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Milo Ventimiglia Goes ‘Static’ in New Supernatural Thriller
As much as I despised “Heroes,” I’m a big fan of actor Milo Ventimiglia, who also starred in Pathology, Rocky Balboa and Anchor Bay’s forthcoming post-apocalyptic thriller The Divide.
Next up he’ll be starring alongside “The L Word’s” Sarah Shahi in Static, a 3D thriller, TheWrap reports. Sara Paxton (The Last House on the Left, Truth or Dare, Shark Night 3D, The Innkeepers) also stars.
Being helmed by music video director Todd Levin, “The movie is about a young couple, played by Ventimiglia and Shahi, on the verge of divorce after losing their child. Their world changes when a young visitor arrives, bringing supernatural implications to the household.”
Static is one of the first low-budget features to be shot in full 3D (if you don’t count Scar 3D). Levin will use a camera rig designed specifically for the producers and director to hold two Sony PMW-F3 cameras — Sony’s answer to the RED 3D camera — and control costs. Movie’s budget is below $1 million.
Levin, and producers Gabriel Cowan, John Suits and Andrew Orci wrote the script. Talk about desperate for credit…
Pictured: Sarah Shahi
Keith C. Blackmore’s book series Mountain Man is headed to the screen, with Deadline reporting today that Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”) is on board to star in the film adaptation.
The actor will also produce the upcoming zombie movie.
“Mountain Man tells the story of Gus, a lonely post-apocalyptic survivor facing isolation and the ever-present specter of a zombie attack, who struggles with alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts until he discovers another survivor, a captivating woman who poses another threat altogether.”
John Lee (False Positive) will direct Mountain Man from a script by Matt Deller.
“John is a brilliant creative mind. We’ve been looking for the right thing to do together since we filmed Pee Wee’s Big Holiday and it’s finally here,” 3:59’s Joe and Nick Manganiello told Deadline. “Very excited to get to work on such weird, wild project with him.”
Film Bridge International is launching sales on the project in Cannes.
Blackmore’s Mountain Man series features 7 books, the first one published in 2011.
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