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Exclusive: William Dear will direct the family film from a screenplay by Marty Colasuonno and Julian Ericsonn.

La-based Circus Road and Canal Street Films will produce the film, with Glen Reynolds and Michael Emanuel on board as individual producers.

Houdini is scheduled to shoot in Los Angeles in September and centres on a young magician trying to save his family’s animal rescue shelter with the help of a famous escape artist dog on the run from kidnappers.

“We are thrilled that Bill Dear has agreed to direct,” said Circus Road founder Reynolds. “We are big fans of his films and we believe he will deliver a great movie.”

“We will be producing a slate of family films with Circus Road who sold several of our previous productions to Us distributors,” said Canal Street Films CEO Emanuel.

“We very excited about the properties that we have developed for this slate.”

Reynolds founded...

By Dawna Lee Heising, MoreHorror.com

Dawna Lee Heising of MoreHorror in Hollywood had the opportunity to sit down and talk behind the scenes with Scary Or Die writer, producer and director Michael Emanuel as well as stars Bill Oberst Jr. and Shannon Bobo of the feature film.

Watch the exclusive video interview below the details about this much buzzed about horror anthology.

"Scary Or Die" also stars Domiziano Arcangeli and will premiere at Raleigh Studios in May 2012. The video was filmed and edited by Renah Wolzinger and prodced in association with Dismal Productions.

Additionally starring in the Scary Or Die anthology is Bill Oberst Jr., Christopher Darga, Alexandra Choi, Elizabeth Diprinzio, Shannon Bobo, Charles Rahi Chun, Andrew Caldwell, Shawn Caulin Young, Nicole Moore and many other faces familiar to fans of the genre.

The creation of filmmaker Michael Emanuel, Scary Or Die tells five interwoven horror stories that take...

Horror director Mark Savage has been attached to the upcoming Circus of Dread. Other attachments include Bill Oberst Jr. (seen left) and Domiziano Arcangeli; both actors will star in this feature, which is inspired by Tod Browning's 1932 film, Freaks. The story follows two brothers into a demented carnival. Here hell awaits them.

Also hellish are actor Bill Oberst Jr.'s comments on the film and its content: "Mark Savage's script is brutal, explicit and disturbing; yet it is a story of salvation. I'm convinced that if Mark can film what he has written, Circus Of Dread will be a film that fans of horror and of artistic cinema will be talking about for decades." Oberst recently made a showing in Michael Emanuel's Scary or Die. Domiziano Arcangeli might be best remembered for his role as in Domiziano Christopharo's House of Flesh Mannequins. Both actors have a long history in horror filmmaking.

*full disclosure: a screener of this film was provided by Phase 4 Films.

**here be spoilers.

Director: Bob Badway, Michael Emanuel, and Igor Meglic.

Writers: Bob Badway, and Michael Emanuel.

Cast: Corbin Bleu, Bill Oberst Jr., Andrew Caldwell, Domiziano Arcangeli, Nikki Moore, Charles Rahi Chun, Christopher Darga, David Reivers, Elizabeth Di Prinzio and Maxie J. Santillan Jr.

Scary or Die is a horror anthology from Bob Badway, Michael Emanuel and Igor Meglic. Badway is known for his other horror outing titled The Uninvited. Emanuel might be known for 2009's Maneater, but he is likely best known for his many acting roles. This is Meglic's first go as director. There are five stories within Scary or Die, with Emanuel directing the bulk of them ("Clowned," "Lover Comes Back," "The Crossing"). Meglic produced one, titled "Taejung's Lament." The worst story of the bunch, "Re-membered," is not attached to any director.

Emanuel is...

By Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

I can't help it, I'm a sucker for intriguing key art that coincides with a horror film (or any movie for that matter). Many films have been overlooked simply because the graphic art totally sucks. This is not one of those cases (as you can see by the creepy poster we've got for you to feast your eyes on).

On May 1st, Phase 4 Films will reportedly be unleashing a flesh eating clown among other scary visuals, as the release of Scary or Die hits VOD.

Scary or Die stars horror genre actor Bill Oberst Jr. (Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies, Dismal, Scare Tactics), Corbin Bleu (Galaxy Quest), and Nikki Moore (Sorority Row), and is directed by Bob Badway, Michael Emanuel, and Igor Meglic.

