CM Punk cast in ‘Let’s Start a Cult’ comedy
WWE star CM Punk has booked a role in “Let’s Start a Cult,” a new comedy set to release in October.
Punk is billed as Phil Brooks in a new poster released Thursday to advertise the film. Let’s Start a Cult is produced by Dark Sky Films and will star comedian Stavros Halkias, who also co-wrote the movie.
The film will hit theaters on Friday, October 25.
Let’s Start a Cult director Ben Kitnick described the film in a MovieWeb article:
“It is a wild, absurd comedy with heart, balancing high-concept ideas with a broad comedic approach, as modern as it is a throwback. The film’s central characters are searchers, looking to quell life’s concerns by adopting a fresh belief system with like-minded outsiders. In hindsight, this really is symbolic of our experience making the film. It was a fiercely collaborative process, with cast and crew deadly serious about telling a delightfully unserious tale. I hope you have as fun of a time watching as we had making this, dare I say, ‘cult comedy.'”
Punk is one of several WWE stars in recent months to sign with the Paradigm Talent Agency, who also represent Damian Priest and Tiffany Stratton, among others.
An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.