Casting News for Coming-of-Age Comedy/Drama 'Greg's Going to Rehab'

ST. LOUIS - June 11, 2024 - PRLog -- Mercury Films, a digital cinema production company, today announced its top cast for Greg's Going to Rehab, a coming-of-age comedy/drama featuring Cameron Mann (Mare of Easttown, Eddington), Saylor Bell Curda (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Walker) and Jack Falahee (How to Get Away with Murder, Mercy Street), with Dot-Marie Jones (Bros, Glee) and Jim Beaver (Deadwood, Supernatural).

In the film, Greg Walker is a sixteen-year-old metalhead on a mission to see the concert of a lifetime - Ozzy/Metallica. But his failing grades, disappointed parents, excessive partying, and an angry senior could derail that plan. The solution? A quick stint in rehab so he can dodge the senior, get his parents off his back and get out in time for the show.

"Nothing I've written before is based in a world I know better than struggles of drug addiction, teenage ennui, 80's culture and subsequent recovery. As a recovering alcoholic with 36 years of sobriety, I have an intense understanding of the world and journey of Greg," said writer/director Chris Lawing.

Set in the angsty teen environment of 80s metal and rock, 'Greg's Going to Rehab' will immerse viewers in the personal lives and drama facing its characters, from high school to a rehab facility and, of course, a metal concert.

"Coupled with decades of experience as a filmmaker and writer, I've crafted a coming-of-age story that I hope will be entertaining, engaging and appealing to many audiences," continued Lawing.

Casting is by Lauren Bass & Jordan Bass (Wind River, Annabelle). Mann is represented by Innovative Artists and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Bell Curda is represented by Buchwald and Curtis Management. Filming will take place in St. Louis, Missouri and begins this month.

Gravitas Ventures is releasing another Mercury Films production, the crime thriller/drama Penitentia, on June 18^th.

ABOUT MERCURY FILMS

Mercury Films is a high-touch, high-care digital cinema production company. Our mission is to make films that inspire people. Penitentia is recent film that hits streaming services on June 18th. It was also filmed partially in St. Louis in 2022.

For more information, go to mercury-films.com.