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VOL. 7, ISSUE 2 • Spring 2016

PUBLISHER Andre Champagne CREATIVE DIRECTOR Erin Theriot PRODUCTION DESIGNER Gretchen Erickson GRAPHIC ART DIRECTOR Burton Chatelain, Jr. SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE Nicole Cronley

EDITOR’S LETTER

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oes it seem like the summer tentpole season starts earlier every year? If that bothers you, buckle up. The success of the long-in-development Deadpool basically guarantees that it will start in January now, and probably be R-rated. I’m not necessarily against the soon-to-be trend.

With the exception of a few awards season hangovers, January and February are usually a dumping ground for bad studio films.

As I write this, Batman v Superman is about to hit theaters. It signals the true start of tentpole season. The sheer amount of variables Zack Synder was juggling in making Batman v Superman was incredible, and somehow he pulled it off. He delivered an entertaining film that featured everything fans would want in a showdown between DC Comics’ two superstars, while setting up the Justice League movie.

It’s a bit more dour than some audience members

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will enjoy, but it delivers on action and spectacle, the two most important ingredients in a DC movie.

The real triumph of the film was balancing all of the heroics with a capable villain.

Jesse Eisenberg was amazing as Lex Luthor: the perfect mix of smart, crazy and diabolical.

There will probably be some critics who bring up issues with the film’s sheer amount of wanton destruction, but it’s balanced out with enough entertaining stuff, it’s hard for me to complain about.

Oh, and this movie is going to make oceans of money.

Spring is time for new beginnings and this spring, Scene welcomes two new members to our team: Nicole Cronley and Gretchen Erickson. If you’re in New Orleans, feel free to stop by the office at Second Line Stages to say hello.

MICAH HALEY EDITOR editor@sceneent.com

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CONTENTS ON THE COVER

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ABOVE THE LINE

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BEFORE THE SCENE

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TODAY’S SCENE

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COMING SOON

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SCENE IN GEORGIA

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SCENE IN TEXAS

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MUSIC/SOUND SPEED

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HEALTH SCENE

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jobSCENE

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THE UNSCENE

Rhea Seehorn

A Conversation with Johnathon Schaech Q&A with Marlon Wayans

The Walking Dead Finale Free Press Summer Fest

Preview: Jazz Fest 2016 City Surf Fitness

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by AJ Buckley

JOHNATHON SCHAECH Johnathon Schaech is a veteran actor and writer from Baltimore, Maryland. His films include That Thing You Do!, How to Make an American Quilt, Quarantine, Takers, 5 Days of War, The Legend of Hercules, and Phantom. His television series include Time of Your Life, The Client List, Ray Donovan, Star-Crossed, Texas Rising, and Blue Bloods. He can next be seen in the DC Comics series Legends of Tomorrow as Jonah Hex, and the independent film Marauders.

What made you want to become an actor?

I took one acting class in college at the University of Maryland and I just realized I could do it. I’m from Baltimore and they were shooting a movie there. It just put it all into perspective for me. I thought, “That’s real. I could really do that.” That’s what catapulted me to go to California.

I told Jason Patric once, “You are the guy that inspires me to be an actor.” That was after I’d started acting. But before that, the guy that inspired me to be an actor was Tom Cruise.

He was in Top Gun and Risky Business. I thought, “That guy... that’s who I want to be! I could do that.” Tom Cruise really motivated me. Really inspired me. He’s a hardworking man.

What was your biggest fear?

Not being taken seriously because of the way I look. Because I’m a pretty boy. People kept wanting to take pictures of me but I wanted to really explore more of who I was on the inside, not the outside. They kept putting me in commercials, so I saved my money and paid for just acting classes and rent. I studied with Roy London. He was a great coach and I was very blessed to be in that class for over three years.

What was your lowest point?

For my very first job, I got the lead in a Franco Zeffirelli movie. He’s a big Italian director who did Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet with Mel Gibson, and he hired me as the lead in this movie, The Sparrow.

There were all of these Shakespearean actors. He put me up at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts to study for dialect. And at the end of that movie, before I even made it home, he had phone calls made to tell me that they were going to dub my voice. In other words, they were going to use another actor to speak my lines. As I landed back in the United States, I found that not only was that going to happen after I just spent almost a year doing this movie, I found out that Roy London had passed away. I didn’t realize it at the time, but as I was calling him from the set of Zeffirelli’s movie, he was on his deathbed. Then, I was lost. My acting teacher was gone. I didn’t really have anyone. It looked like the end of my career.

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What kept you from walking away?

I had incredible faith in God. And it always felt like I was destined to do something. I just pulled on that. My father had moments of depression when I was younger, and that happened to me during that time. I could feel it. I was a very physical young man, so I started to physicalize it. And I found that — of all things — skydiving helps. I kept saying to myself, “If you want to end all this, and you want to basically end your dream, then challenge yourself.

Jump out of a plane!” I’d be free-falling and would freak out and then ask myself, “Do you want to let this man ruin your life?”

I talked to Roy as I went up there in the plane. I used to skydive outside of Santa Barbara where he was buried. And each time, I had to pull the cord or not pull the cord. It was a choice. There was an emergency cord that would deploy, but you really had to get the cord pulled at a certain altitude or you were in serious trouble!

And every time I pulled the cord. I jumped thirty-two times.

I worked really aggressively to get other roles to make that movie not the end. I was turned down a million times. And then this is what has always happened in my career. I get a call to star in this movie called Lily, which I thought was this artistic film.

