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Posted July 23, 2015 by Mike Tyrkus in News
 
 

Former NFL-Star Simeon Rice Directed a Movie Called Unsullied, No Really, He Did!


The feature film directorial debut of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end and NFL Super Bowl champion Simeon Rice, Unsullied, will open theatrically nationwide on August 28, 2015.

UnsulliedDirected by Rice and co-written by Rice and John Nodilo, Unsullied is a suspense thriller that follows Reagan (Murray Gray), a track star, who is kidnapped by a pair of sociopaths after her car breaks down on a deserted road. Trapped and afraid, Reagan soon realizes her captors love the thrill of “the hunt,” and she is their chosen prey. Reagan must use her wits and physical prowess to escape her tormentors and find her way to freedom, while putting together the pieces of a horrifying puzzle. Unsullied stars Murray Gray, in her feature film debut, Rusty Joiner, and James Gaudioso.

“Unsullied is a modern suspense thriller. I based it on the films I like – hoping to evoke some of the cult classics of times gone by,” said Rice. The film “looks at life off the grid in a world controlled by money and greed and an insatiable thirst to catch the ultimate prey – human beings. Its story is a very dangerous game of kill or be killed, and I hope this action packed drama, with its cast of exciting new talents, captures the audience and leaves them wanting more.”

Unsullied is a Dreamline Pictures production. The film is produced by Michelle Gracie, Ghana Cooper, and John Nodilo, with Rice also serving as executive producer.

For more information on UNSULLIED, visit: Official Website / Twitter / Instagram

Mike Tyrkus

Mike Tyrkus

Editor in Chief at CinemaNerdz.com
An independent filmmaker, co-writer and director of over a dozen short films, the Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com has spent much of the last three decades as a writer and editor specializing in biographical and critical reference sources in literature and the cinema, beginning in February 1991 reviewing films for his college newspaper. He was a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, as well as the group's webmaster and one-time President for over a decade until the group ceased to exist. His contributions to film criticism can be found in Magill's Cinema Annual, VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor for nearly a decade until it too ceased to exist), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with editor Andrew Sarris). He has also appeared on the television program Critic LEE Speaking alongside Lee Thomas of FOX2 and Adam Graham, of The Detroit News. He currently lives in the Detroit area with his wife and their dogs.