the movie opens with a talking dog, so clearly it is a fanciful tale.” But this time, instead of helping Ethan, played by Dennis Quaid, he sets out to help Ethan’s granddaughter, CJ - acting as her guardian angel.įor those wondering how Cameron fits reincarnation into a Christian worldview, Cameron told the Christian Post, “I would urge Christians not to take it too seriously. The movie brings the golden retriever Bailey, voiced by Josh Gad, back to the big screen for multiple reincarnations, as he did in the first film, always finding his way back to his master in a time of need. The second movie in the series, “A Dog’s Journey,” with a screenplay by Cameron’s wife, Cathryn Michon, debuts today (May 17). It was shortly after he turned to God again, in the late aughts, that Cameron said he got the idea for “A Dog’s Purpose,” which came out in 2010 but topped the New York Times fiction bestseller list in early 2017 when the movie, produced by Stephen Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment among other top Hollywood media companies, came out in 2017. As it turns out, I do.” But overall, Cameron has relied on his Christian faith to anchor his work, which has ranged from self-help (“How to Remodel a Man”) to non-canine suspense novels. “I lost track of my spiritual relationship with God,” Cameron said. Putting himself at the center of his artistic universe soon took him off his career path. Photo by Cameron Productions/Creative Commons

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