Crown and Anchor Trailer Serves Up Crime and Straight Edge Hardcore [Exclusive]

From Uncork’d Leisure comes Crown and Anchor, a uncooked have a look at the consequences of childhood trauma via the eyes of two estranged cousins. The drama gives each side of 1 challenge, as two totally different characters battle to seek out stability amongst the wreckage of their lives. At the moment, we now have the unique trailer for this stirring relationship examine, which incorporates a hardcore soundtrack that itself stands alone as one thing punk followers want to hunt out.

In Crown and Anchor, James Downey (Michael Rowe) resides a disciplined and straight edge life-style because of rising up with an abusive alcoholic father. His estranged cousin Danny (Matt Wells) is drowning his personal trauma with medicine and booze. When their lives are pressured to intersect as soon as extra, they every start to unravel because the previous returns with violent and tragic penalties.

That includes a blistering punk/hardcore soundtrack, Crown and Anchor stars Michael Rowe (‘Deadshot’ on TV’s Arrow), Matt Wells (Designated Survivor), Natalie Brown (Noticed V), Robert Pleasure (CSI : NY), Stephen McHattie (Orphan Black) and Ben Cotton (The X-Information).

Crown and Anchor might be out there on DVD and Digital July 2 from Uncork’d Leisure. Andrew Rowe is directing the film from a screenplay he wrote himself, collaborating along with his brother Michael Rowe and Matt Wells, who’re accountable for the core story being instructed right here. The movie marks Andrew Rowe’s directorial debut after having directed numerous shorts over the previous decade, beginning with Soapstone Hippo in 2009.

Michael Rowe additionally acquired his first appearing gig, starring in Soapstone Hippo. He labored alongside his brother in fairly a number of different shorts earlier than getting his large break as an Air Power pilot within the 2014 Godzilla film. He is additionally appeared in Tomorrowland and Suck It Up, however DC Comics followers know him finest as Deadshot in Arrow, having additionally made appearances because the character in The CW’s The Flash. Crown and Anchor additionally marks Michael’s first starring position in a characteristic movie.

The soundtrack is loaded down with punk and hardcore bands, many tracks from Orange County Hardcore Scenesters, that embrace Youth of At the moment, Gorilla Biscuits, X-Ray Spex, LiLiPUT/Kleenex, DYS, Aspect by Aspect, Blood on the Wall, Ho99o9, Mission X and Johnny Thunder. Crown and Anchor author/director Andrew Rowe had this to say concerning the soundtrack.

“I used to be launched to hardcore music in my late teenagers via my finest good friend on the time and I immediately fell in love with it. I by no means drank as a teen and the entire straight edge angle clicked fairly laborious with me. I grew to become straight edge and performed in a straight edge hardcore band referred to as Youth Diversion for some time. We launched a number of demos, toured a bit of. I left the straight edge scene in my mid-20s however my love of punk and hardcore music has stayed to at the present time.”

It does not appear to be a soundtrack for Crown and Anchor is out there for buy right now, so you will should delve deep into the film to get a style of this wall to wall hardcore soundscape that accompanies the laborious hitting drama. Crown and Anchor is out there this summer time from Uncorked Leisure.

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