And at the end of it, I found out it was Poison Ivy 2! I didn’t get that! I thought I’d found an independent film I could really put my chops into. But it was Poison Ivy 2. I got little parts like that, and then I won a role in How to Make an American Quilt.

That has crossed my mind every year for the last twenty-five years. Every year. I was going to go back to school one year. I actually applied to Yale because I had done enough work. Probably should have done that one! That would have been great! But I didn’t.

Now with a kid, it’s different. It’s constantly working out and constantly working on ourselves. Trying to find out about projects that agents aren’t necessarily talking about. And when you are working, you are working so many hours! It’s crazy.

Who has been your closest ally?

My parents. They’ve been there through everything. They’re still with us. I’ve never had the career where there’s one thing that defines me. I’ve done a lot of different work. That Thing You Do! is a good movie—everyone loves that movie—but it wasn’t a big success at the box office. So it wasn’t something I could lean on for a long period of time. They weren’t offering me a lot of films because of it, even though it was Tom Hanks!

I had to go out there and get these jobs. Maybe some of them I shouldn’t have taken. No one ever told me not to take a job. Being from Baltimore, when they offer you money to act, it’s hard to say no. But really, what I should have done is just stayed home.

Acting has cost me two relationships. Two marriages.

They both were due to the fact that I was on some set, somewhere I shouldn’t have been, trying to make something that wasn’t going to be anything more than it was.

What was the audition that changed your life?

It was the day I met Tom Hanks. There was this confidence as an actor that I was going to be with another actor. And one of my favorites! It was so competitive, but I just had this take on it that I knew was going to be special. I was so scared but so excited, and he was just such a welcoming soul. As soon as I walked through the door I thought, “I’m going to be able to perform today. I’m really going to get to do what I was trained to do.” And I did! There’s lines in the movie That Thing You Do! where the lead singer quits. I didn’t listen to any other auditions, but I’m sure everyone just quit and walked out. But I decided I was going to sing it: “I quit, I quit, I quit.” And of all the things I’ve ever done - that’s the famous line! People always talk on social media about how they are going to quit like Jimmy from That Thing You Do!.

That day when I auditioned, I tapped that microphone (which wasn’t there), and I sang it. And when I left, he came out and got me. Right there, I knew my life had changed for the better. Even though Zeffirelli took my voice away, I was going to get my due.

What were the words that kept you going?

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

It’s called the serenity prayer. It’s used by people in Alcoholics Anonymous, but my parents gave me a plaque when I first came out that I always kept by my side.

What words do you have to inspire others?

The thing you are auditioning for is never the thing you are auditioning for. In everything that you do... it’s not about getting the job. It’s about growing as a person and as an artist. You can never quit on that.

A partner in Scene Magazine and the president of Scene Entertainment, AJ Buckley has starred for the last eight years on the hit CBS show CSI:NY. Originally from Dublin and raised in Vancouver, he has spent the last twelve years in Los Angeles acting, writing and directing. He starred in and produced the film Home Sweet Hell, which is now available on video-on-demand.

After appearing in Steven Bochco’s Murder in the First, he can now be seen in the Netflix series Narcos. Find out more on Twitter @AJohnBuckley and at www.ajbuckley.net.

BEFORE THE SCENE

As soon as I had a child, I changed more than ever. I’m more professional. I’m just better at what I do. All that chaos that was inside my head about not being enough, all from the day that Zeffirelli did that to me. Why he did it. The other reasons behind it. I trained so hard before it, and even harder after it. But like Roy told me, this is such a competitive field. And I don’t take it so personally anymore.

I don’t blame myself anymore. I just move forward. I take action on the things I can change. I just take action.

As soon as I know I can change something, I go for it in a positive way. In as kind and humble a way as I possibly can.

JOHNATHON SCHAECH

How do you think you have changed?

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COMING SOON

by Meghan McGee

Jennifer Lawrence as Raven/Mystique and Evan Peters as Peter/Quicksilver in X-Men: Apocalypse

DEMOLITION – APRIL 8

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Davis Mitchell, a successful investment banker who just lost his wife in a terrible car accident. With a support system around him to cope with his wife’s death, Mitchell cannot shake back. Mitchell starts to write complaint letters to a vending machine company, which quickly turns more personal than a professional letter. Karen (Naomi Watts) sees the letters and, through her own burdens, forms a connection with Mitchell through his letters. Chris Cooper also stars. 100 min. Rated R.

THE JUNGLE BOOK – APRIL 15

The story of The Jungle Book comes to life in director Jon Favreau’s (Iron Man) creation. Wolves, bears, and a panther raise a human boy in the jungle. A starstudded cast of voice-overs includes Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, and Bill Murray. Rated PG.

COLONIA – APRIL 15

Emma Watson stars as Lena, a young woman who is searching for her abducted boyfriend Daniel (Daniel Bruhl). They were both involved in the Chilean military coup of 1973. She is drawn by her search to Colonia Dignidad, a coup where no one has ever escaped. The leader of Colonia, Paul Schafer (Michael Nyqvist), is presented as a charitable preacher, but he is in fact a cult leader. Lena joins the cult to find Daniel. 110 min. Rating TBA.

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NINA – APRIL 22

Writer and director Cynthia Mort bring to life the story of Nina Simone, the late jazz musician and classical pianist.

Through her vision, the audience gets to experience the life of Nina, played by Zoe Saldana, and her rise to fame throughout her career. Simone was also known for having a relationship with her manager, Clifton Henderson (David Oyelowo). Mike Epps also stars. Rating TBA.

THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR APRIL 22

Freya (Emily Blunt) discovers herself as a young queen who can freeze anyone who crosses her with the power of ice. Her sister, Ravenna (Charlize Theron), is resurrected. Freya must send her soldiers to retrieve the Magic Mirror so Ravenna cannot possess it. When the two evil sisters start to fight, they unleash a destructive army that will ruin the kingdom. Only Eric (Chris Hemsworth) and Sara ( Jessica Chastain) can save the land from the evil forces. Sam Claflin also stars. Rated PG-13.

MOTHER’S DAY – APRIL 29

Similar to Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day is a star-studded movie packed with A-list celebrities telling intertwining stories with various mothers on Mother’s Day. Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, and Kate Hudson star. Rating PG-13.

COMING SOON NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING MAY 20

Just when Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) thought their hellish college neighbor days were over, a debaucherous sorority moves in next door and they have to call on the guy who started it all: Teddy (Zac Efron). Teddy helps Mac and Kelly get their adult lives back by helping evict the sorority next door, run by Shelby (Chloe Grace Moretz).

Selena Gomez and Dave Franco also star. Rating TBA.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR – MAY 6

Iron Man and Captain America are former allies who come to a breaking point because of an Avengers accident. Political pressure falls on them and the government begins to manage the team, but Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) does not agree. He wants the Avengers to remain free from the government, while Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) supports the government’s involvement. Elizabeth Olsen and Scarlett Johansson also star. 146 min. Rating TBA.

MAGGIE’S PLAN – MAY 20

Maggie (Greta Gerwig) wants to have a baby on her own terms. Her plans end up being thrown to the side when she meets John (Ethan Hawke) who is married and ends up breaking up his horrible marriage to Georgette ( Julianne Moore). Three years later, Maggie wonders if John and Georgette were actually perfect for each other. Travis Fimmel, Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph also star. 92 min. Rated R.

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE – MAY 27

Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) is the most powerful mutant of all the X-Men. He is immortal and cannot die. As he awakes from a thousand years of slumber, he plans to recruit mutants and create a new world that he can control himself.

Raven ( Jennifer Lawrence), Professor X and X-Men come together to stop the world from falling apart. Rose Byrne, Olivia Munn and Michael Fassbender also star. Rating TBA.

ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS MAY 27

After Alice has been in Wonderland, she discovers she can travel to a new world to possess a scepter than can stop the changing of time before Wonderland turns into dust. Alice also discovers that there is a plot to put the Queen of Hearts sitting pretty on the throne again. With the help of her friends, Alice can conquer time and the Queen. Johnny Depp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman all star in this whimsical tale. Rated PG.

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COMING SOON

Independence Day: Resurgence hits theaters June 24

photo by Claudette Barius

ME BEFORE YOU – JUNE 3

NOW YOU SEE ME 2 – JUNE 10

POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING – JUNE 3

FINDING DORY – JUNE 17

Louisa (Emilia Clarke) is a small town girl who stumbles upon the opportunity to help her family with a new job that entails taking care of a paralyzed man named William (Sam Claflin). Louisa is colorful and bubbly, while William has no desire to live. Changing each other’s views on life, the two form a bond and, through their care and support, find a true love between them. Rated PG-13.

From the amazing minds of The Lonely Island and Judd Apatow comes the comedy movie of the year. Andy Samberg stars as Conner4Real, a pop star with a famous entourage but who is failing to sell records. When he sees his career start to disappear, Conner4Real tries everything to get his fans back on board, except for coming back together with his old rap group. Bill Hader, Sarah Silverman and Will Forte also star. Rating TBA.

THE CONJURING 2 – JUNE 10

The scary sequel follows Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson), who travel to London to aid a single mother. The mother is raising four children in a house filled with demonic spirits who begin to taunt them. Franka Potente also stars. Rating TBA.

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One year after winning over the public and being smarter than the FBI for their superhero qualities and magic, The Four Horsemen make a comeback to take down an unethical tech giant. Walter Mabry (Daniel Radcliffe) is a technological prodigy who pushes the Horseman to their craziest heist to the day. Will the mastermind behind the smoke be revealed? Mark Ruffalo and Morgan Freeman also star. 115 min. Rating TBA. Fans of Finding Nemo will enjoy the story of the friendly Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), the forgetful blue fish. Dory finds her loved ones throughout the movie and learns some life lessons about family throughout her journey in the ocean. Idris Elba and Michael Sheen also star. Rating TBA.

INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE JUNE 24

After surviving and prospering as a new Earth two decades after the first Independence Day, there comes a new threat from the universe. Will the new Earth be able to withstand another planetary threat? Is Earth prepared for a fight with aliens? Liam Hemsworth, Joey King, and William Fichtner star. Rating TBA.

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THE WALKING DEAD FINALE

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ven before his name was officially uttered on television, Negan’s presence on The Walking Dead had been cause for speculation. Fans of the show will finally get a glimpse at this fiercely foreshadowed villain during the show’s sixth season finale Sunday, April 3.

The show is notorious for its shocking and gruesome deaths, of zombies and humans alike. The finale promises the death of a fan favorite — the comic book’s introduction of Negan sees the demise of an original character of both the show and the source material.

Whether it follows the page or not, the show has almost guaranteed that fans will suffer a loss.

The producers have taken great measures to keep the finale’s events secret, even making locals who live near the filming locations sign non-disclosure agreements to prevent spoilers from leaking.