Check out the teaser trailer below the official details below as well as the large version of the Scary Or Die poster.

Phase 4 Films will be distributing Scary or Die on video-on-demand quite soon. Fans of horror can watch this film May 1st on Comcast, Cox, Insight and Cablevision. The reason you will want to watch is housed in the film's story. Five friends are cannibalized by a crazed clown. Some characters survive, while others do not. Emmet is a survivor, but he has been bitten. Slowly, he changes into something much more terrifying than his former self. Enjoy the film's official movie poster here and then watch the film on available platforms in just a couple weeks.

Release Date: May 1st (VOD).

Directors/writers: Bob Badway, and Michael Emanuel.

Cast: Corbin Bleu, Bill Oberst Jr., Elizabeth Di Prinzio and Andrew Caldwell.

The film's trailer is here:

*run time of 94 minutes

**Bill Oberst Jr. says of the film: "I hope Scary or Die gives a while new generation some wicked fun and a few nightmares!

Phase 4 Films is going to give Scary or Die a VOD debut on May 1st. Michael Emanuel's film has made headlines here before when we introduced you to this pic of the film's flesh-eating clown.

The film stars Corbin Bleau and Bill Oberst, Jr and tells of five strangers who attempt to escape a horrifying fate. Unfortunately, one of them is mauled by aforementioned flesh-eating clown. Infected by the maiming, Emmet succumbs to a terrifying metamorphosis. As his body begins to change, so do his desires, placing the lives of his friends and family in jeopardy.

"I've always been a horror fan! I feel people experience sadness or joy for different reasons, but when a terrifying clown stares you down we can all agree fear is the only thing coursing through your veins,” said Corbin Bleu. “The best part of this project was getting to look in the...

In 2010 the folks behind Scary or Die announced that they were accepting content from filmmakers which would be distributed later on in the future. That time is now, and we have the first trailer to prove it to you.

The fruits of the Scary or Die effort have produced a new anthology film featuring the works of directors Bob Badway, Michael Emanuel, and Igor Meglic. The flick(s) stars Corbin Bleau, John Moran, Bill Oberst, Jr., Domiziano Arcangeli, Nicole Moore, Alexandra Choi, and a whole lot more.

Check out the teaser trailer below featuring a flesh-hungry clown, necromancers, Mexican zombies, and more! Just try and get that theme song out of your head for the rest of the day. For more information about the project and the anthology film, hit up the official Scary or Die website.

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Need some more horror anthology carnage?  Scary or Die is here to sate your appetite.  This latest kaleidoscope scary tales come from directors Bob Badway, Michael Emanuel and Igor Meglic and we've got a peek at the upcoming horror movie via a photo and teaser trailer.

The stories involve:  A flesh-eating clown desperately trying to protect the person he craves the most;  dirty cop and a hit gone wrong with a vengeful Necromancer; a beautiful but mysterious woman and a lonely man looking for love in all the wrong places; a gruesome blood-splattered uprising of Illegal Mexican Zombies; and a Cajun conjure grandfather whose gift of never ending love goes terribly awry.

The segments are entitled "Clowned," "Lover Come Back," "The Crossing," and "Taejung's Lament."

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Bill Oberst Jr. is the definition of “the horror actor”, the working actor doesn’t prefer anything outside of the horror genre and wouldn’t have it any other way. Oberst has some cool projects in the works including Vivid and Legend of the Red Reaper, he shares some stories about working on True Blood and MTV’s upcoming horror series Death Valley. The actor keeps busy for sure! Check out my latest Versus with Bill Oberst Jr. to learn more about this hard working cool actor.

Brian S- First off you've really been cranking out film projects since 2007. How'd you get into acting?

Bill Oberst Jr.- I was a bizarre-looking kid who loved monsters and the other kids made fun of me. I learned a useful equation: "If You Entertain People, They Will Not Hit You." So my whole career has pretty much been about trying to get people not to hit me.

Mid-July is going to be a good time for DVD and Blu-ray releases featuring people getting eaten alive. Dinocroc and Supergator take time out between rounds to devour anyone in their path. Native American lycan legends go on the prowl in Maneater and Monster Wolf. Most importantly, the Australian Open Water-ish shark thriller The Reef finally surfaces on American shores.

