In “The Buddy Games,” the WWE superstar Sheamus, whose real name is Stephen Farrelly, is one of the co-stars. The film is directed by Josh Duhamel, who also stars in it, and it marks his directorial debut. The script for the movie was written by Josh Duhamel along with Jude Weng and Bob Schwartz. Nick Swardson is another co-star in the film.