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Ben and Joel Smallbone Direct Revolutionary War Musical 'Drummer Boy'

4/14/2026

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Australian filmmaker Ben Smallbone and his brother Joel David Smallbone will direct Drummer Boy for Angel Studios.
The project was announced at CinemaCon as an action-musical from the Grammy-winning group For King and Country about two brothers in the American Revolutionary War.
Richard L. Ramsey wrote the screenplay.
Filming is set to begin in Ireland later this month.
Angel Studios will present other releases, including an animated Animal Farm and the historical epic Young Washington.

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Story summary

Australian filmmaker Ben Smallbone and his brother Joel David Smallbone will direct Drummer Boy for Angel Studios.
The project was announced at CinemaCon as an action-musical from the Grammy-winning group For King and Country about two brothers in the American Revolutionary War.
Richard L. Ramsey wrote the screenplay.
Filming is set to begin in Ireland later this month.
Angel Studios will present other releases, including an animated Animal Farm and the historical epic Young Washington.