U.K.-based sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has boarded worldwide rights, excluding Canada, to 1980s-set wrestling action-horror “Dark Match.”
The film is headlined by professional wrestler and rock musician Chris Jericho and written and directed by Lowell Dean (“Wolfcop”). The film will launch later this year with its festival premiere to be announced imminently. Blue Finch will begin sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
In the film, a small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match. When the lights go down, Miss Behave and her friends are pitted against each other in a real fight for their lives. The cast also includes Steven Ogg (“The Walking Dead”) and Ayisha Issa (“Transplant”).
The film was produced by Dept. 9 Studios’ John K. MacDonald, Don Depoe, and Michael Feehan,...
The film is headlined by professional wrestler and rock musician Chris Jericho and written and directed by Lowell Dean (“Wolfcop”). The film will launch later this year with its festival premiere to be announced imminently. Blue Finch will begin sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
In the film, a small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match. When the lights go down, Miss Behave and her friends are pitted against each other in a real fight for their lives. The cast also includes Steven Ogg (“The Walking Dead”) and Ayisha Issa (“Transplant”).
The film was produced by Dept. 9 Studios’ John K. MacDonald, Don Depoe, and Michael Feehan,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount+ has picked up SkyMed Season 3, which will continue the medical drama series that follows young medics and pilots who fly air ambulances across the remote skies of Northern Canada.
Produced by Piazza Entertainment, the nine-episode third season begins on Monday, March 25, in Manitoba and Ontario. The ensemble cast returns for more jaw-dropping rescues 20,000 feet in the air.
SkyMed Season 3 will be available to watch exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and internationally outside of Canada and on CBC in Canada.
The new episodes will pick up in the aftermath of the dramatic season two finale, in which the mounting pressure within the tight-knit SkyMed team – and the shocking medical emergency for one of its members – threatened to tear the group apart.
Now, faced with more dangerous missions across the wilderness and a few newcomers who arrive at the crew house to shake things up, the medical...
Produced by Piazza Entertainment, the nine-episode third season begins on Monday, March 25, in Manitoba and Ontario. The ensemble cast returns for more jaw-dropping rescues 20,000 feet in the air.
SkyMed Season 3 will be available to watch exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and internationally outside of Canada and on CBC in Canada.
The new episodes will pick up in the aftermath of the dramatic season two finale, in which the mounting pressure within the tight-knit SkyMed team – and the shocking medical emergency for one of its members – threatened to tear the group apart.
Now, faced with more dangerous missions across the wilderness and a few newcomers who arrive at the crew house to shake things up, the medical...
- 3/20/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Paramount+ has unveiled the official season two trailer for the medical drama SkyMed. The trailer’s release was accompanied by news that season two will premiere on Thursday, January 11, 2024, with all nine episodes available for bingeing.
The returning series cast includes Natasha Calis (Nurses) as Hayley, Morgan Holmstrom (Day of the Dead) as Crystal, Praneet Akilla (Nancy Drew) as Chopper, “Ace” Aason Nadjiwon (Honey Girls) as Bodie, Mercedes Morris (Y: The Last Man) as Lexi, Thomas Elms (The Order) as Nowak, and Kheon Clarke (Riverdale) as Tristan. Season two will feature new series regulars Sydney Kuhne (Ginny & Georgia) as Stef, Ryan Ali (Aquaslash) as Reese, and Nadine Whiteman-Roden (Faith Heist) as Dr. Yana Noah.
Braeden Clarke (Outlander), Emilia McCarthy (Zombies), and Aaron Ashmore (Ginny & Georgia) return in recurring roles.
Poster for season 2 of Paramount+’s ‘SkyMed’
“SkyMed follows the triumphs and tribulations of young medics and pilots who fly air ambulances across Northern Canada.
The returning series cast includes Natasha Calis (Nurses) as Hayley, Morgan Holmstrom (Day of the Dead) as Crystal, Praneet Akilla (Nancy Drew) as Chopper, “Ace” Aason Nadjiwon (Honey Girls) as Bodie, Mercedes Morris (Y: The Last Man) as Lexi, Thomas Elms (The Order) as Nowak, and Kheon Clarke (Riverdale) as Tristan. Season two will feature new series regulars Sydney Kuhne (Ginny & Georgia) as Stef, Ryan Ali (Aquaslash) as Reese, and Nadine Whiteman-Roden (Faith Heist) as Dr. Yana Noah.
