There’s a bit of magic sprinkled into director Jay Karas’ “The Main Event.” Trouble is, adults in the audience will have to go looking for it. This kid-centric wish-fulfillment fantasy from WWE Studios centers around a bullied runt who enters a professional wrestling contest after finding a super-powered and super-stinky mask. The film represents all the tenets of the corporation’s brand and suitably cloaks them in a celebratory, family-friendly guise. Only the execution of the catchy high concept, along the lines of “Like Mike” and “Rookie of the Year,” is a mixed bag. It’s nowhere near the quality of last year’s word-of-mouth sensation from the same studio, “Fighting With My Family,” but dispenses heartening commentary to its target market about the power of dreaming big and harnessing your own authentic strengths.
Eleven-year-old Leo Thompson (Seth Carr) dreams of becoming a WWE superstar with massive crowds cheering...
Eleven-year-old Leo Thompson (Seth Carr) dreams of becoming a WWE superstar with massive crowds cheering...
- 4/10/2020
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
The Main Event may be a family film set to arrive on Netflix, but its content might make you think it’s something streaming on the WWE Network, since the wrestling-themed family film is packed with the wrestling company’s stars.
Indeed, what we have here is a fantastical wish-fulfillment offering in which an 11-year-old, played by Seth Carr finds a magical luchador mask that enhanced abilities that he uses for a crucial competition to become a WWE superstar.
Jay Karas directed the film, bringing television experience notably from tenures on sitcoms such as Superstore, Splitting Up Together, Teachers and Workaholics. He worked here off a screenplay credited to Peter Hoare, Zach Lewis, Larry Postel and Jim Mahoney.
The Main Event Netflix Trailer
The trailer for Netflix’s The Main Event is here. The clip showcases the uplifting tale of a bullied kid, who—magic mask notwithstanding—is buoyed in...
Indeed, what we have here is a fantastical wish-fulfillment offering in which an 11-year-old, played by Seth Carr finds a magical luchador mask that enhanced abilities that he uses for a crucial competition to become a WWE superstar.
Jay Karas directed the film, bringing television experience notably from tenures on sitcoms such as Superstore, Splitting Up Together, Teachers and Workaholics. He worked here off a screenplay credited to Peter Hoare, Zach Lewis, Larry Postel and Jim Mahoney.
The Main Event Netflix Trailer
The trailer for Netflix’s The Main Event is here. The clip showcases the uplifting tale of a bullied kid, who—magic mask notwithstanding—is buoyed in...
- 3/27/2020
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
By now a lot of you have been able to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi two or more times and are finding that with each viewing you notice a little something new. But there is a really good chance that there are a few familiar faces who appeared in the movie that you didn't notice. Everyone from big-name directors, to secret stars, to some of the cast of Game of Thrones. Here's a list of a few of our favorite cameos and where you can spot them.
Baby Driver writer/director Edgar Wright revealed his own cameo on Twitter recently. He made an appearance alongside his brother Oscar, Attack the Block director Joe Cornish, and friend Leo Thompson as Resistance soldiers during the resistance battle on Crait:
If you are looking for my cameo in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' this is my grubby Resistance costume. With big brother Oscar,...
Baby Driver writer/director Edgar Wright revealed his own cameo on Twitter recently. He made an appearance alongside his brother Oscar, Attack the Block director Joe Cornish, and friend Leo Thompson as Resistance soldiers during the resistance battle on Crait:
If you are looking for my cameo in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' this is my grubby Resistance costume. With big brother Oscar,...
- 12/19/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
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