I am going to start putting out a weekly update every Sunday, where I go over any developments, give out the basic info on where we are in terms of production, and wrap-up all the other tidbits that didn't fit into a post of their own.
-Right now we have two of the three males leads cast, and we have strong front-runners for both females leads. The search for Tucker is still very much up in the air. We are going to NYC for all of next week to read a bunch of actors, we'll see how it goes. Joseph is already taking tapes from Chicago, Vancouver, and all over, trying to find that guy.
-I think we have cast about 15 of the other 50 speaking roles. That is a guess though.
-Speaking of, we have some awesome cameos already lined up--a platinum selling rapper, two UFC fighters, at least one guy I went to law school with (he's in the stories), and Drew Curtis. A bunch of other cameos are being worked out now.
-Aside from the five leads, there is one other very important supporting role. We met with an Oscar-winning actress about the role, she's interested and we may end up making a deal with her. Even though it's only ten to fifteen minutes of screen time total, if she takes it, I think she could steal every scene she's in (I'm going to write more about this later if she ends up taking the role).
-Some guy came in to read for some minor part on Friday. Drunk. Like hammered, carrying a six pack with him. Deanna (Joseph's assistant) said he was rambling on and on about how awesome he thought I was and how much he wanted to meet me. She said it was the most creeped she's been in six years of casting. I told her an average event for me has at least ten dudes like that. You should have seen the look on her face.
-I am starting to get all kinds of emails from people about this movie. I normally get a lot, but now, man, it's insane. People asking for jobs, people asking to be extras, everything.
-I made a major mistake. I bought Mario Kart for the Nintento Wii today. This game may impact the time I spend on the movie it is so addictive. I loved the old Mario Kart, but this one is even better.
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