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As fans of Darin Brooks’ The Bold and the Beautiful character stare at the calendar awaiting news of any hint that he’ll be returning to the show, he’s been keeping busy with a few projects in the works. He’s also been autographing and selling trading cards based on his cult classic TV show, Blue Mountain State. But the wait is over as he’s got some news from an upcoming film.

The Film’s Creating a Fervor

Set to the tune of Prodigy’s song “Breathe,” Brooks shared a video to Instagram depicting behind-the-scenes shenanigans on the set of his new film, The Roaring Game. The post was shared originally by the film’s director, Tommy DeNucci, and was captioned, “Finished editing The Roaring Game! We’re picture locked and moving on to visual effects! Can’t wait for everyone to see! Here are some behind the...

Exclusive: Darin Brooks (Blue Mountain State), Fivel Stewart (The Recruit), Eddie Kaye Thomas (American Pie), Justin Chatwin (Shameless) and Antwon Tanner (One Tree Hill) will lead The Roaring Game, a sports comedy from Producer Chad A. Verdi and his East Coast production company Verdi Productions (Bleed For This).

The screenplay by Tom DeNucci (Vault) follows Rickey, a high school custodian whose world is rocked when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games, thus leaving him behind. Determined to win her back, he assembles a misfit curling team, leveraging his janitorial skills to compete for gold. Below is a first-look.

DeNucci is also directing. Chad A. Verdi (The Irishman) is producing, along with Michelle Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr., Paul Luba and Anthony Gudas. Sera Verdi is serving as an executive producer and Ed Brady is serving as an associate producer. Filming...

Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke and former NFL star Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski have nabbed starring roles in writer/director Tom DeNucci’s sports comedy The Roaring Game.

Also joining the Verdi Productions pic, that just wrapped production, in key roles is William Forsythe (The Devil Rejects) and Vanessa Angel (Kingpin). The Roaring Game centers on Rickey, a high school janitor who loses everything when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games.

To win her back, Rickey creates a misfit curling team and uses his sweeping skills to compete for gold and complete a comic quest for redemption that captivates the nation.

Rourke is best known for his role in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, which earned him Golden Globe and Oscar nominations. Former New England Patriots tight-end Gronkowski has acting credits that include The Clapper, Entourage, Boss Level and the buddy comedy The Instigators.

Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. "Fog City"Tweetable Logline: An American combat veteran hides in plain view as a member of an amateur hardball team in San Francisco Elevator Pitch: "Fog City" is the naturalistic rendering of San Francisco native and amateur baseball player Jimmy Darcy. As Jimmy's deliberately obscured military background comes into focus, we begin to understand how separate his generation of military veterans can feel from the rest of the population, and also how cultural touchstones such as baseball can bring people together from very different backgrounds. The film was cast entirely with actual ballplayers from the San Francisco Fog. Production Team: Liam Edward Brady, Writer/Director/Lead Actor Elizabeth O'Neal,...