Dylan Sprouse & Callan Mcauliffe Fight Over a Girl in ‘The Duel’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
June 26, 2024
Source: YouTube
“All of this is crazy.” Lionsgate Movies has revealed an official trailer for an indie comedy called The Duel, marking the feature directorial debut of two young filmmakers Justin Matthews (Upgraded, “The Morning Show”) and Luke Spencer Roberts. This originally premiered at the 2023 Mammoth Film Festival last year and it played at a few other small festivals. Not to be confused with the 2016 western also called The Duel with Woody Harrelson. In this one, when Woody (no connection to Harrelson) finds out his best friend has been sleeping with his girlfriend, he challenges him to a duel, taking their friend group across the border to a mysterious and stunning estate. When two of their friends join the act, the once inseparable group of men inch closer to the day of destiny and test the bonds of their relationship until the moment of no return. The film stars Dylan Sprouse (who also executive produced) & Callan McAuliffe, with Denny Love, Hart Denton, María Gabriela De Faría, Rachel Matthews, Christian McGaffney, Ronald Guttman, and Patrick Warburton. Alas this looks extra dumb and supremely campy – entertaining only for some.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Justin Matthews & Luke Spencer Roberts’ The Duel, from YouTube:
Upon discovering that his best friend, Colin (Dylan Sprouse), has been having an affair with his girlfriend, Woody (Callan McAuliffe) decides that no modern form of revenge could possibly satisfy him. Instead, Woody challenges his closest companion to a classic contest of honor – a gentleman’s duel to the death. When two of their friends join the act, the once inseparable group of men inch closer to the day of destiny and test the bonds of their relationship until the moment of no return. Patrick Warburton and Dylan Sprouse star in a killer comedy about the price of betrayal and the power of friendship. The Duel is co-written and co-directed by the American actors / writers / filmmakers Justin Matthews & Luke Spencer Roberts, both young actors making their feature directorial debut with this project; they also wrote the script for this year’s Upgraded film. It’s produced by Zachary Spicer, Gordon Strain, Joe Matthews, Justin Matthews. This initially premiered at the 2023 Mammoth Film Festival last year. Iconic Events will feature The Duel in theaters nationwide for one-night-only July 31st, 2024 before it’s on VOD later this summer.
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