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The finale will find Rick and his band of insiders and Alexandrians finally coming face to face with the notorious Negan. His name has been bounced around ominously by his co-horts, the Saviors. Every one of Negan’s group that has come across Rick and his crew have met their demise, so it seems this new villain won’t be happy when he finally catches up with them.

This season has already seen its fair share of bloodshed, with a zombie herd taking out an entire colony — even some of those closest to Rick. The season started out with the greatest gathering of zombies the show had ever seen, leading to unprecedented numbers of zombie extras in traditional gory makeup.

The first half of the season focused on the confrontation with the undead and the threat it brought to the group’s new safe haven, Alexandria. The second half has been all about

Negan and the Saviors, whose torment has been felt not only by Rick, but also the newlydiscovered Hilltop Colony. As audiences have seen in past seasons, the humans are the real threat to humanity after the world crumbles.

While the premiere delivered intense action on a giant scale, the finale promises to deliver a more emotional blow.

Cast members have expressed extreme discomfort and sadness when discussing the finale. Andrew Lincoln, who plays leader Rick Grimes, has said just reading the script made him physically ill. The cast has become incredibly close filming in the hot Georgia sun, and their emotional response to the finale cannot bode well for the future of the remaining survivors.

See who makes it out alive after Negan’s arrival when The Walking Dead season six finale airs Sunday, April 3 on AMC.

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FREE PRESS SUMMER FEST

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fter heavy rains sent Free Press Summer Fest from Houston’s Eleanor Tinsley Park to NRG Stadium’s expansive parking lots, FPSF will return to its home turf.

The newly renovated park and the Bayou City Skyline are ready to bring the festival back June 5 and 6 for its seventh iteration.

One of the event’s headliners is music producer Deadmau5. His numerous remixes and collaborations make the headgear-wearing enthusiast one of the biggest names in electronic music. Joining him in the E-genre are The Chainsmokers, whose breakout hit “Selfie” has been overshadowed by the decidedly more low-key “Roses.”

The festival’s indie cred gets a major boost with big names like Modest Mouse and The National taking up positions on the larger stages. Joining them are Texas natives Young the Giant. The Austinites are known for their dynamic live performances and hits like “My Body.” Making a second appearance at FPSF are Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, a 10-piece music group whose set at the 2014 fest included an audience sing-along to the band’s popular single, “Home.”

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gypsy punk rockers, Gogol Bordello. While the New York band may be unfamiliar to some, its eccentricities and performance are worth a watch for even those without exposure to their sound.

Big Boi and Phantogram will join together as Big Grams, in a genre-bending set. The Outkast alum discovered Phantogram’s sound while looking for new music and set up a meeting. The meeting cuominated in a collaboration, resulting in an album of what they call “seven deadly songs.” Rounding out the list of headliners are Leon Bridges, Zeds Dead, Jamie XX, and Logic.

Music is only one part of the Summer Fest experience: Houston is one of the South’s best kept foodie secrets. Take advantage of the best of the Bayou City’s bites by visiting one of the many food trucks or any of the other regional restaurants offering treats for the festival crowd. While chowing down, enjoy one of the many art installations scattered throughout the space.

Since its 2009 debut, the festival has grown from a few small stages into an expansive experience with multiple giant stages spread across the park. The crowd has grown exponentially, covering the hills surrounding Buffalo Bayou from top to bottom. To become a part of this fast-growing fest, get tickets and more information at www.fpsf.com.

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TODAY’S SCENE

Q&A WITH

MARLON WAYANS

by Nicole Cronley

Nicole Cronley: In addition to starring as Christian Black, you were also credited as the writer of Fifty Shades of Black.

Marlon Wayans: One of the writers, me and Rick Alvarez, he’s my producing partner, and then I got to credit my cast, ‘cause, I mean, they’re not writers but I always encourage everybody in my cast to improvise and everyone to become writers and you know, bring themselves to the character and come everyday with a different take, you know, that we could possibly use in editing. It’s a great process and I think all of us contributed and they’re not gonna get in the Guild but you know they really did contribute, as well as, I think you know people on the crew, because sometimes, you’ll get a joke from script day, you’ll get a joke from props, and you know it’s a fun set because I take ideas from everywhere and then make the best of it. All the actors, like Sydney’s in the movie and it’s not long but you know from what we got, some of his stuff is like improv lines and you know it works.

NC: Well, speaking of the crew, there’s on average about a hundred people on the set. How do you feel about you and your costar playing tongue hockey for 12 hours at a time in front of all these people?

MW: I didn’t trip; Kali was tripping more than I was.

I was like, I do this, I like an audience, I got inspired.

NC: How did she win the role of Hannah?

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MW: We just met with her and we thought, what I liked about Kali was that she had innocence about her, like the character did. Kali is a prude and so was Hannah. So I thought it kind of worked when it’s natural. Me, I’m a freak, and, you know, so it kind of works. I’m free and she’s more prim and proper and I think the dynamic really comes off great in the movie because you kind of really believe the two roles.

NC: When you and your team were deciding which movie you’d parody next, were there any other recent films that you were competing with, in regards to what to choose, versus Fifty Shades of Grey?