The people chomping begins on July 12th when Anchor Bay releases the Roger Corman produced, Jim Wynorski directed, Syfy original creature feature Dinocroc vs. Supergator (review here). The late David Carradine makes one of his final appearances in this monstrous smackdown that sees genetically engineered reptilian rivals escaping their confines and chomping their way through a series of scientists, tourists, and bikini babes in Hawaii. The actors chew the scenery almost as much as the monsters.

E1 Entertainment will release Maneater to DVD on July 12th. Dean Cain stars as a former FBI profiler,...

Writer/producer/director Michael Emanuel dropped us a line today to let us know production has wrapped on the upcoming horror omnibus thriller titled Terror Bytes. High School Musical's Corbin Bleu is co-producing and appears in one of the film's segments, marking the star's first foray into the horror genre.

Synopsis:

With Korean vampires, Mexican zombies, Cajun conjurers, and the Irish undead...or as the producers like to call it, “just another night in the City of Angels”, Terror Bytes tells four multi-ethnic, interwoven stories that all take place in and around Los Angeles. According to Emanuel, “It’s the horror version of Robert Altman’s Short Cuts as characters from each segment intersect with the others.”

Corbin Bleu’s segment, titled "Clowned", tells the story of a young street hustler (Bleu) who gets bitten by a clown at a birthday party and begins to undergo a Kafkaesque metamorphosis with horrifying consequences.

Horror filmmakers and their fans have a new website to call their own. Scary or Die has announced its official launch date: September 28th, 2010. They are currently accepting content from filmmakers which will be shown on the website.

From the Press Release

The kickoff for the website will take place on September 28, 2010 at 8pm at Space 1520. Space 1520 is located at 1520 Cahuenga Blvd. (just north of Sunset) in Hollywood. The outdoor venue will feature short films that have been uploaded to the website. Foods and drinks will be available at Umami Burger, which is located in Space 1520

At its foundation Scaryordie.Com is a horror destination site created/conceived by Michael Emanuel and fellow filmmaker partners Igor Meglic, David Reivers and Bruce Johnson in support of other filmmakers and their fans to upload, view and vote on horror shorts, original series and feature films.

At Scaryordie.Com, the content that gets...

Are you serious about wanting to write, direct, or produce a horror film but are having trouble putting your project together? Do you feel close to getting a horror film project going but are held back by gaps in your knowledge, skills, and connections? Then the Horror Film Boot Camp could be your ticket to success!

The Horror Film Boot Camp is coming May 7-9, 2010, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. It’s the world’s only training program dedicated exclusively to horror films – in one weekend, taught by experienced filmmakers.

Instructors announced so far include:

Writer and director Darren Lynn Bousman is one of the most successful horror filmmakers working today. He directed the three most popular installments of the Saw franchise – Saw II, III, and IV. Darren also directed the cult hit Repo! The Genetic Opera and the upcoming Mother’s Day starring Rebecca De Mornay. Kurly Tlapoyawa is an actor,...

The first trailer dropped for Michael Emanuel's spiritual creature-feature based on the Algonquian Wendigo myth and I'm still trying to figure out if it'll be worth tracking down when it finally arrives. It looks like it's well made and full of some decent creature scares, but the way the promo's cobbled together just isn't doing it any favors.

Synopsis:

A former FBI profiler, now a sheriff of a small town and a single parent of a high school aged daughter, begins to profile a series of unexplained murders only to learn that the monster he's profiling may be himself.

Maneater stars a decent cast in Dean Cain, Conrad Janis ("The Cable Guy"), Stephen Lunsford, Walter Phelan ("House of 1000 Corpses"), Maximillian Roeg and Lacy Phillips ("Pushing Twilight").

Trailer after the break.

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It's time to see if your shorts and features made the cut - Shriekfest 2009, which runs October 1st-4th, 2009, has released the titles of those films that have made its 2009 Finalists list.

The judges must be busy with the long list of titles that have made it thus far. Included among them is a short film from some of our very own, "Thirsty", directed by Andrew Kasch, written by Joe Knetter, screenplay by David Rosiak, shot by Buz Wallick, and starring Joe Lynch and Tiffany Shepis. I've seen the film and it's a riot; let's hope the judges agree!

