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Musician and filmmaker Dimitri Coats, guitarist for the punk supergroup OFF!, joined Talking Strange to discuss his punk rock sci-fi comedy feature film, Free LSD.Aaron: Who among the cast of musicians took to acting in a surprising way?Dimitri: That would have to be Keith. People would pull me aside and say, Hey, are you sure you know what youre doing? He has the lead role! And I would tell everybody, Look, I wrote this role for him; I know his strengths; I know his weaknesses; and I truly believe that he can do it! And something really remarkable happened in editing where we made him more reactionary His face and his eyes were so expressive, like a window into how he was feeling.Aaron: Knowing how he is as a performer on stage and then seeing this, it felt like two different people.Dimitri: Yeah, as we assembled his performance in the editing process, this kind of Forrest Gump quality started to emerge, and we were like, Oooo, thats great! This is working!Thats the thing about this film: we knew our fans would appreciate it, and maybe punk rock fans in general would appreciate it because of all the people who are in it and then we started thinking, What is somebody going to think thats coming at this completely cold and has no idea that theres actually a band called OFF! and that record exists?I am extremely proud of the outcome, and I think in some ways its a touching film. We didnt set out for it to be such, but there are times when its moving. And that was the psychedelia that we wanted.Watch Free LSDCat Footwear and DC have joined forces to unveil a limited-edition Batman-themed shoe collection called Built for the Knight.This Gotham City-inspired line merges Cat Footwearsdurabilitywith the iconic heroism of Batman, designed for those who tackle lifes everyday challenges head-on, whether at work or in the shadows of the city. Featuring two standout stylesthe Colorado Grader and the Intruder Galosheach pair in this collection pays homage to Batmans rich history with unique elements like the comic strip lining and the iconic Batman logo, making each shoe a badge of honor for fans ready to protect their own Gotham.Find out more at Cat FootwearJoin our mailing listGet the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox!Damon Wayans spoke about how he purposely got himself fired from Saturday Night Live by going off script.Wayans frustration bubbled up during a live sketch called Mr. Monopoly. He didnt feel that the sketch was strong, but after dress rehearsal, it was chosen above one of his own sketches, which was once again cut for time. I snapped. I just did not care, Wayan said.Read more at VarietyKorean action star Jang Hyuk is set to make his directorial and writing debut with action film Stop Stop Dark Cold.Jang Hyuk has played roles in films like Volcano High, The Swordsman, The Killer and Iris 2 as well as shows like Slave Hunters and Bloody Heart. Trained extensively in Jeet Kune Do, Jang will mark his directorial and writing debut with Stop Stop Dark Cold. [The film] is currently in the script development phase and is slated to begin production in mid-2025.Read more at DeadlineSeverance star Tramell Tillman is setting the record straight about his character on the Apple TV+ series and whether hell dance again.Like the rest of the world, Tramell Tillman is rewatching season one of Severance. As one of the stars of the hit Apple TV+ series Tillman plays Milchick, the supervisor of the severed employees of Lumon Industries he was, of course, there for all of it. But the shows unexpectedly long hiatus has been testing his memory, too, and he wanted to make sure he was prepared for all the questions coming his way during the press tour for the long-awaited season two premiere.Read more at The Hollywood Reporter