A trailer has been launched for the wrestling horror movie Darkish Match, starring Chris Jericho and coming quickly to Shudder
Skilled wrestler Chris Jericho performs the lead function within the wrestling-themed horror movie Darkish Match, which is coming to us from author/director Lowell Dean, whose earlier directing credit embrace 13 Eerie, Wolfcop, One other Wolfcop, and SuperGrid. The film is ready to be launched by means of the Shudder streaming service on January 31st, and at this time a trailer has dropped on-line! You’ll be able to test it out within the embed above.
Darkish Match will present us what occurs when a small-time wrestling firm accepts a high-paying gig in a backwoods city, solely to find after they arrive that the group is run by a mysterious cult chief with devious plans for his or her match.
Jericho, who beforehand appeared within the Terrifier sequels and the Kevin Smith horror anthology KillRoy Was Right here, is joined within the solid by Ayisha Issa (Transplant), Steven Ogg (The Strolling Lifeless), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Michael Eklund (Wynonna Earp), and Jonathan Cherry (Closing Vacation spot 2).
A Dept. 9 Studios movie, Darkish Match is produced by Dept. 9 founder John MacDonald, who additionally receives an government producer credit score alongside Jericho. Rhonda Baker and Michael Peterson additionally produced the movie with Don Depoe and Michael Feehan of Dept. 9. Deadline notes that Dept. 9 Studios is a 26,000 sq. foot manufacturing facility in Edmonton. The power opened in 2019. The corporate develops and produces its personal movies and TV and rents the positioning to 3rd events.
About thirty years have passed by since I may very well be thought of a wrestling fan, however a horror film about wrestlers taking up a cult appears like time to me. I’ll positively be checking Darkish Match out when it begins streaming. JoBlo’s personal Tyler Nichols had the possibility to look at Darkish Match when it screened on the Fantasia Movie Pageant final yr and gave it a 7/10 evaluate that may be learn at THIS LINK. He additionally sat down for an interview with Chris Jericho that may be seen HERE.
What did you consider the Darkish Match trailer? Are you a fan of wrestling and/or Chris Jericho, and can you be watching this film when it reaches Shudder? Tell us by leaving a remark beneath.