MW: Honestly, I wasn’t even thinking about doing a parody, I’m kinda, I’m not saying done with parodies, I wanna take a break, I’m not Leslie Nielsen, that’s not the career I want, although it’s a great career. I just wanna do regular comedies now and I wanna extend, do romantic comedies, maybe throw in a drama here and there and, you know, really flex all different things I can do. I went to a performing arts high school and I just loved comedy, I don’t care what it is, dark comedies, romantic comedies, I’ve done them all working with the Coen Brothers but they’re still more I wanna do, more romantic comedies, buddy action comedies, I’m just looking forward to doing all that stuff.

NC: Like you said, your career in feature films has been primarily in comedy, but you also starred in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream. Did you have any idea at the time the legacy that that film would have?

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MW: We all knew we was doing something special when we was on set. I loved Darren’s work in Pi and you have to understand for Requiem, I had to audition like six times, he just couldn’t believe that I could actually act because he thought it was a fluke the first time, and he was like I don’t want somebody from the WB in my movie.

And rightfully so. I just kept coming in, you know a lot of people don’t know I went to a performing arts high school, I’m theatrically trained as an actor in drama, but I love f***ing comedy. I was raised in comedy my whole life. And the parody I do people are like oh, it’s a parody, you’re doing this thoughtless genre, it’s so stupid why don’t you do something original? Because there’s nothing harder to do in this world than a parody, if you’re writing one. Plus, it’s the best training around, you are writing everything as a joke, you’re writing ten jokes a page, you’re like a machine gun.

You learn to be a sniper. It’s just nonstop.

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NC: You’ve worked with director Michael Tiddes on many films.

What do you enjoy about your collaboration with him?

MW: I’ve known Mike since he was Rick’s assistant, I like to work with people that’s like family, I like working with people that I’m comfortable working with. You have a team of people and they’re your go-to guys, there’s a trust and a shorthand and so I also like the fact that most directors get their director cut but as the producers, with Mike, we all kind of throw the director’s cut away. That’s why our movies, we get to edit them together in 8-10 weeks instead of a 20-week edit because we’re all in the editing room, we’re all making choices and we’re all on the same page.

Even though I have final cut, I do it in a community way. Me, Rick and Mike, were the team, we take six sides and we make it one, sometimes it’s a struggle, sometimes it’s a fight, but they’re

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good fights and good struggles because you don’t want a bunch of yes men going “Yeah that’s great, yeah that’s great,” I like having a lot of intellectual conversation about why that shit joke should stay in or go out. Sometimes its tonnage, and sometimes that hurts the story or the character, and so were maturing when we first did our first movie Haunted House, it was crazy, Haunted House 2 was even crazier. This one is crazy, but because it really goes towards a female audience, I had to be a little more responsible and respectful with our choices. We honestly found ourselves making these decisions going, “Who are we? Why are we taking that out?” Women are different than guys, and guys, the more you do a fart joke, the funnier it gets.

MW: Well, they did Fifty Shades of Grey, they pushed it in a dramatic way, we’re doing a comedy so you have to make sure you don’t get “ooh” but you get “hahas.” If you get an “ooh” then a “haha”, they’re listening now, you gotta make them laugh so it was taking the Fifty Shades of Grey that’s already dark and finding light.

I think women are really gonna love the movie because it’s kind of empowering in some ways, because it twists, and I think people are gonna like our ending a lot better than the original. When you guys see this, women are gonna be like “I like little Marlon.”

NC: Well, there is no way you could push it farther than Fifty Shades of Grey, let’s be realistic here.

MW: You’re gonna go, “I like that ending, I like what happened,” because at the end of the day, in Fifty Shades of Grey, Ana took a lot of abuse, and in this movie, we got a little payback, so I think you’ll enjoy that.

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hea Seehorn is a triple threat: beautiful, funny and incredibly smart. After making her Broadway debut in Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds From Broadway, she landed a series regular role on I’m With Her starring Teri Polo. Since relocating to Los Angeles, the mecca of film and television, Seehorn has appeared on The Starter Wife, The Closer, Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, Burn Notice and Franklin & Bash. She also brought her comedic talents to NBC’s Whitney every week.

Now she stars opposite Breaking Bad alum Bob Odenkirk in the Emmy-nominated drama Better Call Saul. Seehorn plays Kim Wexler, a whip smart attorney ambitiously climbing the ladder at a large law firm where she first met Jimmy McGill (Odenkirk), the man

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who will one day become the titular Saul. The AMC show is a prequel to the now-legendary Breaking Bad, which was also created by Saul showrunner Vince Gilligan and featured writer Peter Gould, who originated the character of Saul Goodman.

As Wexler, Seehorn returns to her roots in the theater, showcasing her chops through a nuanced performance that’s rarely flashy but always compelling. Each week, a layer of her beautiful blonde exterior is rolled back to reveal a hardscrabble work ethic, razor sharp wit and an emotional connection with Jimmy McGill that transcends the boundaries of television.

We spoke over the phone right after Better Call Saul was renewed by AMC for a third season.

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ABOVE THE LINE MH: Have you been to New Orleans before?

RS: I went to Mardi Gras once when I was still in college. I can’t say that it was my favorite thing. I remember thinking, “This is not the city: this is a party.” Then, I came back later and spent a week there and just had the best time. Now, I’d love to go back for Jazz Fest!

MH: I don’t feel like Mardi Gras stands out that much.

The traffic is worse then, but that’s pretty much the way the city is all the time, at least in spirit. Fun film story: I met with Nina Noble and her team on HBO’s Treme to shoot that film’s pilot in New Orleans. We were in this meeting with the New Orleans Police Department and other city officials, and they told us they wanted to do a second line down the street in the Treme neighborhood. Do you know what a second line is?

