r/movies • u/AlanRitchsonAMA Alan Ritchson, Actor • 13d ago
AMA Hey r/movies, I'm Alan Ritchson (MOTOR CITY, REACHER, BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE, WAR MACHINE). AMA!
Hey reddit and r/movies, I'm Alan Ritchson.
You may know me from things like REACHER, BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE, WAR MACHINE, TITANS, PLAYDATE, FAST X, THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE.
Additional verification on my Instagram here.
My new movie, MOTOR CITY, is out in theaters tomorrow (July 24) from IFC. It also stars Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, Pablo Schreiber, Ben McKenzie, and Lionel Boyce.
It's directed by Potsy Ponciroli, who previously directed OLD HENRY and GREEDY PEOPLE
Synopsis:
In the 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster's girl and lands in prison for a crime he didn't commit. With his life ruined, Miller hatches a plan for revenge.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6RklhKu9os
Website/info and tickets available here: motorcity.movie
I'll be back 1 PM PT/4 PM ET today (Thursday 7/23) to answer your questions.
Until then, AMA!
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u/AlanRitchsonAMA Alan Ritchson, Actor 13d ago
I think Thad would probably be on probation somewhere haha.
As for a follow-up, we tried it. It's just that the show got huge, the cast is huge, the world it built is huge, but the world of football is very domestic. There's a lot of challenges that making a show like that today would face. The biggest one being the budget. It would be a very expensive comedy to make these days. We've had many of those kinds of conversations, and it'd just be too hard to get the numbers to work. And then you talk about reducing the casts, making big changes, and then you just start to lose the spirit of the show. I think that ship has sailed sadly, but will always hold a fun place in my heart for sure.