Zach Dasher and Korie Robertson are collaborating with veteran film producer Eric Groth and writer-director Andrew Hyatt of Sacred Arthouse on the biopic, Forever and Ever, Amen, which is based on the life of country music icon Randy Travis. Hyatt will use his own script as a guide.
Travis’ buddies, including country music artist Clay Walker, Lady A, James Dupré, and Collin Raye, performed in the biopic, which was announced Wednesday night at the Grand Ole Opry.
Three actors of various ages will play Travis in the film, which is currently being cast by Anne McCarthy, Kellie Roy, and Morgan Robbins at Engine Casting. Alongside Travis and his wife, Mary Travis, Walker will executive produce the role of Travis, who is in his 40s and 50s.
Engine Casting is on the lookout for young actors to play Travis at around age 9-12 and at age 20-30, with the search aiming to net two new rising stars. The film marks the first for Sacred Arthouse.
With 23 No. 1 songs worldwide, seven Grammys, eleven ACM Awards, ten American Music Awards, and five CMA Awards, Travis gets inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The movie’s title track, “Forever and Ever, Amen,” is certified quintuple platinum after winning CMA Awards for Single and Album of the Year upon its 1987 release.
