Liv Morgan discusses ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo,’ film release timeline
Liv Morgan opened up about her mindset heading into WrestleMania 42 and details on her upcoming film Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, including the release timeline.
Speaking on Director’s Cut Radio, Morgan explained how WrestleMania marks the beginning of the wrestling year for her. With Backlash taking place in her hometown of Tampa in May, she feels confident she’ll return as a “hometown hero” and the new Women’s World Champion.
Morgan said:
“Yeah, so WrestleMania to me kind of signifies like the start of the wrestling year. You know, we work all year to lead into WrestleMania to tell these stories and have these matches at WrestleMania, and once it’s done, it kind of feels like a reset. So, Backlash being the first PLE in the wrestling year as far as I’m concerned in Tampa, where I’m currently from. So, I kind of feel like the hometown hero walking in a brand new champion.”
Morgan reflected on her time working on the film and confirmed that it’s scheduled for release in September this year.
“I have something on the way. Bad Lieutenant I filmed in Japan last year. It, it’s going to hit theaters in September. I was very excited about the project,” said Morgan. “I learned a lot, and I feel better after the fact. Having the experience, I was lucky to be in the room with all of these incredibly talented veterans of the film industry. And the WB audience is going to see me in a way that I think perhaps they never thought they’d see me. So I would tune in.”
In the thriller film directed by Takashi Miike, Morgan plays the missing daughter of a politician, whose disappearance is central to the story. The movie follows a troubled Tokyo police officer who becomes entangled in a dangerous investigation after an FBI agent’s arrival in Japan searching for the politician’s missing daughter.
On the WWE front, Morgan, who won the Royal Rumble, challenges Stephanie Vaquer for the WWE Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 42.
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