Mickey Rourke, Mekhi Phifer and Udo Kier combine to direct “mascots”, an independent thriller starting production in South California in the fall.
Written and directed by Kerry Mondragon, the play in the 1990s of the 1990s follows two brothers (Oliver Hibbs Wyman and Blaine Kern III) who, with the help of certain costumes, escaped a life of captivity under the character of Rourke.
The details on the characters of Phifer and Kier remain under the Wraps. The other attached actors include Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and Til Schweiger.
Calling the film “deeply personal” in a press release, Mondragon added that “mascots” “reflect the training effects of toxic masculinity, mental illness and generational abuse that give birth to the chosen identities and the raw and strange beauty of survival. I want to capture the dissonance of seeing the world for the first time through my eyes devoid. ”
Executive producers of “mascots” include Kimberly Hines for lighting partners, Peter Gold for gold films, as well as Collin Druz, Ben Lewin and Bryan Anderson. Salome Breziner is producer of Castleland LLC.
The most recent characteristic of Mondragon “Wetiko”, about a Maya adolescent who enters a dangerous drug life, manipulated hallucinogenic toads, was acquired by the distributor of New York Dekanalog in April. The banner has established a limited theatrical race for November in the Alamo Drafthouse locations, with a video on demand and an upcoming physical press release.
Rourke and Schweiger are taken up by lighting partners. Kier is with Ras Management and Phifer is with Gersh. Wyman is recommended by the management of stride. Kern is recommended by the Alexander Gordon White Agency. Pearson is with Ethos Entertainment.
