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Hey there, it's been a while since my last update. But I wanted to make this update to mean something, especially with the setback from awhile ago. So let's start with some good news:
I have found a replacement for the lead role.
Here he is, on the photo posted to the right. His name is Josh and he's going to be taking over as the main character role for MOTW.
Now how did this all came about?
Well it all started in March with a visit to the Low Budget Horror Film Society forum page where, on a hunch, I looked around for possible actors who lived in my home state of Michigan. I knew I would have some friends helping out, but I also wanted to try my luck seeing if there were any who lived here who was also interested in working on a werewolf film. I only saw one ad that fit the bill, and it was Josh's. After looking it over, I e-mailed him, telling him who I was, what I was planning and would he be interested in taking part.
He was very much interested. Even though he was currently attending classes in Florida, he was planning to return to Michigan over the summer to help out with the film.
As I was putting together the script, I was starting to see Josh playing the part of one of the main character's best friends. At that time, the movie was going to be a four part miniseries and after sending him the first part, he was definitely interested, but still couldn't commit to a set date due to school. So at the time, I saw him as a backup. But I still kept him informed of what was going on with the movie.
Then in July, came the news about my friend (who was going to play the lead) not being able to make the shoot and the downward spiral which led to me deciding to delay production. When I emailed Josh about this, he was very understanding about it, even though he couldn't make it to the original August shooting date. He did tell me if things got pushed back, (because at the time I was looking at a late September/early October date as a last minute plan) and if things worked out, he would still be up for playing one of the roles. That email meant a lot. I mean, here's a guy who was still living out of state, but was still interested in the film and was willing to help if things got pushed back.
In fact, that's when I brought up the idea of offering the lead part to him. He said even though he couldn't give a firm commitment, he would be up for it.
In the meantime, as things got to a point where I decided to take a step back, changing the focus from a miniseries back to a movie, reworking the script and the like, I still kept him informed and all the time, he not once, said no to it. That meant a great deal. Still, in light of what went down over the summer, I wanted to make sure everything was smoothed out and his schedule was free enough for him to take on the lead role before I made it official to announce that he was on board. I also needed a current photo of him as well, which he gladly provided.
As I continue to fine tune the script, making some changes to accomendate him as the lead, I think he's going to work out. Why? Well not only is he an actor, he's also done some directing as part of his class projects that he's done for school. That's a good tool to have when you're putting together something like this. He's also a fan of horror films and wants to be involved in film directing in the future. Both pluses in my book. I also firmly believe that he'll be up for the tasks that I have planned for him when we do start production.
We still haven't confirmed when we'll start on this. But I did give him a copy of the ever elusive teaser trailer script, and he did tell me that he'll try and work on it, so that's a promising sign. Keep your fingers crossed on whether this means I'll have an actual teaser for you guys to show. Also, sometime either this month or next, I'm going to get Josh together with the others who are aboard and hammer out a schedule of when we'll get started. That's the next huge step.
So, let me officially welcome Josh on board for MOTW. I believe that he'll be a good fit for what I have in mind. And if things work out, I think he will do great.
That's the news for now. I'll have another announcement coming up by the end of the week.
