‘Outer Banks’ Star Charles Esten to Lead Drama Feature ‘Grizzly Night’ (Exclusive)

Grizzly Night is set to be the first feature project for newly launched production company FourJFilms.

Director Burke Doeren’s film has completed production and is exploring distribution and festival opportunities. The fact-based movie centers on the courageous actions of a young Glacier National Park ranger to help keep visitors safe amid two grizzly bear attacks in the summer of 1967.

The cast includes Charles Esten (Outer Banks), Oded Fehr (The Mummy), Brec Bassinger (Stargirl), Jack Griffo (The Thundermans), Josh Zuckerman (Oppenheimer), Joel Johnstone (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and Matt Lintz (Ms. Marvel).

FourJFilms is founded by Tyson Call, who serves as executive producer on Grizzly Night. The movie’s producers include Doeren and Kellie Doeren for 22 Waves Creative, along with Lauren Call.

Grizzly Night filmed outside of Park City, Utah. FourJFilms aims to prioritize productions that will shoot in that state, with a focus on independent filmmakers and message-driven dramas.

“We are thrilled to share Grizzly Night with audiences,” Tyson Call says in a statement. “This project is the culmination of years of passion and dedication, and I am excited to continue creating impactful stories through this new production company. Collaborating with such a talented cast and crew, as well as working alongside Burke, Kellie and Lauren, has been a remarkable journey.”

Adds Burke Doeren, “Grizzly Night is a film that carries an important message of respecting nature and wildlife — and that’s absolutely what drew us to want to tell this story as a feature film. We only have one planet, and we need to respect it and the animals who inhabit it with us. We’re very thankful that our brilliant cast and crew connected so deeply with this story and that we’re able to bring it to the screen.”

FourJFilms and 22 Waves Creative are represented by Milostan Glusker.