Chris Pratt's New Faith Project Honors Chaplains, Military

A Hollywood director and producer is offering a lens into a truly unique profession, showing audiences what it's really like to be a military combat chaplain. Richard Hull's new film, "Fighting Spirit: A Combat Chaplain's Journey," which released in theaters Nov. 8, gives audiences a chance to better understand these unsung heroes' experiences.

"I knew nothing about military chaplains," he told CBN News. "I didn't even know that that existed as a profession."

Hull, who ended up directing, writing, and producing the project, said he became personally invested as he started to explore the backstories. "The more I got to know the subject matter, the more I fell in love with it, and I thought, 'This is a movie that, not only do I want to produce, but I also want to direct and be the storyteller behind it,'" he said.

Before long, Hull was diving into combat chaplain stories and learning more about their experience on the battlefield. The project quickly and easily came together, with actor Chris Pratt — an outspoken supporter of veterans — joining forces as an executive producer. "He's a big military supporter," Hull said of Pratt. "He's a very faith-forward guy. He really has a true heartfelt interest in telling these stories, most of which have never been told."

Watch Hull explain: