Anthony Lund - Yesterday
It is hard to imagine a movie featuring Hollywood royalty such as Mark Hamill would fail to make it to general release. If you add in that the movie was produced by B-Movie legend Roger Corman, then it becomes even harder to believe, but it is true that in 2013 Corman produced Virtually Heroes, a movie that was an official Sundance selection but was never picked up for distribution, and originally went by the name of Virtual Warriors. However, it now seems that Screen Media has brought the rights to the movie after almost a decade.
© Provided by MovieWebRoger Corman's Lost Movie Starring Mark Hamill to Finally Be Released
As reported by Variety, Virtually Heroes is a comedy action movie that stars Mark Hamill as a “Yoda-like monk” who aids a pair of self-aware characters in a Call of Duty-inspired video game to win the game against the odds. In a statement, Screen Media said:
"We're thrilled to bring this lost Corman project to our audiences. The film is a perfect blend of action and campy, tongue-in-cheek comedy, and will be sure to delight viewers – whether this is their first foray into the world of Roger Corman or fiftieth."
Along with Hamill, the movie stars Robert Baker, Brent Chase and Katie Savoy, and was directed by Frank and Cindy helmer GJ Echternkamp. The director commented in relation to the movie finally getting a release, saying:
"Virtually Heroes was an ambitious project in many ways, and not exactly what you would call a conventional film. I'm so glad that Screen Media is, at last, bringing this cult movie out of the shadows and onto their platform to be discovered by a new audience."
Mark Hamill Is Currently Having a Huge Run Of Success
Having been a fixture of Hollywood since his breakthrough role in Star Wars, Hamill has become a legend for both his on-screen roles and his prolific voice-over work giving life to characters such as the Joker, Skeletor and most recently Merv Pumpkinhead in Netflix’s adaptation of The Sandman. He returned to the Star Wars franchise in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett via de-aging to once again appear as Luke Skywalker, and will also soon appear in The Fall of The House of Usher and as the voice of Skeletor in Masters of the Universe: Revolution on Netflix.
The release of Virtually Heroes will obviously be another reason for Hamill’s huge fan base to celebrate, especially as the movie seems to be leaning in to the actor’s history with Star Wars by having him in the role of a wise sage providing insight and advice to the movie’s protagonists in a similar way to Yoda guiding Luke on his journey to becoming a Jedi.
It is also a great moment for Corman fans to have a long-lost movie finally seeing the light of day, and considering the near-ten-year wait there is not too much longer until the movie hits theaters and digital release. Virtually Heroes will premiere in a limited number of cinemas and on digital in December, with a release on Crackle Plus expected to follow in February 2023.
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