{"id":21229,"date":"2026-05-29T03:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=21229"},"modified":"2026-05-29T03:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:20:10","slug":"test-trailer-shows-bodybuilder-exploring-same-sex-attraction-while-confronting-substance-abuse-and-religious-upbringing-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=21229","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Test\u2019 Trailer Shows Bodybuilder Exploring Same-Sex Attraction While Confronting Substance Abuse and Religious Upbringing (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In director Sam McConnell\u2019s new feature \u201cTest,\u201d Brock Yurich stars as Eddie, a competitive bodybuilder who suddenly finds himself attracted to his new coach (Mike Edward).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an exclusive first look at the film\u2019s teaser trailer, Eddie is seen pumping, primping and posing on the bodybuilder circuit. But there\u2019s a much darker side to the showmanship that arises in this story, one that includes performance enhancing drugs, substance abuse and violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cGod doesn\u2019t want this for you,\u201d Tammy Blanchard, who plays his ultra-religious mother and manager, is heard yelling as Eddie storms out of the house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In another moment, Blanchard is seen bending over a bathtub, crying into the phone, \u201cMy son, he needs an ambulance.\u201d An old girlfriend of Eddie\u2019s (Paloma Garcia-Lee) comes across Eddie and Mike being affectionate with each other when they think no one is watching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cGlee\u201d star Matthew Morrison plays a local pastor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cConvinced that his only path forward is through perfecting the body God gave him, Eddie pursues bodybuilding with an obsessive devotion that ultimately forces him to confront questions of identity, masculinity and faith,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cI\u2019ve always been fascinated by bodybuilding and the specific culture surrounding it. We designed \u2018Test\u2019 to feel like an authentic peek behind the curtain. I found the character of Eddie to be so compelling \u2014 he is on a mission to perfect his exterior at the same time his interior is crumbling around him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Written by Yurich, \u201cTest\u201d will have its world premiere June 3 at SXSW London followed stateside at the Provincetown International Film Festival. \u201cTest\u201d is also an official selection of the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco. The film marks McConnell\u2019s scripted feature directorial debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTelling Eddie\u2019s story though my screenplay \u2018Test\u2019 was all I could think about for the past 10 years. Making an independent film is a long painful process, but I knew the pain of giving up on it would be far greater,\u201d Yurich said. \u201cI am so thankful that I not only had the privilege of making such a deeply personal film with such a great team, but also to be able to share it at such prestigious film festivals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Producers include Julie Christeas, Daryl Freimark and Yurich along with executive producers Jim McCauley, McConnell and Derek Strum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sales for \u201cTest\u201d are being handled by Bill Straus at Bridge Independent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You can watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.variety.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Variety's Newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Variety's Newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Variety&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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