Yahoo Lifestyle Billy Zane, Zach Roerig & Cara Jade Myers Lead ESX Entertainment’s Western ‘Day Of Reckoning’
EXCLUSIVE: Ali Afshar’s ESX Entertainment has set the western Day of Reckoning starring Billy Zane, Zach Roerig and Cara Jade Myers.
Pic follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, posses up with a bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage. A battle of wills ensues as Emily turns the posse on themselves, but as her marauding husband and his gang approach, Emily and John realize they will need each other to survive.
Shaun Silva of TackleBox Films is directing.
Producers of the movie are Ali Afshar (American Wrestler: The Wizard, Bennett’s War), Christina Moore (Dirt, Casa Grande, Wheels of Fortune) Daniel Aspromonte (The Curse of the Necklace, Born a Champion, A California Christmas, A Christmas Mystery, That’s Amor), and Don Lepore (Ride, Billy Joel – The Last Play at Shea, Emmy nominated The Irrelevant Giant. Co-producers are Alex Ranarivelo and Cherelle George.
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Day of Reckoning is the 25th movie from Ali Afshar’s ESX Entertainment. The company has had 14 films and series released since 2020 alone, including seven that reached #1 on their streaming services. Among them are the worldwide Netflix hit A California Christmas.” ESX released its first horror film The Curse of the Necklace this summer starring Madeline and Violet McGraw.
Silva counts over two decades directing award-winning music videos, commercials, and documentaries for ESPN Films. Silva won multiple CMA video of the year awards and CMA touring director of the year along with Director of the year. He’s helmed music videos for country music artists, including Kenny Chesney, Jack Ingram, Sugarland, Luke Bryan, Brooks & Dunn, and Rascal Flatts.
Zane is the star of Titanic, Tombstone, and the upcoming Waltzing with Brando. Roerig’s credits include Vampire Diaries, Rings and Friday Night Lights. Myers starred in Killers of the Flower Moon.
Zane is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency and Bloch Law. Roerig is represented by Innovative Artists, Gilbertson Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein. Myers is represented by Elysian Heights and Meyer & Downs.
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