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The casting of Resurrection took almost four months to
complete. The call went out in early November 2006. Many individuals showed
the courage to come forth, but few were worthy. A flyer was posted at several
local colleges and over the net in order to recruit the younger cast members
needed. By that time, most of the mature members had already been cast, and
their training had begun. When the casting call hit the local colleges the race had
begun. rafe Kossak won the part of Siris in the first round of auditions. His
reading with the gentleman that would later portray Bane gave everyone goose
pimples, including Mr. Kossak. When that happened, I knew we had found
something explosive, and the search for Siris ended. Rafe helped the
production greatly in its infancy. By June 10, 2007 his portion of filming
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Many ladies tried out for the part of Virus but only one truly
fit the bill. Christina Johnson was brought to my attention via Rafe, and
after a bit coaxing by him she eventually agreed to audition. Christina’s
audition lasted for about an hour, and after some taping and a very pleasant
conversation, we shook hands and the deal was sealed. At the time, excluding
myself of course, no one knew how important and vital she would become.
Christina allowed me to tell the story that I had originally wrote. Without
her, it would have just been more of an action flick, and that was not my
intent. Having her on board allowed the full story to come forth. Most of the
filming with Christina was completely separate from the other cast members,
except where needed. Of course, the guys in the cast didn’t enjoy this…
everyone wanted to be there when Virus was around. Thankfully with Bane
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Tony Crockett was originally sought to play Commander Bane. But
during his initial reading, it became very apparent that his talents and
mannerisms were perfect indeed for the role of Kaan. Tony really sunk his
teeth into the part, and transformed the character into something very
special. I put a great load upon his shoulders when I asked him to play Kaan.
The role called for a great deal of dialogue, and to put even more pressure
on him, Kaan and the War Room scenes would set the stage of the production –
for they would be the first scenes shot – with more than 40 extras and a crew
of just over ten. Tony, like the true man he is, stepped up to the plate and
got the job done with more than fifty onlookers present. Tony’s performance
set the pace and tempo of what would follow… Fear, excitement, chaos, and a
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Jeff Graska fit the part of Voko to a T. I met Jeff through a
mutual friend, Donato Cocuzza, and after spending some time with him shooting
pool and having a few beers, it became apparent that Jeff would be perfect
for the 40 year old smart ass sergeant. After a bit of time, I eventually
approached him with the idea. To my surprise, he accepted, and I was able to
land the smart ass I was looking for. Later during production, Jeff and I
collaborated and came up with an idea to shoot a spoof of a beer commercial.
Sergeant Voko took up the charge, and the ‘Regulator’ was born. |
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Jacob Victor had always been in my mind to play the role of
Captain Tiris. Jake had worked for me in the past, and expressed a desire to
be in a star wars movie. He said he had always wanted to be the bad guy and
have a whoop ass light saber battle. Little did he know that a few years
later he would finally turn his dream into realty. Jake is a very physical
person, and the role demanded such. Captain Tiris had to be in his mid
twenties and physically very fit. There had to be a good contrast between him
and his arch rival, Bane. Later during the production Jake suffered an
injury, breaking his left wrist. With little time lost, Jake was back at it,
battling as before and kicking ass. You’re a tough hombre Jake… much Kudos my
friend. |
Photos by Marcos
Vergil
Comments by
Rick Johnson
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