Brian A. Metcalf is an American filmmaker. He wrote, directed and produced the

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'', released in February 2021.

Biography

Metcalf directed the micro-budgeted drama/thriller ''The Lost Tree''. The premiere was held at the

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before a limited theatrical release in 2012. Metcalf wrote, directed and produced '' Living Among Us'' which stars John Heard (in his final performance), William Sadler,

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, Esme Bianco,

Andrew Keegan Andrew Keegan (born January 29, 1979) is an American actor best known for his roles in television shows including '' Trinkets'', ''Moesha'', '' Party of Five'' and '' 7th Heaven'' and in films such as ''10 Things I Hate about You'' (1999), '' Th ...

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Thomas Ian Nicholas Thomas Ian Nicholas (born July 10, 1980) is an American film actor, film producer and singer. Nicholas is best known for playing Henry Rowengartner in '' Rookie of the Year'', Walt Disney in ''Walt Before Mickey'' and Kevin Myers in the ''Ameri ...

. The film was distributed by

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and given a limited theatrical release in 2017. Metcalf designed the poster for the Syrian documentary ''

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'', and won the Murray Weissman Award for it. Metcalf created and directed the drama/thriller film ''

'', with a cast including

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Sean Astin Sean Patrick Astin ( né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor. His acting roles include Samwise Gamgee in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003), Mikey Walsh in '' The Goonies'' (1985), Daniel Ruettiger in '' Rudy'' (1993), ...

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, Matt Ryan,

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and

Shelley Regner Shelley Anne Regner (born December 21, 1988) is an American actress and singer, known for her role as Ashley Jones in the Pitch Perfect (film series), ''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2012–2017). She is also known as a past member of Disney's aca ...

. The film was praised by critics, carrying a 75% rating at

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. ''Adverse'' premiered at

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Film Festival in Portugal. Metcalf won a Platinum Remi Award for directing ''Adverse'' at the 2020

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. He also won an Award of Excellence Special Mention from IndieFEST for his work on ''Adverse''. Both ''

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'' and ''

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'' announced that Lionsgate's Grindstone Entertainment would be distributing the film. It opened in theaters on February 12, 2021. After working together on ''Adverse'', ''Variety'' announced a new collaboration between Rourke and Metcalf titled ''Twilight Into Darkness'' in which both of them would produce and Metcalf would direct. On December 13, 2022, ''Variety'' announced that Metcalf would be writing, producing, directing and showrunning a new limited series called ''Underdeveloped'' starring

, Tom Arnold,

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, Kelly Arjen,

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Jaret Reddick Jaret Ray Reddick is an American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, podcaster and actor, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Bowling for Soup. As a voice actor, Reddick is known for his work ...

. On July 25, 2023, “Deadline” broke the news that the “UnderDeveloped” show was premiering at TubiTV on September 8, 2023.

Filmography

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