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Streaming Sleepers: Wes Chatham Delivers A Knockout In THE PHILLY KID

Director Jason Connery’s fourth feature came to me as a recommendation years ago from a friend who works in the Thai film industry, and happened to be a fan of Wes Chatham upon seeing 2012 indie action drama, The Philly Kid. I honestly don’t know how the marketing for this particular film was so I can’t really allege anything, but the film was pushed and release in the U.S. at the time from After Dark Action, an imprint of After Dark Films, and I eventually saw it in 2014 on Digital Download. Fast forward nearly a decade later, and the film is currently streaming on Prime, which I thought would make for an ample opportunity to help get some eyes on this particular gem which sees Chatham in the role of Dillon, an ex-champ wrestler now out on parole after a ten-year stint in prison over the accidental death of […]

Wes Chatham Joins ESCAPE PLAN 2

Lee B. Golden III

Principal photography commenced in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday this week for the new sequel, Escape Plan 2 which currently has actor Sylvester Stallone reprising his role from the 2014 hit movie from director Mikael Hafstrom. Extraction and Marauders helmer Steven C. Miller is directing from a script by Miles Chapman and while plot details remain pending, casting did make other confirmations in the previous week in which Dave Bautista was also confirmed. For this, we have news from Deadline as of several days ago that actor Wes Chatham has been cast in the film as well with an undisclosed role. Chatham’s recent credits include recently renewed SyFy series, The Expanse, and films such as Jason Connery’s hard-hitting MMA action drama, The Philly Kid, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Western thriller, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, and Lionsgate’s two-part Mockingjay finale of The Hunger Games. Also starring are actress Jamie King and Escape Plan […]