Dark Match
Steven Ogg is mistreat into the squared roach forDark Match . Ogg maven as Joe Lean in this revulsion slasher that sees a chemical group of Satanist , led by Chris Jericho ’s loss leader , attempt to hold out a devilish planthrough a series of wrestling matches .
Dark Matchis the latest of many movie task that Ogg has modernise in late yr . Outside of the cock-a-hoop screen , Ogg is best known for playing Simon inThe walk Deadandvoicing Trevor inGrand Theft Auto V.
In celebration ofDark Match ’s premiere on Shudder , ScreenRantspoke with Ogg to discuss his personal history with professional wrestling , hisexperience function with Chris Jericho , and whether we can look to see him back inGrand Theft Auto VIthis fall .
Steven Ogg Grew Up With Professional Wrestling
“That Was Part Of My Routine…”
ScreenRant : I talked with Jericho about a calendar week ago about this movie , and obviously wrestling is in his DNA . This is a office that was very well-heeled for him to take on . Are you familiar with the sports - entertainment world ? Are you a fan ?
Steven Ogg : Oh yeah . I intend , I grew up in Calgary , so growing up Calgary was the Harts , veracious ? The noted house was live on now , but it was on the Benny Hill . So growing up , Stampede Wrestling , that was part of my routine . It was bowling in the cockcrow and then step on it home to get to the Stampede Wrestling . Even around town , like Keith Hart was a substitute instructor at the school day . You ’d always see everyone around . You ’d see the Cuban Assassin . Bad News Allen used to get to basketball game game .
This ( Dark Match ) is a very specific genre of photographic film too , which I had never really done . I ’d never done the horror pic . So it was appeal on the grappling and this repugnance leveland the combinationof horror and comedy . There was a lot going on . And then also pay off to bourgeon it in Alberta , which is where I was bear , and Alberta is my home province . Those thing lining up were like , this is a no - brainer .
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Joe Lean Is “Broken” In Dark Match
“He Was Not Just Past His Prime…”
I ’d lie with for you to introduce Joe Lean to our audience . Who is this guy ? What ’s his role in Dark Match ? What are his goals ?
Steven Ogg : Certainly the style it was indite was a bit different than how I portrayed it . I always wanted , with Ayisha Issa ’s character , I wanted to be of military service to her . Even though it was the ' 80s , I was like , listen , not every man was that humans of the ' fourscore . There were men that were different . Here ’s an chance to raise the adult female . I really wanted to continue to elevate every prospect I generate . That really appealed to me as opposed to playing the cocky character . Let ’s make him a piffling different . And also the brokenness I want to do . He was not just sort of past his prime , but he was broken .
When you ’re collaborating with Jericho on this project , what were some of the things that surprised you that you ended up learning about the professional rassling job ?
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Steven Ogg : I do n’t eff if I instruct anything different candidly about it that I did n’t know . I mean , I ’d never meet Chris , so I will say what I watch was what an absolute lovely human being being he is . As far as when he did that first scene , I was sort of like , it ’s when we first met , he was up there and I was like , ' Here we go . We ’re run low to see if we ’re in for someone who can just squirm . ' Afterwards I said , and of course it ’s sort of tell someone , ' You front really dainty today . ' ' Well , so what does that mean ? I looked frightful yesterday ? ' I did tell ‘em after the scene . I was like , ' Man , I was pleasantly surprised . I do n’t mean that in a defective mode . I mean that in the most solemn means . I just did n’t know what you were up to of any more than if you saw me get into the wrestling gang . '
Then it just became about how he ’s a adorable military personnel and aid me when I was injured because I had this wound when I was there , and he was great at pointing me in instruction of mass to get assist and physical therapy with . In life , I ’ll take the human beings and the kindness of someone over whatever it is they ’re specifically doing life history - wise .
Will Trevor Return For Grand Theft Auto VI?
Ogg Suggested One Way His GTA V Character Could Return
Like many unseasoned reporters in this game right now , I grew up on Grand Theft Auto 5 . I played that biz for time of day and hour and time of day throughout middle schooling and high school . Are you getting bombarded right now with GTA - associate questions now since VI is come out in the fall ?
Steven Ogg : Not really . It ’s always been there . It ’s been 10 twelvemonth now or 11 age . And especially from your propagation , I have had people that have develop up with me , and the connection with a picture biz is so different . It ’s not like a flick or a TV show . Even if you watch it every daytime , it ’s a full different experience than literally kind of substantiate my character and hearing my voice for not just two , three hours but for 10 f – male monarch years . It ’s different , so I empathise it . But as far as the GTA 6 or anything , I do n’t know because it ’s not my macrocosm .
I have no idea anything about it other than what I ’ve hear and what I ’ve been told . And it ’s like , man , I wish it would be fun if Trevor appeared in it just to be killed at the beginning . What I did in 5 too , I killed someone from 4 at the very offset , right ? Yeah , yeah . Whoever that , I forget who that was , but I think that would be cool , because it also receipt the fans of like , ' Hey , give thanks you . ' lapse the torch , stomp Trevor ’s foreland in , and sort of put an end to that and permit a new generation to take over . But I do n’t make the game and I ’m just the engage throttle . So I do n’t know if that would happen or not , but it ’s still , I do n’t get bored of talking about it because it ’s fucking wild . What an encroachment that ’s made . You spent 10 , 12 year . It ’s f – king wild .
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So it ’s honest to say you ’re not going to be in 6 .
Steven Ogg : I mean , it ’s not like I ’ve done anything and I do n’t know when it ’s going to be free . And yeah , again , actors in worldwide for anything are the last to know , as in there could be rumors , thing float around , but until you ’re actually hired for something , you do n’t know what ’s going to happen . So I do n’t know at what stagecoach they ’re at . I do n’t know if it ’s bring out this year , because I ’d assumed it would be some sorting of practical reality world , but I guess it ’s just going to be a big world or dissimilar . I do n’t know . I always , again , when I go to the cons or I talk to Shawn or Ned , I get tidbits of what this is potentially go to be . But as far as me being in it , I sure as shooting do n’t have anything .
About Dark Match
A small - time wrestling company assume a well - pay fizgig in a backwoods townspeople only to con , too late , that the community is run by a mystical cult loss leader with roundabout architectural plan for their friction match .
Dark Matchis now streaming on Shudder .
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