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Additional Dark Rising Behind The Scenes and Promotional Photography From DarkRisingWorld.com

Steph — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:42:14 +0000

Courtesy of DarkRisingWord.com, we’ve got some exclusive additional high quality behind the scenes, production and promotional photos of Jay, taken from his time on the set of 2007 movie, Dark Rising. There are 42 photos in total, so be sure to take a look at them all, you won’t be disappointed. Enjoy!

Gallery Link
- Promotional Photos – Dark Rising – DarkRisingWorld.com

Additional Dark Rising DVD Captures

Steph — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:51:58 +0000

Thanks to my friend Kris from Chris Jericho Fans, Xtreme Daredevils, PunkMooreOn.net and Generation-Me.net, we’ve got additional captures taken from the Dark Rising DVD. Included are captures from a behind the scenes interview with Jay, as well as captures from a deleted scene, featuring his character from the film, Ricky and photos that were exclusively featured on the DVD. These are currently exclusive to instant-classic.org, so if you use them anywhere else, be sure to credit us! Thanks again Kris!

Gallery Link
- DVD Captures – Non-Wrestling Related – Dark Rising (2007)

More Dark Rising Behind The Scenes and Premiere Photos

Steph — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:24:19 +0000

I just came across these Dark Rising behind the scenes photos of Jay, as well as an additional photo from the movie’s premiere. Full credit for the photos goes out to Andrew Cymek. Be sure to check them all out by clicking the links below.

Gallery Links
- Promotional Photos – Dark Rising – Behind The Scenes
- Appearances / Candids – Dark Rising Premiere (Set #2)

More Candids From Dark Rising

Steph — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:25:02 +0000

Thanks to the awesome Sam informing me about these candids taken from the Official Facebook account of Dark Rising. I’ve added 2 behind the scenes candids as well as the movie posters that Jay was featured on and are of higher quality than the previous ones that can be found on the official site of the movie, DarkRisingTheMovie.com. Thanks again Sam!

Dark Rising 2 Update

Steph — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:02:07 +0000

While on Twitter last night, I was looking at Andrew Cymek’s profile, to see any updates on Dark Rising 2 and a fan asked about Jay’s involvement in the upcoming film. This was his responce:

andrewcymek @cr0ssmyheart no Jay Reso in DR2 unfortunately. We’re definitely missing us some ‘Ricky’ lovin’.

So it turns out that Jay, unfortunately will not be reviving his role of Ricky, this time at least

Dark Rising To Be Released In The UK?

Steph — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:52:42 +0000

First off, I’m just going to say that I’m not trying to start any rumors, so if this never happens, please don’t blame me. I recently asked Andrew Cymek (via his twitter account) if there was any chance of Dark Rising ever being released in the United Kingdom, this was what I had gotten in response:

andrewcymek @ic_org I really hope so. And soon. DR is rep’d by E1 Worldwide. We’ll keep you posted but you may know before me.

So, there’s hope! If anything else comes out of this, I’ll be sure to keep you all updated!

ECW / Dark Rising 2 News

Steph — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:53:07 +0000

It seems that on WWE.com they are advertising that the Undertaker / Shawn Michaels Wrestlemania 25 match, will be featured on this weeks ECW so seeing as that match was about 40 minutes long, there is a possibility that nothing else will be featured on the show.

Also I just looked over at Andrew Cymek’s twitter account (writer / director of Dark Rising & Medium Raw) and he has posted the following:

North Bay bound. It begins again…

After the first production meeting for DR2 it’s all starting to feel real again… Real and cold.

So it seems that filiming for Dark Rising 2 could actually be starting this week. This could be the reason why the Wrestlemania match is being repeated, as I doubt Christian will be able to make it.

Dark Rising Behind The Scenes Candids

Steph — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:42:20 +0000

I was looking over at Landy Cannon’s profile (Jason Parks from Dark Rising 1 and 2) IMDB and found a behind the scenes candid taken from Dark Rising, which I’ve added to the gallery. Also at Defiant Empire there has been an interview posted with Landy, which included two more behind the scenes candids and they have also been added, be sure to take a look.

Dark Rising Hits The US Today

Steph — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:14:25 +0000

Just a reminder to let all of you out there living in the US, that Dark Rising is released today. Be sure to pick up your copy!

First Medium Raw Production Still / Major Movie News

Steph — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:12:03 +0000

A HUGE thanks goes out to Sam for informing all of the peeps on Captain Charisma about this, thanks again Sam!

First off, on Defiant Empire’s official website, (for those who do not know, they are the production company behind the awesome Dark Rising (2005) and the upcoming Medium Raw) has graciously provided some exclusive pictures from the set of Medium Raw. Once of which features Jay, who stars as Officer Pete. You can see a preview above, click on it to see the picture in full.

Secondly, they have also provided some more exciting news. Dark Rising: Summer Strikes Back has been announced, that’s right, a sequel to Dark Rising, which is to feature Jay once more. You can read the article posted by Defiant Empire below.

If you see sand worms and demons roaming the peaceful streets of North Bay this summer – no need to worry, because Princess Warrior Summer Vale is on the scene! Black Walk and Defiant Empire have set up the “base camp” for their two latest productions in North Bay. Their television series “The Savage Tales of Summer Vale” and their feature film “Summer Strikes Back!” will be commencing principal photography this August. Both projects originate from a feature film entitled “Dark Rising”; a project the companies teamed up to produce in 2006.

The comedy-horror was released through Universal Vivendi in Canada late 2007 and will be hitting the shelves in the US August 11 2009. In 2008 it was nominated for six Canadian Comedy Awards and shortly thereafter the concept of a “Dark Rising” series and sequel was green-lit by the Super Channel and development began.

The television series and feature film follow the continued exploits of demon huntress Summer Vale (Brigitte Kingsley) and her team of misfits as they struggle to keep the world safe from impending doom. This sexy comedy is a mix of action-packed supernatural adventures and witty banter between a cast of hilarious characters.

Joining the team once again is WWE wrestling superstar Jay “Christian” Reso playing the dim-witted best friend “Ricky” and Toronto actor Landy Cannon playing the role of the lovable everyman “Jason Parks”. Jay Reso is best known for his wrestling persona “Christian”.

Brigitte Kingsley is the producer and star of the “Dark Rising” brand. Originally from Sudbury, Ontario, she wanted to bring the projects to Northern Ontario for its stunning locations and friendly community. Along with Executive Producer Mihkel Harilaid, their company Black Walk has produced a series of successful Canadian Films including “Medium Raw”, “Phil the Alien” and “Ham & Cheese”.

This will be writer / director Andrew Cymek and his company Defiant Empire’s third feature film and first television series. The young talented creator of the Dark Rising “Empire” just finished shooting “Medium Raw”; an action-thriller that he also wrote, directed and starred in, alongside John Rhys Davies (Lord of the Rings), William B. Davis (X-Files) and Mercedes McNab (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

Principal photography on their feature film “Summer Strikes Back!” will begin in August followed by their television series “the Savage Tales of Summer Vale” which will shoot from September through to the end of October 2009.

credit: defiant empire / captain charisma