{"id":31510,"date":"2025-09-18T23:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T03:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=31510"},"modified":"2025-09-20T09:36:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T13:36:49","slug":"michael-chiklis-the-senior-video-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=31510","title":{"rendered":"Actor Michael Chiklis Talks About the Inspirational Sports Drama, \u2018The Senior\u2019 (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Chiklis made his name as an actor from starring in two hugely popular television shows, <\/span><b><i>The Commish<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the early \u201890s, and then, the even more popular <\/span><b><i>The Shield<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in the mid-00\u2019s. He won an Emmy in 2002 for the latter, and he\u2019s continued to act in a variety of roles ever since. Notably, he played Ben Grimm aka The Thing in 2005\u2019s <\/span><b><i>Fantastic Four<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its sequel, and played real-life basketball coach Red Auerbach in <\/span><b><i>Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty<\/i><\/b><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chiklis plays another real-life person from the world of sports in <\/span><b><i>The Senior<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, directed by Rod Lurie (<\/span><b><i>The Contender<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b><i>The Outpost<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), but it\u2019s the lesser-known Mike Flynt, who was kicked out of Sul Ross State University and off the Lobos football team as its captain before his senior year. Four decades later, he decides to return to the school to finish up where he left things off, returning to the gridiron as a 59-year-old, playing with much younger men from a very different generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Senior<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a terrific, truly inspirational sports story that is likely to appeal to fans of college football who might easily understand Mike\u2019s desire to get another shot at the sports greatness he had and lost during his earlier years. Chiklis gives a career-best performance, joined by Mary Stuart Masterson (from <em><strong>Some Kind of<\/strong> <strong>Wonderful<\/strong>)<\/em>, Rob Cordry, and James Badge Dale. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had a chance to speak with the actor about taking on this fantastic role, an interview you can watch in the video player above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Senior<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> opens nationwide on Friday, September 19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Subscribe to CinemaDaily US\u2019 YouTube channel for more video content.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TheSeniorPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31515\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TheSeniorPoster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TheSeniorPoster.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TheSeniorPoster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TheSeniorPoster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TheSeniorPoster-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TheSeniorPoster-696x1031.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rod Lurie<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Screenwriter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Robert Eisele\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Michael Chiklis, Mary Stuart Masterson, Brandon Flynn, Rob Corddry, James Badge Dale, Corey Knight, Terayle Hill<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Producer: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Mark Ciardi, Campbell McInnes, Justin Baldoni, Andrew Calof, Manu Gargi,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Production Co: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wayfarer Studios, Select Films &amp; Game 1, Ten Acre Films<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Angel Studios<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> PG-13 (Violence|Some Sexuality|Language)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sports, Drama<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> English<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Release Date (Theaters):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> September 19, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1 hour, 39 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you like this video interview, please share your comments below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-douglasgmail-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out more of Edward Douglas\u2019 articles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can watch the trailer for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Senior <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"BqufdXirirU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Senior | Official Trailer | In Theater Sep 19 | Angel\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BqufdXirirU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Chiklis made his name as an actor from starring in two hugely popular television shows, The Commish in the early \u201890s, and then, the even more popular The Shield, in the mid-00\u2019s. 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