Here's the rundown of the features that are Finalists:

"Dark House"

directed by Darin Scott

"Dawning"

directed by Gregg Holtgrewe

"Evil Angel"

directed by Richard Dutcher

"Evilution"

directed by Chris Conlee

"How to be a Serial Killer"

directed by Luke Ricci

"Hurt"

directed by Barbara Stepansky

"Lo"

directed by Travis Betz...

IFC Films gave Fango the scoop that it has picked up writer/director Bob Badway’s The Uninvited (no relation to the DreamWorks supernatural frightfest from earlier this year), and passed on a new exclusive photo, which you can see below. Previously announced as a DVD release by another company, the movie will now debut as a video-on-demand title this summer.

Produced by Michael Emanuel, The Uninvited stars Marguerite Moreau as a woman who believes she’s been cured of her crippling childhood terror of open spaces. Strange events in the new house she has moved into with her husband (former Men at Work frontman Colin Hay), however, bring that fear back to the surface.

The film will be available starting July 8 via the following providers:

Bright House: Movies on Demand—IFC in Theaters Cablevision: Movies on Demand—IFC in Theaters/Festival Direct Comcast: Channel 1—Movies & Events—IFC Festival Direct...

The networks frustrate their viewers by prematurely canceling dramas. Well, for fans of Smith, The Nine, and Eyes, things are about to get a little better.

Smith revolves around a group of thieves and features Ray Liotta, Virginia Madsen, Simon Baker, Jonny Lee Miller, Franky G, Amy Smart, Chris Bauer, Shohreh Aghdashloo, K'Sun Ray, Tatum McCann, Lisa Vidal, Valarie Rae Miller, Elden Henson and Sidney S. Liufau.

The Nine follows a group of bank robbery victims. It showcases Lourdes Benedicto, John Billingsley, Jessica Collins, Tim Daly, Dana Davis, Camille Guaty, Chi McBride, Kim Raver, Scott Wolf, Owain Yeoman, Jeffrey Pierce, Tom Verica, Kim Staunton, and Michael Emanuel.

Eyes centers around a moralistic legal firm and stars Daly, Eric Mabius, Laura Leighton, Rick Worthy, A.J. Langer, Natalie Zea, Reg Rogers, and Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon. Five episodes aired on ABC, leaving seven unseen.

Satellite television provider DirecTV has been looking for ways to...

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will release the supernatural thriller Vinyan direct to DVD, bypassing theatrical release. And Anchor Bay Entertainment revealed a street date and preliminary cover art for Robert Hall’s Laid To Rest.

Vinyan, the new film from Calvaire writer/director Fabrice du Welz, will hit disc April 7 in a 16x9-enhanced widescreen transfer with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, accompanied by a making-of featurette. Dark City’s Rufus Sewell and Emmanuelle Béart star as the parents of a child lost in the Southeast Asian tsunami who go searching for him in the Burmese forests, where they encounter a tribe of feral children. Retail price is $24.96, and cover art is coming soon; you can pre-order the disc here, see our early review here and check out a feature story on Vinyan in Fango #282, on sale in March.

• Laid To Rest (coming April 21), the second directorial venture...

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will release the supernatural thriller Vinyan direct to DVD, bypassing theatrical release. And Anchor Bay Entertainment revealed a street date and preliminary cover art for Robert Hall’s Laid To Rest.

Vinyan, the new film from Calvaire writer/director Fabrice du Welz, will hit disc April 7 in a 16x9-enhanced widescreen transfer with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, accompanied by a making-of featurette. Dark City’s Rufus Sewell and Emmanuelle Béart star as the parents of a child lost in the Southeast Asian tsunami who go searching for him in the Burmese forests, where they encounter a tribe of feral children. Retail price is $24.96, and cover art is coming soon; you can pre-order the disc here, see our early review here and check out a feature story on Vinyan in Fango #282, on sale in March.

• Laid To Rest (coming April 21), the second directorial venture...