Braeden Clarke (Outlander), Emilia McCarthy (Zombies), and Aaron Ashmore (Ginny & Georgia) return in recurring roles.
Poster for season 2 of Paramount+’s ‘SkyMed’
“SkyMed follows the triumphs and tribulations of young medics and pilots who fly air ambulances across Northern Canada.
- 12/5/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Professional wrestler Chris Jericho recently made a cameo appearance in Terrifier 2 and played a character in the Kevin Smith horror anthology KillRoy Was Here. Now Deadline reports that Jericho plays the lead role in the wrestling-themed horror film Dark Match, which recently wrapped production in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada! Dark Match is coming to us from writer/director Lowell Dean, whose previous directing credits include 13 Eerie, Wolfcop, Another Wolfcop, and SuperGrid.
Dark Match will show us what happens when a small-time wrestling company accepts a high-paying gig in a backwoods town, only to discover when they arrive that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match.
Jericho is joined in the cast by Ayisha Issa (Transplant), Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Michael Eklund (Wynonna Earp), and Jonathan Cherry (Final Destination 2).
A Dept. 9 Studios film, Dark Match is produced by Dept.
Dark Match will show us what happens when a small-time wrestling company accepts a high-paying gig in a backwoods town, only to discover when they arrive that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match.
Jericho is joined in the cast by Ayisha Issa (Transplant), Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Michael Eklund (Wynonna Earp), and Jonathan Cherry (Final Destination 2).
A Dept. 9 Studios film, Dark Match is produced by Dept.
- 12/16/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Wrestling star Chris Jericho, fresh off a supporting role in horror breakout Terrifier 2, is set to lead cast in wrestling-themed horror Dark Match.
Jericho will star with Ayisha Issa (Transplant), Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Michael Eklund (Wynonna Earp) and Jonathan Cherry (Goon).
The Dept. 9 Studios film, which recently wrapped in Edmonton, Canada, sees a small-time wrestling company accept a high-paying gig in a backwoods town, only to discover when they arrive that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match.
Pic is written and directed by Lowell Dean (Wolfcop) and is produced by John MacDonald who also serves as one of the executive producers along with Jericho. Don Depoe and Michael Feehan who are also Dept.9 producers, joined by Rhonda Baker (The Grudge) and Michael Peterson.
The film’s writer and director Lowell Dean said:...
Jericho will star with Ayisha Issa (Transplant), Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Michael Eklund (Wynonna Earp) and Jonathan Cherry (Goon).
The Dept. 9 Studios film, which recently wrapped in Edmonton, Canada, sees a small-time wrestling company accept a high-paying gig in a backwoods town, only to discover when they arrive that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match.
Pic is written and directed by Lowell Dean (Wolfcop) and is produced by John MacDonald who also serves as one of the executive producers along with Jericho. Don Depoe and Michael Feehan who are also Dept.9 producers, joined by Rhonda Baker (The Grudge) and Michael Peterson.
The film’s writer and director Lowell Dean said:...
- 12/16/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Game Of Thrones regular Carice van Houten has joined Aaron Paul on the drama that Myriad Pictures has introduced to international buyers at the market.
The Parts You Lose centres on a hearing-impaired boy who strikes up a friendship with a fugitive in a North Dakota town. UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights with Myriad.
Zus & Zo director Paula van der Oest will helm the Dutch production and shooting is scheduled for early spring in Manitoba, Canada.
Mark Johnson and Tom Williams are producing through Gran Via Productions alongside Nl Film’s Alain de Levita and Joris van Wijk as well as Paul via his Lucid Road Productions.
Buffalo Gal Pictures will handle Canadian production and Phyllis Laing and Rhonda Baker from the company serve as executive producers with Myriad chief Kirk D’Amico.
The Parts You Lose centres on a hearing-impaired boy who strikes up a friendship with a fugitive in a North Dakota town. UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights with Myriad.
