Join Chandler Riggs for the online premiere of a short he co-directed, The Unicorn that Never Lies
By Renee Hansen
Chandler Riggs has branched out from actor to producer and director in a new short film, The Unicorn That Never Lies. He is best known for portraying Carl Grimes in AMC's post-apocalyptic series The Walking Dead.
The short will premiere on Riggs' YouTube channel on Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. PST / 9 p.m. EST during a livestream that will include a Q&A with the cast and crew. The Unicorn That Never Lies is directed by Riggs and his Smooth Blend Films partner, Xavier Jimenez. Jason Dolley, who also stars with Mia Cole, wrote the story. Riggs, Jimenez, Cole, and Dolley produced with Jennifer Cozza James and William Coarson James. This project marks Riggs and Jimenez's first short film produced by Smooth Blend Films and Willow Brook Studios.
Below is the link to the premiere so be sure to set those notifications so you don't miss it!
The story features a couple, played by Dolley and Cole, on a first date where they discover they have more in common than they initially thought.
Riggs and Jimenez have shared the trailer for the short via social media. The Unicorn Never Lies had a successful national festival run, winning 16 awards.
Chandler Riggs
Next, fans can see Riggs in a new holiday movie, The Breakup Season, that will premiere on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play on Dec. 6. Riggs plays Ben, an out-of-work 20-something who travels home to Oregon for the holidays. He is joined by his girlfriend Cassie (Samantha Isler). Things get quite interesting when they break up after a late-night fight. Cassie, understandably, wants to return home, but a snowstorm in such a remote location prevents her from traveling. She is then forced to "celebrate" Christmas with her now ex-boyfriend and his family.
Riggs recently starred in The Spider, a fan-made horror short based on the Amazing Spider-Man comics, which has no association with Marvel.
He will also star in a western, Florida Wild and HACKED: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma with Jimenez, and fellow Walking Dead actors Katelyn Nacon and Glenn Stanton.
Xavier Jimenez
Jimenez is the boyfriend of Katelyn Nacon who played Enid in The Walking Dead. He is an actor, director, and producer with several impressive credits to his name, including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D as Tinker, The Mandalorian as a Tuskan Raider, and a Tuskan Chief in The Book of Boba Fett.
He also has a role in the 2023 action thriller All Souls, which is available on Prime Video. The story follows a young woman pressured by law enforcement to work undercover and infiltrate a drug cartel. The movie stars Mikey Madison (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and rapper Gerald "G-Eazy" Gillum (The Fate of the Furious).
Don't miss The Unicorn That Never Dies, which will premiere on a livestream on Riggs' YouTube channel on Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. PST / 9 p.m. EST. The livestream will include a Q&A with the cast and crew.
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