One To Watch: Darren Weiss Hits the Big Screen in First Leading Role with Break, debuting In Theatres April 26th.

Gravitas Ventures’ drama/thriller Break directed by Will Wernick stars Darren Weiss (Inside Man, Tin Soldier, Bardejov), Victor Rasuk (Reasonable Doubt, Netflix’s The Baker and The Beauty, HBO’s How To Make It In America), Jeff Kober (The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy), Caleb Emery (Good Girls, Hunters) Patricia Belcher (Father Stu, 500 Days Of Summer) and supporting cast includes Braedyn Bruner, Uriah Shelton (Freaky), Wendy Braun (Atypical), Suzen Baraka (Blue Bloods), and, introducing Petra C. Matheson, hits theatres across North America on April 26th, with a focus in Darren’s native Detroit, NY, Los Angeles, and more.

“Break is a powerful underdog story with a lot of heart, reminiscent of 21 and 8 Mile” states Gravitas Vice President, Bill Guentzler. The Showdown Productions feature Break, which will hit MetaMedia and its cinema partners across North America on April 26th, will then be followed by a digital release on June 11th across Amazon, Itunes, VOD and more to be announced.

The film follows Eli (early 20s), played by Darren Weiss, as he juggles two jobs, tries to juggle taking care of his sister and mother, and relationship. A series of unexpected events Introduces him to the world of Detroit Pool where he learns his absent father was once a Detroit pool hall legend. Eli journeys into the scene, and confronts the realities and danger of the game — and himself.

We sat down with Darren ahead of the film’s theatrical April 26th release.

What drew you to this film?

What drew me to the film was this idea of a world Inside a pool hall that is isolated from the outside world and all the interesting characters from different walks of life that come together in a very welcoming way.

How did you hear about this script or project?

This was a project that I came up with from the ground up. Attached some writers who saw the vision then sent it around the industry to get some different thoughts on it.

What excites you most about this movie?

I think what excites me most about this movie is that there are so many relatable characters from…