Professional wrestler and musician Chris Jericho has secured a role in an upcoming television series produced by Academy Award-winner Michael B.
Jordan, he revealed during an interview on Close Up with Renee Paquette.
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The former AEW World Champion, who returned to AEW Dynamite on April 1 after a year-long absence, is expanding his acting portfolio with several high-profile projects.
Jericho discussed his recent filming schedule in New York City and teased the mystery project with Jordan, noting that the filmmaker recently won Best Actor at the Oscars for his dual performance in Ryan Coogler's Sinners.
Upcoming Roles
“I was just on Dexter. That was kind of released by the paparazzi on the streets of New York City.
That's coming up,” Jericho said, as reported by yahoo. com.
“And then I have a really big, not a big part, it's a really good part in a big series that's coming out very soon.
That I'm not going to say what it is, but it's produced by Michael B. Jordan.
Just won an Oscar. So that's a big part.”
The specific project remains unconfirmed, though 411mania.
com reported that Jordan's production company is currently attached to The Greatest, an Amazon MGM Studios drama about Muhammad Ali starring Jaalen Best that filmed in Ontario.
Beyond the undisclosed series, Jericho recently filmed a scene for CBS's Tracker and is set to appear in Margo's Got Money Troubles, adding to a filmography that already includes roles in Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3.
