“I Can Only Imagine 2,” the sequel to the 2018 breakout hit “I Can Solely Think about,” will open theatrically on March 20, 2026, in a large launch from Lionsgate.
John Michael Finley will once more star as Millard, whereas Dennis Quaid and Hint Adkins will reprise their roles as Arthur and MercyMe supervisor Scott Brickell, respectively.
New forged members for the sequel embrace Milo Ventimiglia as singer/songwriter Tim Timmons, Sophie Skelton taking up the function of Bart’s spouse Shannon, Arielle Kebbel as Hilary Timmons, Joshua Bassett as Bart’s brother-in-law Christopher and Sammy Dell as Bart’s son Sam.
The movie from Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Firm will proceed the inspiring true story of MercyMe’s Bart Millard as he faces a deeply private battle as a father that he can’t battle alone. The sequel can be directed by Brent McCorkle and Andrew Erwin from a screenplay written by McCorkle. Producers embrace Kevin Downes, Erwin, Cindy Bond, Bart Millard, Daryl Lefever and Joshua Walsh.
The primary movie took in over $83 million on the domestic box office towards a finances of simply $7 million. “I Can Solely Think about” instructed the backstory of how the best-selling Christian single of all time, MercyMe’s music of the identical title, got here to exist. “A lot of Millard’s story is concurrently relatable and optimistic that the film works for a similar purpose the music does: It lightens the burden of the ache individuals are shouldering at this time, and offers them one thing to look ahead to,” Selection‘s chief movie critic Peter Debruge wrote in his review.
