{"id":2275356,"date":"2026-02-10T06:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2275356"},"modified":"2026-02-10T06:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:20:02","slug":"hallmark-star-kristoffer-polaha-makes-directorial-debut-with-mimics-movie-about-a-wicked-puppet-watch-the-trailer-kristoffer-polaha-movies-trailer-celebrity-news-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hallmark-star-kristoffer-polaha-makes-directorial-debut-with-mimics-movie-about-a-wicked-puppet-watch-the-trailer-kristoffer-polaha-movies-trailer-celebrity-news-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Hallmark Star Kristoffer Polaha Makes Directorial Debut with \u2018Mimics\u2019 Movie About a Wicked Puppet \u2013 Watch the Trailer! | Kristoffer Polaha, Movies, Trailer | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/kristoffer-polaha\/\" title=\"Kristoffer Polaha\"><strong>Kristoffer Polaha<\/strong><\/a> is making his directorial debut with a new thriller that is hitting theaters this weekend, fittingly on Friday the 13th!<\/p>\n<p>The beloved Hallmark Channel actor not only directed the new film <strong>Mimics<\/strong>, he also stars in and produces the movie. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the synopsis: \u201cDown-on-his-luck impressionist Sam Reinhold makes a dangerous pact with Fergus \u2014 a wicked puppet with strings attached \u2014 in exchange for a shot at stardom. But as fame creeps closer, a nightmare begins to unfold, threatening everything and everyone Sam loves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also starring in the film are <strong>M\u014driah<\/strong>, <strong>Stephen Tobolowsky<\/strong>, <strong>Chris Parnell<\/strong>, <strong>Jesse Hutch<\/strong>, <strong>Jason Marsden<\/strong>, and <strong>Austin Basis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Mimics hits theaters on Friday, February 13. Watch the trailer below!<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mimics | Official Trailer | Only in theaters Friday the 13th\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VSD1LtvJLLo?feature=oembed\" 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<p><strong>Kristoffer <\/strong>will be in Reno, Nevada this week for the movie\u2019s world premiere at the Pioneer Center. Check <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/mimics-2026-244092\/movie-overview\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink('https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/mimics-2026-244092\/movie-overview'); return false;\">Fandango <\/a>to see if the movie is playing at a theater near you!<\/p>\n<p>If you didn\u2019t see, <strong>Kristoffer <\/strong>had a<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/12\/30\/january-2026-hallmark-channel-movie-tv-lineup-full-schedule-premiere-dates\/\"> new movie debut on Hallmark Channel<\/a> in January!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.justjared.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristoffer Polaha is making his directorial debut with a new thriller that is hitting theaters this weekend, fittingly on Friday the 13th! The beloved Hallmark Channel actor not only directed the new film Mimics, he also stars in and produces the movie. 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