Danny Trejo and Joel McHale Star in The Sci-Fi Comedy TIM TRAVERS & THE TIME TRAVELER'S PARADOX
Danny Trejo (Machete) and Joel McHale (Community, The Great Indoors) are set to appear in an upcoming sci-fi comedy film titled Tim Travers & The Time Traveler’s Paradox, from director Stimson Snead. The film is an expansion of Snead’s award-winning short of the same name and it wrapped shooting in Spokane Washington earlier this month.
The movie stars Samuel Dunning (Blue Bloods) stars as “a narcissistic, genius but broke scientist who seeks to solve the paradox of what happens to your past self when a future version travels backwards in time. His work attracts the attention of the head of a mercenary army played by Machete star Trejo.”
McHale plays “a conspiracy theorist radio host whose interviews with the scientist protagonist on his mind-bending work frame the narrative.”
North by Northwest, which previously supported Snead’s previous shorts, lead produces the feature. Rich Cowan of North by Northwest, said in a statement: “Having worked with Stimson on his two very compelling shorts, I’m thrilled to be involved in his feature debut. Not only is he talented. He’s organized and has a sense of maturity unbecoming his age.”
Guerilla Rep Media founding head Ben Yennie, said: “I met Stimson years ago at the Seattle Film Summit, and I couldn’t be happier to join him for the culmination of our mutual efforts for his feature film directorial debut. All is progressing very well and we’re looking to give early sneak peeks to our buyer contacts at EFM this year.”
Guerrilla Rep Media, which is overseeing marketing and distribution, is gearing up to give buyers giving a sneak peek of the feature at the Berlinale’s European Film Market in February.
The short film that the movie is inspired by screened at more than 30 film festivals in 2022 including winning multiple awards at Boston SciFi, Nevermore Film Fest, and FilmQuest.
Source: Deadline