Kaitlyn Santa Juana survived Death’s latest design in Final Destination Bloodlines, but her next movie will force her to contend with a different kind of disaster: life on the road with a dysfunctional band. The rising horror star has joined an ensemble of familiar young actors for a new Canadian indie dramedy that promises strained relationships, uncomfortable silences, and enough early 2000s pop-punk to fill a battered touring van.
Described as Superbad meets Almost Famous, the upcoming movie follows a band racing toward the performance that could finally give its members their big break. Whether their friendships can survive long enough to reach the stage, however, is another question entirely. Collider can exclusively reveal the first images from The Jam Van, which recently wrapped principal photography in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is now heading into post-production. Santa Juana leads the cast alongside Ginny & Georgia star Nikki Roumel, Maclean Fish of Little House on the Prairie, My Secret Santa’s Madison MacIsaac, Clown in a Cornfield‘s Cassandra Potenza, and High School’s Dom Bergeron. Check out the new first look images below!
Who’s Your Perfect Classic Rock Band?
Classic Rock Personality Quiz Who’s Your Perfect Classic Rock Band? A Personality Quiz · 10 Questions Five legendary bands. One perfect match. Answer 10 questions about your personality, attitude, and taste to find out which classic rock icon you truly belong with. Are you raw power, rolling swagger, operatic drama, thunderous riffs, or timeless melody?
⚡AC/DC
👅Rolling Stones
🤘Metallica
👑Queen
🎸The Beatles
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How do you walk into a room? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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What does your ideal Friday night look like?
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What’s your philosophy on keeping things simple vs. complex?
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How would your friends describe your personal style?
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How do you want to be remembered?
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What kind of crowd do you want around you?
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If you were writing a song, what would it be about?
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What’s your secret to staying relevant over time?
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You’re playing to 80,000 people. What does your performance look like?
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Pick the word that best sums up your relationship with rock music. This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
Your Result Your Perfect Band Is Revealed
Based on your personality, energy, and taste, the classic rock band that matches your soul is…
⚡ AC/DC
You are pure, undiluted rock energy. You don’t need tricks, trends, or theatrical gimmicks — you have something more powerful: a riff that hits like a thunderbolt and an attitude that never wavers. Like AC/DC, you understand that simplicity executed with absolute conviction is its own form of genius. You’re the person in the room who doesn’t overthink it, doesn’t pretend, and never turns the volume down. The highway to hell is a state of mind — and you’ve been on it since day one.
👅 The Rolling Stones
You’ve got swagger that can’t be taught. Rooted in the blues and soaked in street-level attitude, you move through life with a loose, dangerous elegance that draws people in without ever trying too hard. Like the Stones, you’ve seen it all, done most of it, and somehow look better for it. You’re not chasing perfection — you’re chasing truth, groove, and that electric moment when everything clicks. Can’t always get what you want? You tend to get it anyway.
👑 Queen
You are magnificent, and you know it — not from arrogance, but from an unshakeable sense of self that has never needed anyone’s permission. Like Queen, you defy every category people try to place you in. You blend the epic with the intimate, the operatic with the anthemic, the serious with the playful. You live boldly, love fiercely, and perform every aspect of your life as though the whole world is watching. Because sometimes it is. We are the champions — and so are you.
🎸 The Beatles
You have the rarest of gifts: the ability to make something that feels both deeply personal and universally human. Like The Beatles, you’re a natural connector — someone whose warmth, curiosity, and creative instincts draw people together across every divide. You believe in melody, in craftsmanship, and in the quiet power of a song that says exactly what someone needed to hear. You’ve changed the people around you just by being who you are. All you need is love — and you give it generously.
Kaitlyn Santa Juana Leads ‘The Jam Van’
Written by Peter Roumeliotis and Alec Carlos, The Jam Van marks Carlos’ feature directorial debut and follows a dysfunctional pop-punk band navigating long roads, even longer silences, and increasingly messy relationships on its way to what could be its big break or its last show together. The supporting cast includes Shoresy actor Ryan McDonell, Locke & Key star Jesse Camacho, and Stephanie Sy of Netflix’s FUBAR. Music will naturally play an essential role in bringing the fictional band and its chaotic journey to life. Roumeliotis, who co-wrote the movie, will also serve as its music supervisor, with the featured music taking inspiration from early 2000s pop-punk bands including Fall Out Boy, Paramore, and blink-182. Blitz//Berlin, whose credits include the 2025 Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot, is attached to compose the score.
Santa Juana is also producing the movie alongside Jordan Connor, Helen Roumeliotis, Peter Roumeliotis, Kyle Guerrero, and Carlos, while Allen Roman and Mike Ng serve as executive producers. The Jam Van is the fifth feature film produced under the Popternative Pictures banner, joining The Cure, starring Late Night With the Devil and The Suicide Squad actor David Dastmalchian, the Bigfoot thriller Sawtooth Mountain, and the upcoming drama Sometimes I Believe in Ghosts, led by Brenna D’Amico.
A release date for The Jam Van has not yet been announced. Stay tuned at Collider for more!