RS: No, what’s that?

MH: A second line is where a group of people — not necessarily anyone special - get some instruments like a trombone or drums, grab some beers and then play music. It’s a walking parade. In fact, one of the film studios in New Orleans is called Second Line Stages.

RS: That is awesome! I love that.

MH: And they start with like five or ten people, but then people along the way grab a beer from their house and then join you, so at the end it’s like 100 people. And we had to tell production, “Even though it’s a fake second line, real people are going to join you. So, you have to be sure to release all of them.”

RS: I love that. I watch that show Togetherness on HBO. How about the Slow Roll they did when he goes home to Detroit?

That is a real thing! I watched a little post-show discussion they did and found that people in Detroit who wanted to revive their city gathered, and started just biking at night with lights on their bikes. Almost an artistic statement, but also to artistically discuss the question of, “How do we reinvigorate different parts of the city?” When they shot a scene like that for the show, real people got on their bikes and joined.

MH: That makes so much sense, because Jay and Mark Duplass are part of the show and they are from the New Orleans area.

RS: Then they definitely know something about second lines! It’s kind of the same thing. It’s local camaraderie for the sake of community without political purpose or agenda.

I grew up partially in Virginia, but I also grew up in Japan and Arizona. I find that the South - for all of the bad things that are sometimes associated with it - has a “village” mentality.

There’s a community quality there that is without agenda.

MH: There is just a slower lifestyle down here. Which is sometimes beneficial and sometimes not.

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a group or herd mentality. When I moved out to Los Angeles, I found that there’s a different fast-paced quality here that has its own kind of anxiety built in, but people are a little more relaxed with their time. It’s a subtle difference. People will say, “We’re meeting at 1pm,” and it’s completely acceptable to show up fifteen or even thirty minutes late. And everyone always says the same thing. “Traffic” or “I was in six meetings.” Super late is still rude, of course. But in New York, punctuality is sort of seen very differently. Because of public transportation, everything thinks, “We all had to ride five trains, so I don’t want to hear it.”

MH: You’re on one of the best shows on TV right now, Better Call Saul. So, I want to know what TV shows you grew up watching.

RS: I was obsessed with Nick at Nite from around age nine to fifteen. I watched a ton of TV! I know now you’re never supposed to say, “Oh my God, you let a TV raise your kid!” But I completely sat in front of that TV. I guess we can discuss whether I turned out okay or not.

I was completely obsessed with Nick at Nite and at the time, it was all reruns of classic television. I didn’t know until I was older that many of those shows were not in their first run. I thought I was watching I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched in their first run! I don’t think I knew that they were old shows.

I loved them! And many of the 1970s sitcoms I was obsessed with, like Maude and anything Bea Arthur touched, including Golden Girls later. Taxi, Barnie Miller, Soap and Benson. I would watch these all with my mom and my dad. All in the Family, Rhoda, Mary Tyler Moore Show. I loved their timing. Half-hour shows have gotten kind of a bad rap, and half-hour sitcoms especially. However, they can and certainly should be very character specific. There is great drama and humor that’s very character driven in those shows. I was fascinated with all of that.

Then, I transitioned to one-hour dramas and movies. Endless hours of movies. I worked at a video store. Remember those?

MH: Barely.

RS: My sister was a manager and I was an employee. I don’t recommend that arrangement if you have an older sibling… because you will be abused. Haha! But I got to watch as many movies as I wanted for free. And I did that through all of high school. I’ve always been utterly enthralled with and immersed in television and film. I love them and I love books, too. I love storytelling.

MH: Even a show like All in the Family, which was a comedy, had some really dramatic stuff in it. Not to mention politically sensitive.

RS: Yeah! And not just during the “very special episodes,” which is a lot of what they do now where they say in advance, “It’s going to be a sentimental episode.” They dealt with real issues that they tackled all the time. There are some really smart shows on the air now doing that. There’s a lot of really challenging three-dimensional characters that did not have being likeable as their first priority.

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Rhea Seehorn with Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul

MH: What were the movies you really liked growing up?

What were the core that really formed you as a moviegoer?

RS: I loved John Hughes films. I watched them over and over. Every single John Hughes film I’m obsessed with.

And Cameron Crowe’s films — which I would sometimes mistake for John Hughes films! I found out Say Anything and One Crazy Summer are actually not John Hughes films.

But I loved them. I identified with different parts of them at different times. Harry Dean Stanton always reminded me of my dad. I loved the humor, I love the real stories. The characters were amazing.

I also loved Paris, Texas, which is one of my all-time favorite films. The movie Brazil. I think about Brazil all the time on Better Call Saul, especially when I’m in the “document dungeon” that Kim is now working in on the show. I tell this to Peter [Gould] all the time: “Part of me wants to pull my desk through the wall.” Remember that scene in Brazil where the offices are so small and gray that the desk is shared through a wall?

MH: Yes! RS: I think there’s elements of Terry Gilliam’s work, and at a panel the other day, they were saying that they reference the documentary Crumb. There are these fantastical elements in our show that are just slightly outside of naturalism, and I enjoy them so much. It’s a poetic step outside of total realism. Which is just fun. It’s really fun to inhabit that world. It’s tricky, tone-wise, but just such a joy.

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MH: I think Breaking Bad, and now Better Call Saul, do that very well. It’s expressed a lot in the cinematography.

You can have this really grounded scene that’s pretty realistic, and then you’ll have character moments with very dramatic lighting that are artistic elevations of the show.

