EXCLUSIVE: Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) and Gabriel LaBelle (The Fabelmans) have wrapped lead roles in Crash Land, a stunt comedy marking the debut feature of writer-director Dempsey Bryk.
Crash Land is described as a darkly funny coming-of-age story about a group of small-town amateur stuntmen whose days revolve around drinking, antagonizing their community, and filming crude, Jackass-style stunts. The story was developed by Dempsey Bryk and longtime collaborator Ben Snider-McGrath.
Also starring Abby Quinn (I’m Thinking of Ending Things), Billy Bryk (Friendship), and Noah Parker (Who By Fire), the film is produced by Billy Bryk, Dempsey Bryk, Wolfhard, and Julian Geneen, with financing from Ursa Major Entertainment, Elevation Pictures, and Redlab. Executive producers include Zapruder Films’ Matthew Miller and Matt Johnson, Charles Cohen, and LaBelle, along with Ursa Major’s Jasmin Kar, Sam Sutcliffe, and Dias Tobizarov.
For Kid Brother, the production company of Wolfhard and Billy Bryk, Crash Land is the follow-up to Hell of a Summer, a horror comedy directed by and starring the duo, which was acquired by Neon after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival.
Billy Bryk’s brother, Dempsey Bryk, is best known for his work as an actor in projects ranging from Prime Video’s We Were Liars to Lionsgate’s Ordinary Angels, Disney+’s Willow and Netflix’s Black Mirror. He is repped by Buchwald, Canopy Media Partners, The Characters Talent Agency, and Bloch Law.
Known for his role as Mike Wheeler in Netflix’s Stranger Things, Wolfhard has the first of three parts of the show’s fifth and final season coming up for release tomorrow. Also recently seen starring in A24’s The Legend of Ochi and Sony’s Saturday Night, he is repped by CAA, Venture Entertainment Partners, and Karl Austen of Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Since breaking out with his starring role in Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, LaBelle has been seen in the films Saturday Night and Snack Shack, Showtime’s American Gigolo, and most recently, Hulu’s Chad Powers. He is repped by CAA, Canopy Media Partners, Play Management, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
Quinn is repped by Mosaic and Oscars Abrams Zimel & Associates; Billy Bryk by Mosaic and Oscars Abrams Zimel & Associates; and Parker by Play Management and Principal Entertainment.