A new indie film we've been keeping an eye on as of late is Maneater, which we broke the news on here this past July. This morning the first image from Michael Emanuel's film appeared online and features a look at the Windigo monster in the film, which tells the story of an FBI profiler-turned-small-town sheriff who begins investigating a series of mysterious murders only to discover that the monster he's profiling might be himself. Dean Cain, Conrad Janis, Stephen Lunsford, Walter Phelan, Maximillian Roeg and Lacy Phillips all star. The creature was created by Jason (Albino Farm) Barnett and Bill Fesh.

• "Poltergeist" is the latest to go through the remake machine, and according to Variety, Stiles White and Juliet Snowden will write the script for MGM. The two also collaborated on the screenplays for Alex Proyas' "Knowing" and Martin Campbell's "The Birds."

• LatinoReview recently talked to Tyrese Gibson, who said he'll be involved in the upcoming big-screen version of "The A-Team." Now the question remains who he's going to play. B.A. Baracus, maybe? As far as I know, Ice Cube is also in the race to star in the role that once belonged to Mr. T. We'll see who wins the race.

• In a recent interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Russell Crowe said he's eyeing the main role in a biopic about American comedian Bill Hicks, who died of cancer at the age of 32. Crowe will next star in "Body of Lies."

• Dean Cain, Conrad Janis, Stephen Lunsford...

The Hollywood Reporter announced this morning that Canal Street's upcoming horror flick Maneater (nothing to do with the straight to DVD / cable Maneater series) has just cast six actors for the film's leading roles! Directed by first time director Michael Emanuel, Maneater (a film adaptation of the classic Hall & Oates classic song from the 80s... just kidding) is set to star Dean Cain, Conrad Janis, Stephen Lunsford, Walter Phelan, Maximillian Roeg, and Lacy Phillips. Wow--what a...

You know things are askew in Hollywood when Dean Cain joining a film warrants a mention in The Hollywood Reporter. I don’t really know how it’s possible, but for some reason the fact that Cain has signed on for Michael Emanuel’s Maneater is trade-worth information...

Maneater follows a former FBI profiler, now a small town sheriff, who begins to look into a series of murders derived from a local Native American legend. He soon discovers that the monster responsible may be himself.

Conrad Jenis (The Cable Guy), Walter Phalen (House of 1000 Corpses), Lacy Phillips (Pushing Twilight) and Stephen Lunsford will be joining Cain in Emanuel’s directorial debut. This is the second of ten planned independently financed films from Canal Street, the first being The Uninvited, which features most of the same cast.

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Michael Emanuel has ordered up his human buffet and he has filled his entire cast for Maneater, his directorial debut that he will also star in and produce. Dean Cain, Conrad Janis ("The Cable Guy"), Stephen Lunsford ("Bratz"), Walter Phelan ("House of 1000 Corpses"), Maximillian Roeg ("7th Heaven") and Lacy Phillips ("Pushing Twilight") all star in the horror thriller about a former FBI profiler and small-town sheriff investigating mysterious murders is derived from a Native American legend. Emanuel, repped by Aka, also wrote the screenplay with John K. Anderson. "Maneater" is the second in a slate of 10 movies that Canal Street is producing with independent financing; the first was "The Uninvited," which is seeking a distributor.

Michael Emanuel has ordered up his human buffet.

The actor-producer has cast Dean Cain, Conrad Janis ("The Cable Guy"), Stephen Lunsford ("Bratz"), Walter Phelan ("House of 1000 Corpses"), Maximillian Roeg ("7th Heaven") and Lacy Phillips ("Pushing Twilight") in his directorial debut, "Maneater."

Emanuel's Canal Street Films is producing, and Eric Lewald ("Trollz") is executive producing.

The horror thriller about a former FBI profiler and small-town sheriff investigating mysterious murders is derived from a Native American legend. Emanuel, repped by Aka, also wrote the screenplay with John K. Anderson.

"Maneater" is the second in a slate of 10 movies that Canal Street is producing with independent financing; the first was "The Uninvited," which is seeking a distributor.

Michael Emanuel ("ER") has teamed up with "Guilty or Innocent?" scribe John K. Anderson to tackle an old Native American legend we don't see too much of in films today, the Wendigo!

According to THR, Mr. Emanuel will also be making this project, titled Maneater, his first directorial effort in conjunction with Canal Street Films. Maneater follows the path of a former FBI profiler who is making ends meet as a sheriff in a small town. While investigating a rash of murders, the lawman uncovers that the very thing committing these atrocities may in fact be himself!

