Chris Jericho has landed a new movie role.
Variety reports that Jericho is set to star in "Country Hearts," an upcoming UPtv original movie that will premiere in the fall of 2023.
The report notes that the film follows “the daughters of country music and rock & roll royalty who find themselves at a crossroads, torn between following their dreams of performing or helping their father run their up-and-coming horse breeding business,” per the official description. “Between old flames, new love, best friends and family – they’ll all need the strength of each other to face the next steps.”
Per Variety, the cast also includes Lanie McAuley, Katerina Maria, Brendan Morgan, Jeff Irving, Craig Strickland, David Pinard, Michelle Nolden, Genevieve Fisher, Roy Lewis, Lara Amersey, Greg Ellwand, Bebsabe Duque, Celine Bauwmans, and Neil Whitely. A sequel for the movie, titled "Country Hearts Christmas", has already been greenlit.
Jericho issued a statement in which he commented on the role.
“After playing evil priests, insane asylum security chiefs, redneck social media whistle blowers and cult leaders, I jumped at the chance to play a nice guy for once in ‘Country Hearts! I was able to flex my acting chops and my character range in these movies and it was a blast to play Bones Jamieson…father, ranch owner and rock star…which basically mirrors me in real life," Jericho said.
Jennifer Snow wrote “Country Hearts", and Marco Deufemia is the director. The movie will be executive produced by Beth Stevenson, Nancy Yeaman, Stan Hum, and Rebecca Lamarche from Brain Power Studio.
Jericho commented on the news by tweeting that he was "stoked" to be starring in the movie.
The cats out of the bag….Stoked to be starring in #CountryHearts movie on the @UPtv Network! @Variety https://t.co/YMHdxQ7bk2
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) May 2, 2023
Jericho has had a few acting roles in the past. He has appeared in "MacGruber", "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot", and "Terrifier 2", among other films. Jericho also starred in "KillRoy Was Here."
In AEW, Jericho is currently feuding with Adam Cole. The former AEW World Champion's Jericho Appreciation Stablemates Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Daniel Garcia, and Jake Hager will face Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Orange Cassidy, and Bandido on the May 3 episode of AEW Dynamite.
Check out the card for the May 3 episode of AEW Dynamite here. Fightful will have live coverage of the show as it airs.
