Month: July 2024

If there are two things in life that I love, they are horror and wrestling. So, the idea of combining the two feels like a match made in heaven for this diabolical fan. Dark Match takes the world of professional wrestling and gives it a satanic edge. And who better to have as your charismatic wrestling leader than AEW’s own Chris Jericho? His character of The Leader/The Prophet is every bit as twisted as you would expect. And with this coming from the writer/director of Wolfcop, the stage is set for a fun time. I actually really enjoyed my time with Dark Match (and you can check out the review HERE).

Talking to Chris Jericho was a dream come true as there are few better talkers in the industry. And given his massive love for horror, it was great to pick his brain about the genre. Despite being a wrestler for over 30 years, Jericho doesn’t tend to take wrestling roles in his acting work, so it was great to be able to find out what made this project so special. It’s also great to hear the respect he has for the craft, and in particular, Steven Ogg, who does a fantastic job in the film. He also gets into some of the logistics of filming this while being active in a huge wrestling promotion as well as touring with his band, Fozzy.

Dark Match Plot: A small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying but too-good-to-be-true gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader… and their event is now a pay-per-view fight to the death.

DARK MATCH IS CURRENTLY PLAYING THE FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL AND IS LOOKING FOR DISTRIBUTION.

Chris Jericho in Dark Match (2024).

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The 4:30 Movie Kevin Smith

The 4:30 Movie is the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith, and a while back the movie not only received an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board, but it also secured a distribution deal with Saban Films that will see it reaching theatres sometime this fall (we had previously heard that it would be out this summer, but it apparently shifted back a little bit). Today, Smith took to social media to unveil a poster for the film, which can be seen at the bottom of this article, while also confirming that he’ll be showing the trailer to fans who attend his Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic-Con this Saturday. The trailer with then drop online next Monday morning, which is also when tickets to the world premiere event will be available for purchase.

Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie is a coming-of-age comedy that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each of the teens will learn something serious about life and love before the credits roll.

Austin Zajur (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), Nicholas Cirillo (Outer Banks), and Reed Northrup (High Maintenance) play the sixteen year old friends, with Siena Agudong (Resident Evil) as the dream girl. Ken Jeong (The Hangover), Sam Richardson (Veep), Genesis Rodriguez (Tusk), Justin Long (Barbarian), Jason Lee (Almost Famous), Rachel Dratch (I Love My Dad), Kate Micucci (The Big Bang Theory), Adam Pally (Sonic the Hedgehog), Harley Quinn Smith (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), and Method Man (Power Book II: Ghost) are also in the cast.

The 4:30 Movie was filmed at Smodcastle Cinemas in New Jersey, a theatre Smith now co-owns and used to hang out in every weekend when he was a teenager. Liz Destro, Josh Bachove, and Jordan Monsanto produced, with Bill Bromiley, Shanan Becker, and Jonathan Saba executive producing.

Are you looking forward to The 4:30 Movie? Take a look at the poster, then let us know by leaving a comment below.

The 4:30 Movie poster

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