Michael Emanuel explained his influence for the film's subject, which came about some 30+ years ago, "It's a story that was told to me by an old Native American back in the late '70s. It's based on the Western Ojibwa (Chippewa) legend of the Wendigo."

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Actor-producer Michael Emanuel (The Uninvited) is in preproduction on the thriller Maneater (announced exclusively on B-d last week on our indie section), which tells the story of an FBI profiler-turned-small-town sheriff who begins investigating a series of mysterious murders only to discover that the monster he's profiling might be himself. Emanuel co-wrote the script with John K. Anderson and will make the film his directorial debut. "It's a story that was told to me by an old Native American back in the late '70s," Emanuel said. "It's based on the Western Ojibwa (Chippewa) legend of the Windigo." "Maneater" is the second in a slate of 10 movies that Emanuel's Canal Street Films is producing with independent financing. It begins shooting July 30 around Los Angeles, though the producers are still casting the leads.

Actor-producer Michael Emanuel is in preproduction on the thriller "Maneater."

Emanuel, a film and TV actor who has appeared on "ER" and "The Nine," co-wrote the script with John K. Anderson and will make the film his directorial debut. Eric Lewald ("Trollz") is executive producing.

"Maneater" tells the story of an FBI profiler-turned-small-town sheriff who begins investigating a series of mysterious murders only to discover that the monster he's profiling might be himself.

"It's a story that was told to me by an old Native American back in the late '70s," Emanuel said. "It's based on the Western Ojibwa (Chippewa) legend of the Windigo."

"Maneater" is the second in a slate of 10 movies that Emanuel's Canal Street Films is producing with independent financing. It begins shooting July 30 around Los Angeles, though the producers are still casting the leads.

Emanuel, who is repped by Aka, most recently produced the horror film "The Uninvited," which is wrapped and out to distributors.

We learned of a new indie film that has begun casting entitled Maneater, which is to be directed by Jason Tomaric from a screenplay by Michael Emanuel and John K. Anderson. The film is about Harry Bailey, former FBI profiler and now sheriff of tiny Butte's Creek in Canada, has his hands full raising his beautiful 18 years old daughter, Pearl, alone since the disappearance of his wife, Margie, 9 years ago - a disappearance that still haunts him. Harry has a habit of visualizing the crimes he's asked to investigate but when several people die a horrific death from the attack of a mythical creature called the Windigo, Harry's dreams take on a disturbing turn, causing him to believe he himself might be the attacker. Shooting begins July 28th in Los Angeles.

Today we received word that casting has begun on Jason Tomaric's Maneater< which was written by Michael Emanuel and John K. Anderson. In the film Harry Bailey, former FBI profiler and now sheriff of tiny Butte's Creek in Canada, has his hands full raising his beautiful 18 year old daughter, Pearl, alone since the disappearance of his wife, Margie, nine years ago--a disappearance that still haunts him. Harry has a habit of visualizing the crimes he's asked to investigate but when several people die a horrific death from the attack of a mythical creature called the Windigo, Harry's dreams take on a disturbing turn, causing him to believe he himself might be the attacker...

Penelope Ann Miller has joined High School Musical star Corbin Bleu in Rigel Entertainment's motocross action-drama movie Free Style.

Previously titled Metal Birding, the film, which began lensing in November in Vancouver, also has a new director in William Dear, who replaced Jeff Woolnough (Taken, Battlestar Galactica). No reason was cited by Rigel for the change.

Additionally, real-life motocross star Grant Langston and Sandra Echeverria have joined the cast, which includes Matt Bellefleur and Madison Pettis.

The coming-of-age story centers on a young motocross racer (Bleu) who aspires to win the Amateur National Championships while struggling to support his family.

Miller will play Jeannette, a single working mom to one of the teenage racers who strives to provide for her family while studying full-time to become a nurse.

Langston guest stars as the racing champion that Bleu's character and his rival (Bellefleur) looks up to. Echeverria will play Bleu's girlfriend.

Rigel is producing in association with Up North Entertainment. Executive producing is Rigel's John F.S. Laing and David Doerksen, Jim O'Grady of Waterfront Pictures and Michael Emanuel of Canal Street Films.