RS: Yeah. There’s realism in the beats and some beautiful naturalism and realism in the way characters express themselves to each other. The [creators] let you act it instead of say it.

People identify with that more: that people are not saying everything. Usually, in real life, you have to push somebody really far to actually pinpoint their emotions, or articulate why they are angry. We tend to dance around our feelings, or just act them out. And certainly with relationship like with Kim and Jimmy, they write it so well and it’s written to a letter. We don’t change anything. As brilliant of an improv person as Bob Odenkirk is, those scenes are fully written and beautifully so.

The writers make this strong foundation and then Bob and I rehearse it over and over so that what can come alive is what’s between the lines. I think that’s what happens when you do have an authentic relationship. Nothing’s at face value when you know somebody that well, and people have really responded to seeing that on screen. It’s the look between the lines and thinking, “What did you mean by that?” It’s having a shared history, and Bob and I remind each other of that. Whenever

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Rhea Seehorn with Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul

a character brings something up, it’s very possible it’s not the first time they brought it up. What happened last time they talked about it? Was there an argument? Did it go well? Did it not go well? When you speak to a friend of yours, and you pick what movie to see tonight, you have a shared history about last time you picked a movie. Was it a good one or a bad one? And a smirk or a joke or anything there could communicate that.

They are just so lovely on our set. Our directors and our writers are so encouraging and they create an incredible environment to build that kind of realistic relationship.

MH: You work a lot with Bob Odenkirk, who plays the lead Jimmy McGill, the man that will at some point become Saul Goodman. Your character Kim is his very complicated love interest. The most romantic scenes in the show to date, in my opinion, is when Kim is at the nail salon after

photo by Ursula Coyote/AMC

hours, and Jimmy is painting her toenails. It’s kitschy and yet romantic. You can see some of that unspoken history that’s there, even though it was early in the show’s first season. What was it like to put those scenes together?

RS: We always start by meeting and running the lines together over and over. Just lines. We’re not cementing any kind of performance. We wait until we’re playing with the director to solidify everything, but first we just go over and over it. It gets your brain simmering. When you walk away from that, you’re thinking about what is a reference to the past, and what’s a reference to the future. What’s something that could be taken a different way? Then, we get there, and we do the scene many times and in many different fashions. Another great thing the writers do on this show that comes across so authentically to viewers is that there’s not one obvious arc in many scenes.

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You can get almost in an argument, and then it peters out, then it’s a little funny and it starts being ok, and now it’s not!

We ran many versions of that. We tried it a million ways. And then Bob and I, along with the whole great cast, are actors that enjoy not overly planning how you are going to say every line. Because you get there, and you realize it’s all in the other person’s delivery. It becomes this amazing game of volleyball, and that’s when those moments happen between the lines. You think you know what you are getting ready to say — as we often do it real life — but then Jimmy delivers his line with a slight sadness. And suddenly I can’t come back as prickly as I planned to. Then, I say my line with a smirk and it makes Jimmy deliver his line back to me in a different way. That’s when I think the audience starts to breath with us. You’re watching a volley back and forth. Nothing can really be planned at that point.

Then, our great directors and our great DP Arthur Albert that will do what’s (oddly) unheard of in television right now, which is hold the shot in a wide or a medium, rather than in an extreme closeup for those moments. Then you are really breathing with the characters, and you can see the whole thing. It’s great. It’s like theater.

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MH: One more question. One thing I have noticed about you—in red carpet videos, in EPK interviews, everywhere— is that your eyebrow game is always on point.

RS: Hahaha!

MH: So, I’m wondering... what are Rhea Seehorn’s last-minute makeup tips?

RS: Well, of course, hire great makeup artists! That’s so funny.

My eyebrows move independently of each other, which I sometimes have to watch because it can be just a whole circus going on up there, and then people aren’t paying attention to my lines. And I also have a very rubbery face, which is good, but with Kim, I actually have to calm it down. She doesn’t let everyone know what she’s thinking nearly as much as I do in real life. She’s very poker faced. But I’m very aware of it for these interviews, because I can finally let them become unleashed!

MH: Keep up the great work on Better Call Saul. It’s appointment viewing for me and all my friends. You guys are doing great work.

RS: I love that! I think it’s a group kind of show to watch. And thank you for watching!

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CITY SURF FITNESS Q&A WITH BECKY HARDIN

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photos by Liz Daino Photography NC: What exactly is City Surf Fitness? Is it upbeat…do you listen to fun music?

BH: City Surf is a group fitness concept featuring six different classes all done on stability surfboards. It’s fast paced, you’ll sweat, burn calories, and there’s always a great playlist. We offer everything from barre and yoga, all the way to strength training, circuits, and bootcamp. Our 10 trainers each have their own style, which makes every class you take at City Surf different, always keeping your body guessing and keeping you from plateauing.

NC: Have you had any celebrity clients that you can disclose?

BH: In the short time that we’ve been open, we’ve had a few musicians take a class with us, but no actors to date. We hope to change that soon!

NC: Where are you located?

BH: We are at 5924 Magazine, between State Street and Eleanor Street, a few blocks away from Audubon Park and two blocks from Whole Foods.

NC: How big is the normal class? How long is the class?

BH: We max out at 14, so you still get the benefits of small group training but with the energy of a bigger class. People are focusing on trying to stand on their boards, so there’s no pressure from others 40 | SPRING 2016

watching you or laughing at you. Everyone looks goofy their first time and being on the board is really a humbling experience. Classes are 50 minutes long and we promise to make you sweat the whole time.

