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How 3 B.C. brothers convinced wrestling legend 91ƵThe Hitman91Ƶ to star in their movie

Crowd-funded project to be third commercial release for Sewell brothers of Aldergrove

Three brothers from Aldergrove are still amazed that wrestling legend agreed to star in their latest movie, a crowd-funded action-adventure called 91ƵOutlaw Murders.91Ƶ

91ƵIt91Ƶs still sinking in,91Ƶ said Stephen Sewell, who together with siblings Ian and Eric, have been making movies since they were teenagers, beginning with a borrowed camcorder from a neighbour.

The Sewell brothers have since graduated to commercial productions, with their last two films, 100 Miles from Hell and Muskie Point on streaming services Amazon Prime and Tubi.

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91ƵWe do all the writing and directing,91Ƶ Stephen explained, as well as acting in the films.

For their third professional production, they came up with a story about Inspector Carlisle, a cop with a past investigating a mass murder involving a biker gang that he used to ride with.

They only had one person in mind for Carlisle 91Ƶ Bret Hart.

91ƵHe was kind of the first choice,91Ƶ Sewell told the Langley Advance Times.

Stephen and his brothers are big wrestling fans, who know the Calgary-born Hart, holder of 32 championships before he retired, as a pro wrestler renowned for his ring skills, and widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time.

They pitched Hart91Ƶs agent, and Hart said yes.

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During an online interview for the film, Hart explained that the brothers91Ƶ unique approach to filmmaking was appealing to him, because it allows improvisation within the structure of the script outline.

91ƵIt does kind of remind me of wrestling, [with] the spontaneity,91Ƶ Hart observed.

Rather than scripting the dialogue, the brothers write outlines that explain the intended motivation and demeanor behind each character in a scene and important plot points that must be addressed within the dialogue.

91ƵIt91Ƶs a very structured outline,91Ƶ Stephen said, but one that encourages realistic dialogue, natural pauses, authentic interruptions and genuine reactions of surprise since the actors never truly know what their costars will say next.

For Hart, , acting is a way of testing himself.

91ƵIt was a challenge for me to remember my lines and hit my marks,91Ƶ he recalled.

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And the fact that he did, has encouraged him to continue, though Hart made it clear he doesn91Ƶt do it for the money.

91ƵIf it91Ƶs a fun thing to do, I do it, for myself,91Ƶ Hart said.

Hart has appeared in various television and film productions including Lonesome Dove: the Outlaw Years, Corner Gas Animated and

In February, the Sewell brothers launched a crowdfunding campaign for the movie on Indiegogo from that will continue until April 2 at .

Donors who contribute more than $10 get a copy of the video game 91ƵHitman Highway starring Bret Hart91Ƶ for both PC and Android devices where players shoot and manoeuvre cars through a variety of enemies and obstacles.


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