So, I just finished two fun projects. The first is a movie for MTV based on the life of Pedro Zamora. Pedro was the HIV positive young man on the Real World back in the early 90's. He was a remarkable young man - committed to educating the world and teaching tolerance and acceptance. He died not long after he left the show, but not before having a huge impact on the youth of that generation.
It was a great challenge to have to match actors to the people who appeared on The Real World. We put up the original Real World cast pictures on our bulletin board and had to keep them in mind always, so as to keep the movie authentic. This is different than any casting I've done in the past - usually, I have a blank slate and can fill the roles with people that are not identifiable with real faces. We found a great young actor named Alex Loynaz to play the role of Pedro. This is his first leading role. Jon Murray (Bunim/Murray Productions executives produces Real World and this film) was absolutely blown away by Alex's performance and his ability to take on Pedro's personality. The always wonderful Justina Machado (6 feet Under) plays Pedro's sister. Hopefully, we'll see this airing sometime in the late part of the year.
I also just completed a short film called "Boutonniere" from a new director. I've never cast a short film before, but I just loved the script, so I decided to do it. We cast the wonderful Wendi McLendon-Covey (Reno 911) in the lead. It's a dark comedy about a mom focused on her daughter's high school prom. This film will be on the festival circuit later this year.
It's over 100 degrees today, and my a/c at home is broken. I may have to move into the office - which unfortunately isn't that much better.
It was a great challenge to have to match actors to the people who appeared on The Real World. We put up the original Real World cast pictures on our bulletin board and had to keep them in mind always, so as to keep the movie authentic. This is different than any casting I've done in the past - usually, I have a blank slate and can fill the roles with people that are not identifiable with real faces. We found a great young actor named Alex Loynaz to play the role of Pedro. This is his first leading role. Jon Murray (Bunim/Murray Productions executives produces Real World and this film) was absolutely blown away by Alex's performance and his ability to take on Pedro's personality. The always wonderful Justina Machado (6 feet Under) plays Pedro's sister. Hopefully, we'll see this airing sometime in the late part of the year.
I also just completed a short film called "Boutonniere" from a new director. I've never cast a short film before, but I just loved the script, so I decided to do it. We cast the wonderful Wendi McLendon-Covey (Reno 911) in the lead. It's a dark comedy about a mom focused on her daughter's high school prom. This film will be on the festival circuit later this year.
It's over 100 degrees today, and my a/c at home is broken. I may have to move into the office - which unfortunately isn't that much better.
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