#Mayberry movie 2021 cast series

#Mayberry movie 2021 cast series

While he and his brother have secured private backing for some of the cost of the venture, he said the crowdfunding component will be vital to getting the series off the ground. They intend to use the same strategy for the series. Much of the funding for the project was raised through crowdfunding efforts, after a kick-off party at the Loaded Goat in Mount Airy, with many of the larger donors earning time on screen during the movie. “We plan to repeat this winning formula with the series.” “We worked outside the Hollywood system and partnered with Mayberry fans through crowdfunding to protect the wholesomeness of the project,” Cort said. Stark’s younger brother Cort Howell produced the movie and will return as producer of the series. He said during that developmental stage, he and his brother decided to produce the movie as an independent project, which he said would allow them to make a family-friendly movie without the influence of sometimes less family-friendly studios. “It’s the perfect setting to tell modern-day, family-friendly stories that express the virtues of the fictitious town of Mayberry that we all love.” That visit started the creative wheels turning in his mind, and he and his brother, along with several other children of Mayberry stars, put the film idea together. “I’ve always been a fan of the show, but I was shocked to discover the spirit of Mayberry still exists today within the tight-knit Mayberry fan community,” he said. The movie’s plot had its beginning in a real-life visit Stark Howell made to Mayberry Days several years ago. “Mayberry Man: The Series picks up where the movie leaves off, following Chris Stone as he navigates his newfound relationships with Mayberry’s sweetheart Kate and the quirky characters of a modern-day Mayberry.” “In the feature film, arrogant movie star Chris Stone’s life changes when he is forced to spend a week at a nostalgic festival celebrating ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ the beloved television classic from the 1960s,” Cort said in a press release. That has led the duo, along with much of the movie’s cast, to take the next step and create Mayberry Man: The Series. “It has performed extremely well on Amazon Prime for a small indie film - huge success for a small film like ours.” But what really tipped the scales for the movie was getting a deal to distribute through Amazon streaming services.

While the film has had a limited release - 30 theaters spread across a dozen states altogether, according to Cort Howell, many of those showings have been sell-outs. The two, sons of actor Hoke Howell (a character actor known for portraying hillbilly Dud Wash on The Andy Griffith Show), released the independent film Mayberry Man last year. (Jan Newsome photo)įor anyone who believes “The Andy Griffith Show’s” hold on the public may be loosening, brothers Cort and Stark Howell have a message - not so fast. Their stories are set to continue in Mayberry Man: The Series.

(John Peters | Mount Airy News)įloyd the Barber Tribute Artist Allan Newsome (from left) and actors Ashley Elain and Brett Varvel from a scene on the set of Mayberry Man. A scene from The Loaded Goat, when Mayberry Man was being filmed in Mount Airy in September 2020.