ASH AVILDSEN speaks about his Mildred Burke wrestling biopic QUEEN OF THE RING

With Queen of the Ring now playing in select Canadian theatres, we sat down over Zoom with co-writer and director Ash Avildsen to talk about his passion for professional wrestling and how he came to direct a biopic about the legendary Mildred Burke. #queenofthering #ashavildsen #mildredburke 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Where did the inspiration to direct a Mildred Burke biopic come from? 01:16 Ash Avildsen on His Love of Pro Wrestling (and our common recollection of the 1991 Undertaker vs Ultimate Warrior Feud) 02:27 The Research That Went Into Queen of the Ring 04:05 Mae Young as a Supporting Character in Queen of the Ring 04:58 Ash Avildsen on Casting Pro Wrestlers Toni Storm and Kailey "Kamille" Farmer 06:22 Casting Emily Bett Rickards as Mildred Burke 08:05 Comparing Queen of the Ring to The Iron Claw 09:42 Ash Avildsen on Preserving the Legacy of Mildred Burke, While Being Accessible to Non-Wrestling Fans 11:56 Conclusions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *🎥 Subscribe for Movie Magic!* Don’t miss out – hit the subscribe button now! 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@SKonMovies?sub_confirmation=1 FOLLOW US ➤ https://skonmovies.ca ➤ https://www.patreon.com/SKonMovies ➤ https://www.facebook.com/SKonMovies/ ➤ https://x.com/SKonMovies ➤ https://bsky.app/profile/skonmovies.com ➤ https://www.instagram.com/skonmovies/ ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@skonmovies ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Equipment: ➤ Blue Yeti USB Microphone - https://geni.us/qBnZl17 ➤ Eastshining Upgraded Adjustable Microphone Suspension Boom Scissor Arm - https://geni.us/qkKxm ➤ Lurrose Portable Television Square Cube Shaped Microphone Flag Station - https://geni.us/WlEA9 ➤ Logitech M325s Wireless Mouse - https://geni.us/427WsG ➤ TourBox NEO, Custom Controller for Photo Video Editing, Color Grading, Ilustration - https://geni.us/g6o60 ➤ DJI Phone Camera Gimal OSMO MOBILE - https://geni.us/GOg6wAX ➤ Sennheiser HD 201 Lightweight Over-Ear Binaural Headphones - https://geni.us/5GwSQ ➤ Zoom H1n Portable Recorder - https://geni.us/zCKE ➤ Neewer LED Ring Light - https://geni.us/VM7K ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software and Apps: Filmic Pro - https://www.filmicpro.com/ Adobe Creative Suite - https://www.adobe.com/ CapCut - https://skonmovies.com/capcut/ VidIQ - https://skonmovies.com/vidiq/ TubeBuddy - https://skonmovies.com/tubebuddy/ ElevenLabs - https://skonmovies.com/elevenlabs/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *☕ Show Us Some Love* Enjoy our content? Consider leaving a tip and help us keep the movie reviews and interviews coming! 👉 Buy Us a Coffee - https://ko-fi.com/skonmovies *🎶 Epic Tunes for Your Videos* Closing Bumper: News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://incompetech.com/