The ranks of theatrical distributors will grow by one in 2019 with the establishment of Forrest Films, a venture fronted by Lucas Oil founder Forrest Lucas and race car driver-turned-actor/producer Ali Afshar.

Now two-thirds of the way through a 30-day film shoot, locally-raised producer and actor Ali Afshar has returned to Petaluma to make the sequel to his recently released sports film "American Wrestler: The Wizard." That's why observant Petalumans may have noticed the likes of Sean Patrick Flannery (Indy on the "Young Indiana Jones" series, among other roles), Tommy Flanagan ("Gladiator," "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2"), and two-time Emmy winner Bryan Craig ("General Hospital") out and about in town...

Jane Seymour, Annabelle Stephenson, Christina Moore, Paul Rodriguez, Ali Afshar, Tyler Jacob Moore, John Ducey, Liam Xander Breen, Alex Ranarivelo, John Stacy Keach attend the "Pray for Rain" premiere held at Arclight Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.