Actress and influencer Avaryana Rose (Spirit Springs, The Caretaker – releasing November 4th) has joined Jeremy London (Mallrats, Party of Five) and Duane Whitaker (Pulp Fiction, Feast) in new horror creature feature Bad Ass Bear. The film marks the feature debut of Jeremy’s son, Lyrik, in a starring role. Filming just wrapped in the greater Jacksonville, FL area.
Bad Ass Bear concerns a group of young adults on a camping trip who get terrorized by a group of rednecks and then have to contend with a killer bear.
The film also stars Cat Black (Suffrage), Lucy Parker, Jeremiah Sumpter, Zach Boltz, Mike Messier, Doug Henderson, and Martini Bay.
Bad Ass Bear is written and directed by Joe Black (Natasha Hall, Hatchet Sisters). It is produced by Joe and Cat Black, along with Jeff Miller (Popeye the Slayer Man). Executive producers are, in addition to Miller, Rob Adkirson, Brandon Gibbs, and Ronnie D. Lee. Co- producer is George J. Merino. Josh Chiara is cinematographer.
Rose founded Babes Against Bullying, a nonprofit advocacy group bringing awareness to cyberbullying.
“Avaryana Rose does an amazing job in this emotionally and physically challenging role,” says Miller. “And Lyrik London is making his father proud and showing he has the right pedigree in his stunning debut.”
Bad Ass Bear is a co-production between Millman Productions, Babe Entertainment, and Ron Lee Productions.
Millman Productions plans to have a trailer ready for the American Film Market in mid- November.