Zus & Zo director Paula van der Oest will helm the Dutch production and shooting is scheduled for early spring in Manitoba, Canada.
Mark Johnson and Tom Williams are producing through Gran Via Productions alongside Nl Film’s Alain de Levita and Joris van Wijk as well as Paul via his Lucid Road Productions.
Buffalo Gal Pictures will handle Canadian production and Phyllis Laing and Rhonda Baker from the company serve as executive producers with Myriad chief Kirk D’Amico.
- 11/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Kirk D’Amico’s Santa Monica-based company heads to the Croisette with international sales rights to the Aaron Paul thriller.
Paul starred in TV smash Breaking Bad and reunites with his producer Mark Johnson, who produces The Parts You Lose alongside Tom Williams through their Gran Via Productions and Holland’s Paula van der Oest, whose credits include Accused, Black Butterflies and Zus & Zo, will direct.
Darren Lemke wrote the screenplay to the story of a boy with hearing difficulties who encounters a fugitive in his small North Dakota town.
The filmmakers expect The Parts You Lose to become a German-Canadian co-production and anticipate a fourth quarter start in Manitoba. UTA Independent Film Group and Myriad co-represent Us rights.
Paul will produce through his Lucid Road Productions. Buffalo Gal Pictures will be the Canadian co-producer with Buffalo Gal’s Phyllis Laing and Rhonda Baker also producing.
D’Amico and Pacific Northwest Pictures’ (Pnp) Emily Alden will serve as...
Paul starred in TV smash Breaking Bad and reunites with his producer Mark Johnson, who produces The Parts You Lose alongside Tom Williams through their Gran Via Productions and Holland’s Paula van der Oest, whose credits include Accused, Black Butterflies and Zus & Zo, will direct.
Darren Lemke wrote the screenplay to the story of a boy with hearing difficulties who encounters a fugitive in his small North Dakota town.
The filmmakers expect The Parts You Lose to become a German-Canadian co-production and anticipate a fourth quarter start in Manitoba. UTA Independent Film Group and Myriad co-represent Us rights.
Paul will produce through his Lucid Road Productions. Buffalo Gal Pictures will be the Canadian co-producer with Buffalo Gal’s Phyllis Laing and Rhonda Baker also producing.
D’Amico and Pacific Northwest Pictures’ (Pnp) Emily Alden will serve as...
- 5/8/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Now available on DVD, from Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada, the Regina Sakatchewan-lensed Canadian drama "Hungry Hills" from director George Ryga,stars Keir Gilchrist ("United States of Tara"), John Pyper Ferguson ("Brothers and Sisters") and Gabrielle Rose ("Mothers & Daughters").
"...In 1954 after two years in a home for boys, 'Snit Mandolin' (Gilchrist), returns home to his seemingly unhinged and reclusive aunt 'Matilda' (Rose).
"Defeated by a community that still shuns him, confronted by the impossibility of surviving on his aunt's farm, Snit falls in with 'Johnny Swift' (Alexander De Jordy), another 'outcast'.
Johnny makes moonshine and sells it through a local bootlegger. The boys work together and become fast friends. And Snit finds first love with a free-spirited local girl, 'Robin' (Alexia Fast).
"But their adventure is interrupted by the enigmatic and unpredictable 'Roy Kane' (Pyper-Ferguson), the district's private cop, who took Snit away two years ago and will now use the...
"...In 1954 after two years in a home for boys, 'Snit Mandolin' (Gilchrist), returns home to his seemingly unhinged and reclusive aunt 'Matilda' (Rose).
"Defeated by a community that still shuns him, confronted by the impossibility of surviving on his aunt's farm, Snit falls in with 'Johnny Swift' (Alexander De Jordy), another 'outcast'.
Johnny makes moonshine and sells it through a local bootlegger. The boys work together and become fast friends. And Snit finds first love with a free-spirited local girl, 'Robin' (Alexia Fast).
"But their adventure is interrupted by the enigmatic and unpredictable 'Roy Kane' (Pyper-Ferguson), the district's private cop, who took Snit away two years ago and will now use the...
- 7/30/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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