Mike Hatton is a natural comedian.

In most movies, he tries to bring in a comedic flavor into the project with his characters. With action film Paydirt that also stars Luke Goss and Val Kilmer, he even brought the funny jokes.

As Geoff Bentley, aka The Brain, Hatton plays the witty member of an old criminal crew. Amongst the serious characters, he provides the humor along with Tony, aka The Brawn (played by Paul Sloan).

The film is about a parolee who teams up with his old crew determined to find a buried bag of cash stolen five years from a DEA bust gone bad while being tracked by a retired sheriff. With this retired sheriff’s obsession on the parolee, it leads to a very eventful showdown in the middle of the desert.

Christian Sesma (Vigilante Diaries) wrote and directed the film. The film also features the feature film acting debut of Mercedes Kilmer, who acted in scenes alongside her father, Val Kilmer.

ALSO READ: Garrett Wang on Returning to Sci-fi with Unbelievable!!!!! [Exclusive Interview]

LRM Online exclusively spoke with Mike Hatton in regards to his participation with the project. He talked with us about playing the funny and likable character Geoff Bentley and bouncing interactions with Paul Sloan. Also, a producer on the film, he spoke about his duties on the project, including being the personal driver to Val Kilmer on the production.

Hatton’s breakthrough role was with George Dyer, a sarcastic bass player in the Best Picture Academy Award-winning Green Brook. He started his career in television news from behind the camera to the front of the camera as an entertainment reporter. Later, he starred in a handful of independent films, including 6:30, On Bloody Sunday, and Shoot the Hero! In 2013, he started producing independent films with Live Nude Girls and then with Vigilante Diaries. His next project is producing 10 Double Zero with Nicolas Cage and Take Back with Mickey Rourke and Michael Jai White.

Uncork’d Entertainment releases the action crime thriller in select theaters, VOD and Digital HD on Friday, August 7.

Watch the full interview below and let us know what you think.

Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Uncork’d Entertainment