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Alan Ritchson and Conor Leslie Talk 'Dark Web Cicada 3301'

Published: March 12, 2021, 10:18 p.m.

Titanic Super Friends, Alan Ritchson and Conor Leslie Talk Dark Web: Cicada 3301 available on Digital and On Demand March 12 and Blu-Ray and DVD March 16, 2021.

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C0-Writer, Director and Producer Alan Richson (Titans, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Blue Mountain State) makes his feature film directorial debut with Dark Web: Cicada 3301 a Cyber Thriller that co-stars Conor Leslie (Titans, The Man in the High Castle, Shots Fired).

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Official Synopsis:

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When disenfranchised hacker Connor (Kesy), his affable best friend Avi (Funches), and the cunning librarian Gwen (Leslie) discover a mysterious online treasure hunt, they must elude aggressive NSA agents, led by Agent Carver (Ritchson), as the trio race to find the clues and claim their prize.

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Dark Web: Cicada 3301 marks the high-energy directorial debut of co-star Alan Ritchson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joshua Montcalm. Ritchson also produced the movie with Marc Bach, Carl Beyer (The Kissing Booth 2 & 3), and D.J. Viola (Tell Me How I Die). Executive producers are Marina Acton (Seberg) and Dan Spilo (Seberg).

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Discover more about the making of this nail-biting thriller, and the elaborate on-line puzzle that inspired it, when Dark Web: Cicada 3301 arrives on Blu-ray and DVD with bonus features including a commentary and deleted scenes.

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We spoke with Ritchson and Leslie about working together on Titans and Dark Web: Cicada 3301, the challenges of co-writing, directing, producing and staring in your own project, how to use humor in trying situations as well as keeping a cyber crime film fresh for future generations with technology changing so rapidly.

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Furthermore, we learn from Leslie how she has never been to either Wonder Con or San Diego Comic-Con and will now try to figure out once we can gather again to be able to walk the floor incognito.

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Follow Alan Ritchson on Twitter @alanritchson and Instagram @alanritchson. Follow Conor Leslie on Twitter @ConorLeslie and Instagram @conorleslie.

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Dark Web: Cicada 3301 available on Digital and On Demand March 12 and Blu-Ray and DVD March 16, 2021.