Tim Rozon, Colton Gobbo, Jim Belushi & Bobby Lee Among Cast Set For Action Comedy ‘Karate Ghost’
Set in a town ruled by absurd karate law, the film watches as a lonely teen forms an unlikely bond with the ghost of his late father’s favorite action hero. What begins as a haunted mentorship quickly escalates into a fight for identity, legacy, and redemption. Rozon leads the cast as Johnny Maim, a washed-up ’90s action star who died tragically mid-stunt now trapped in the afterlife and hungry for one last shot at glory, with Gobbo playing grieving 15-year-old Bobby Brody. The film is the latest for mark on the heels of films including sci-fi actioner Fight Another Day, sci-fi thriller Control, sci-fi actioner Enhanced, actioner On the Ropes, and sci-fi actioner Kill Order.
“Set in a town ruled by absurd karate law, the film watches as a lonely teen forms an unlikely bond with a ghost”
Others in the cast of Karate Ghost include Michael Jai White (Black Dynamite), WWE on-air personality Cathy Kelley, Natalie Zea (Justified), and comedian Bobby Lee (MADtv). Written by Mark and the late Larry Bain, the film’s producers include Mark, Bruno Marino, and Tony Del Rio for Kemodo Entertainment. David Barrett (Blue Bloods, Twisted Metal), Plato Fountidakis (Lost Girl), and Brent Jones (Jumper) are exec producing.
Best known for roles on shows like Schitt’s Creek and Wynonna Earp, Rozon is repped by Edna Talent Management.
Seen on shows like Ginny & Georgia and Son of a Critch, and in 2019’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Gobbo is repped by AMI Artist Management and Stagecoach Entertainment.
A veteran comedic actor known for roles in everything from SNL to According to Jim, Belushi will next be seen in Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut The Chronology of Water, which is coming off of a well-received premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. He is repped by CAA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and LBI Entertainment.
White is repped by Vault Entertainment; Kelley by Fox Rothschild; Zea by Innovative Artists, True Management, and Gang, Tyre, Ramer; and Lee by CAA, Leviton Management, and Schreck Rose Dapello.