World Premiere of Superhero Sendup from Rob Benedict and Michael Weithorn Set For Thursday, July 18th in San Diego
Super Cast Includes
Ron Livingston, Lizzy Caplan, Jordan Peele, Martin Starr, Jason Ritter,
Sam McMurray, Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Laura Silverman and Fred
Stoller
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (July 1, 2013) – “The Sidekick,” a new short from director Michael J. Weithorn (“The King of Queens”, A Little Help) and writer/star Rob Benedict (“Supernatural”, Waiting…), will make its world premiere at this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego on Thursday, July 18th from 3:00PM – 4:00PM in the Indigo Ballroom of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.
Weithorn and Benedict will be joined by fellow cast members and Comic-Con regulars: Josh Meyers (Behind the Candelabra), Jordan Peele (Key & Peele), Martin Starr (This Is The End), Richard Speight Jr. (Band of Brothers) and cinematographer Steve Lubensky (Series 7).
“The
Sidekick” tells the story of 40-year-old career sidekick, Max McCabe
(Benedict), now past his prime in the fast-paced world of
superhero-dom. When he is unceremoniously fired by his boss, Captain
Wonder, Max has no choice but to somehow find a place for himself in the
regular world.
“We
knew that Comic-Con had to be our first stop; it is ground zero for the
smart and passionate genre fans we had in mind when we created this
short film,” said Rob Benedict, star and co-creator of “The Sidekick.”
“Also, we already own all these great tights, capes and masks, so it’ll
be easy to get dressed.”
“I’ve been in the comedy field for over thirty years, and this is definitely one of my very favorite projects,” said
Michael Weithorn, director of “The Sidekick.” “I’m optimistic that the
Comic-Con faithful will dig it, and after our premiere in San Diego
we’re going to look at adapting it as a cable half-hour or perhaps in a
digital format. There are a lot more stories to be told with this
character.”
More about “The Sidekick”:
“The
Sidekick” is a fresh comedic take on the superhero genre, as well as an
allegory about the struggle to find your purpose in life even as you
are being… repurposed.
In
a world populated by fairly unremarkable superheroes and supervillains
(portrayed by an ensemble of comedic actors including Ron Livingston,
Lizzy Caplan, Jordan Peele, Martin Starr, Jason Ritter, Sam McMurray,
Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Laura Silverman and Fred Stoller), Max
McCabe (Benedict) has thrived for years as right hand man to legendary
superhero Captain Wonder (Livingston) - carrying his boss’ golden lasso
and yelling catchphrases like, “Look out!” and “Here, catch!”
When
Max, now pushing 40, grows lazy and indifferent, he is fired and
quickly discovers that society has little use for an aging
ex-professional buddy. But a cute and quirky school teacher Bailey
(Caplan) helps him discover that there may be a place for him in the
real world after all.
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