Double Blended | movie | 2024 | Official Featurette | dG1fNHdTQ19Fc2Q0Z0k
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00:00This is 12 about town today, sponsored by Co Star Group.
00:05All right, thanks for staying with us.
00:07The feature film Double Bended will host its movie premiere this weekend.
00:10The film was shot right here in the River City, and it was written and produced
00:14by Richmond's very own Robert Brown Jr.
00:16Thank you so much for being here.
00:17Thank you for having me.
00:18How are we feeling? This is very exciting.
00:20It is. It's very exciting.
00:21Yeah, yes, yes.
00:23And tell me a little bit about the movie premiere.
00:25Sure, sure.
00:26Well, the movie premieres at the Bird Theater.
00:28It's a red carpet event.
00:30So people come in in their ball gowns and tuxedos, things of that nature.
00:35So but but yeah, it starts at one thirty at the Bird Theater.
00:40Tickets are on sale on Eventbrite.
00:42All you have to do is search Double Blended.
00:44And you also will see a live performance from a hip hop artist
00:48named Charged Up Vel and a sultry R&B artist.
00:51Her name is Morgan Stewart.
00:53So you're going to have some live entertainment.
00:55And also you're going to have a great movie.
00:57Yeah, showing out.
00:58And tell me a little bit about the movie and what it's all about.
01:00All right. Well, Double Blended, it's about two blended families.
01:04So when you think about a blended family, you have two married couples
01:08who used to be married to each other's ex-spouse.
01:11Whoa. And they decide to come together
01:14for the sake of the kids and raise their family together.
01:17And they also live next door to each other.
01:19So it's it's a it's a light comedy.
01:22It's hilarious.
01:23However, there's something that comes up towards the end.
01:27Secret is exposed.
01:28So that's where the drama happens.
01:30So it's got a lot of emotion.
01:32You're going to have some laughter and then you're going to have some
01:35crying a little bit and drama.
01:36So and what kind of was the idea behind all of this?
01:40Well, all right.
01:41So without exposing anybody, I did know a couple.
01:44Now they weren't married to each other's spouses, but one of them were.
01:47And they went on vacations again and stuff like that.
01:50And I think it just dawned on me because I just have a very,
01:54very different mindset when it comes to movies.
01:58But it just dawned on me.
01:59Hey, what would happen if both of them used to be married to each other?
02:03That would be kind of different.
02:04I don't know if I could adjust to that.
02:05And so that's where the thought came from.
02:07But then, you know, I am a comedian as well.
02:10So I do have a lot of material and things that I pick up from real life situations.
02:14Very cool. And you're not originally from Richmond, right?
02:17But you've been here for a while.
02:19Yeah, yeah. I'm originally from Washington, D.C.
02:21I grew up there, graduated from high school there.
02:23Then I came down here and graduated from Virginia Union University.
02:27And so I just stayed here.
02:28So I've been here for about 30 years.
02:29Awesome. And the film was all shot in Richmond, too, right?
02:32Absolutely. Shot here in Richmond.
02:34Most of the actors and actresses are from Richmond.
02:37We only have one or two, one from D.C.
02:39and one from Alabama that that's also joined the cast.
02:42That's really neat.
02:43Any spots that are going to look familiar to us that maybe you can kind of give us
02:47a little sneak peek?
02:49Well, there's some restaurants.
02:50I want to give a shout out to the Vagabond.
02:53They housed one of our scenes.
02:56And then we also have local houses and offices and individuals homes.
03:01So my home, my next door neighbor's home.
03:03And, you know, they were so pleasant enough to allow us to film there.
03:06And so but yet downtown Richmond, Broad Street, little areas. Yeah.
03:10Cool. I got to watch the trailer before this interview,
03:13and I'm really looking forward to this.
03:15Anything you want people to know about any of this?
03:18Well, basically, you know, you don't have to go out and buy a gown or,
03:22you know, buy a tuxedo or anything like that.
03:24However, you know, it is a classy event upscale.
03:28So it's it's a good time to come out and just have a good time,
03:32dress up, look good and then just be entertained, you know.
03:35And the main focus to here is that, you know, we love to do film here
03:40because we want to bring that that Hollywood type atmosphere here,
03:43you know, to bring more money into the community, to give make people,
03:48you know, you don't have to go to California to, you know, live your dream.
03:51So that is for sure.
03:52And we've got event details up here on our screen.
03:54I want to ask you again. I know you mentioned it already.
03:56How can people get tickets?
03:58Absolutely. They can go to Eventbrite and search Double Blended.
04:02All they have to do is go to Eventbrite, search Double Blended.
04:05It'll pop right up. And there you have it. Awesome.
04:07Hey, have so much fun this weekend.
04:09Can't wait to see how it all unfolds.
04:11We'll be right back after this. All right. Thank you.