Chris Jericho has been cast in a new movie.
According to Variety, Jericho will play the lead role in “Country Hearts,” a UPtv original film that will debut in the fall of 2023.
The film portrays “the daughters of country music and rock & roll royalty who find themselves at a crossroads, torn between following their dreams of performing or helping their father run their up-and-coming horse breeding business,” according to the official description. “They’ll all need the strength of each other to face the next steps,” the author says, “between old flames, new love, best friends, and family.”
Lanie McAuley, Katerina Maria, Brendan Morgan, Jeff Irving, Craig Strickland, David Pinard, Michelle Nolden, Genevieve Fisher, Roy Lewis, Lara Amersey, Greg Ellwand, Bebsabe Duque, Celine Bauwmans, and Neil Whitely are also included among the cast members per Variety. The film will have a “Country Hearts Christmas” sequel, which has already received approval.
In a statement, Jericho offered his thoughts on the part.
“After playing evil priests, insane asylum security chiefs, redneck social media whistle blowers and cult leaders, I jumped at the chance to play a nice guy for once in ‘Country Hearts! I was able to flex my acting chops and my character range in these movies and it was a blast to play Bones Jamieson…father, ranch owner and rock star…which basically mirrors me in real life,”
Chris Jericho on his new movie role
“Country Hearts” was written by Jennifer Snow, and Marco Deufemia will direct the film. Beth Stevenson, Nancy Yeaman, Stan Hum, and Rebecca Lamarche from Brain Power Studio will serve as executive producers on the film.
Jericho tweeted in response to the announcement that he was “stoked” to be a part of the film.
The cats out of the bag….Stoked to be starring in #CountryHearts movie on the
@UPtv Network!
Chris Jericho via Twitter
In previous years, Jericho had a few roles in movies. Among other movies, he has acted in “MacGruber,” “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot,” and “Terrifier 2.” Additionally, Jericho appeared in “KillRoy Was Here.”
Jericho and Adam Cole are currently at odds in AEW. On the May 3 episode of AEW Dynamite, Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Orange Cassidy, and Bandido will face Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Daniel Garcia, and Jake Hager, who are partners in the Jericho Appreciation Stable.
h/t Fightful
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