NC: What is the best class to take if you are a beginner?

BH: We suggest trying Big Kahuna as a beginner. This is our strengthening class, which uses resistance bands and a sandbell to tone all over. There is less cardio in this class than others, so you have more of a chance to get acclimated on the board.

City Surf is a great first class as well, which is our signature class featuring surf inspired moves and a full body workout.

NC: What are health benefits of this type of fitness program?

BH: Balance is such an important part of a fitness routine that many people forget to work on. As we age, our balance goes first and City Surf really helps to develop and maintain it. City Surf develops your core strength, which is more than just a 6-pack like everyone thinks. The core is the obliques, the lower back, helps with balance and posture. You also develop muscles you can really only develop when you’re surfing, like those deep ab muscles, upper arm muscles, and back definement. You’ll lean out, become stronger, and start to see a change in your body within just a few sessions. You’ll be sore in places you didn’t even know you had muscles in!

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NC: Tell me about the growth of the company.

What made you decide to bring this to New Orleans?

BH: Our friend Mitchell Brown founded the company three years ago in Dallas. The boards were on Shark Tank, which is where many people recognize them from. Mitchell rebranded them, created the six classes around them, and opened a studio in Uptown Dallas that offered classes only done on the boards.

He now has two locations in Dallas, our friend Andrew Heller owns a City Surf in Austin, and now myself and business partner Michael Angle own the New Orleans location. City Surf as a whole is a small start up, we’re each independently owned (we’re not a franchise), we run it how we want, and are really starting to gain some national attention. I grew up on the beach in South Florida and was surrounded by surf culture, surfed in college, and was really missing it when I moved to NOLA five years ago. I’ve always been into fitness, group fitness specifically. When I took a class on a trip to Dallas I was hooked. I loved the voice of the company, the vibe of the studio, and the workout was actually really hard and rewarding. The time was right and we found our location and pulled the trigger. It was scary quitting my secure day job, but it was worth every second and I would do it again and again.

NC: What makes you unique?

BH: Besides the obvious (you’re on a surfboard!), we’re a no-pressure environment. A lot of people are nervous to try a new gym or studio because the vibe isn’t welcoming.

That is completely opposite at City Surf. We are great for any fitness level, we know everyone’s names, and are really striving to create a community of awesome people rather than just a place to workout. Sure, you’re going to get a kick-ass workout, but you’re also going to meet new people. We have a huge backyard for events and we have meetups in the works to take City Surf beyond the studio.

NC: Is there anything you want New Orleanians to know about City Surf?

BH: We’re locally owned, and not a franchise, which seems to be a common misconception. We’re in a 100-yearold building, we have some amazing details in the space done by local artists. My good friend Clay Misner came in from Jacksonville Beach, FL, to do our murals. He’s a super-talented artist, and one of the first things I said when City Surf started happening was that Clay was going to do our art. It’s such a huge focal point of the studio and something that I think really makes it special. The studio has been a labor of love with Michael doing all the reclaimed wood, Nola Woodworking doing our desk and benches, and then Clay with the art. We even polished the floors ourselves (and probably never doing that again, haha!). City Surf is unlike any other workout you’ve tried.

Even people who don’t like to work out love coming to City Surf and find themselves in a fitness routine. NOLA isn’t a conventional place. Why should our workout be?

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NC: What advice do you have for people wanting to explore City Surf Fitness further? What is your advice on healthy living?

BH: Come check us out! Your first class is the craziest, you’re going to be super wobbly and will most likely laugh at yourself at some point. It gets easier the more you come, and 9 times out of 10 people love it. Follow us on instagram & snapchat to get a behind the scenes look at what we do and see videos of the workouts so you know what you’re getting into.

I honestly think healthy living is all about balance (no pun intended).

We live in a very tempting city, with bad food and booze all around us. I think you can indulge and make up for it. It’s all about give and take. If that means staying away from City Surf on weekends, but coming MondayThursday, then go for it. Do what makes you feel good and what works for you.

NC: With Spring bikini ready?

BH: Beach Body great for leaning it with Pipeline,

coming, what classes do you recommend to get Bootcamp, City Surf, and City Surf Circuits are out and getting that cardio in. I’d supplement our barre class, and Big Kahuna for toning.

NC: How often should clients train? Do you recommend any kind of cross training?

BH: We recommend coming at least three to four times a week. We have clients that come five or six days a week, some even come twice a day! Whatever you can do without hurting yourself and overdoing it is best. We have clients that like to run with City Surf, which is a great supplement to our classes. Many clients run to the studio if they live nearby. A lot of clients are training for the Crescent City Classic and use City Surf for endurance training. But City Surf is great on its own too. I used to run a bit more before I opened the studio, and now I just do City Surf and I’ve seen a really awesome change in my own body from taking classes alone.

NC: How do you recommend that women and men stay motivated?

BH: Group fitness is a motivation in itself! With the push of those around you, it helps to keep you going to keep up with the class. We have a challenge going on for lent right now, 30 classes in 40 days for 30% off your next package. It helps people to keep their goals going and are holding themselves responsible for something. We know all of our clients, and when you’re not there we wonder where you are. We hope to be that “fitness family” for our clients and hold them responsible and committed. Find a workout you really enjoy and that challenges you, that will always keep you coming back.

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A Little Mermaid

Feature: MVP Studios Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Poppy Drayton, Loreto Peralta Director: Chris Bouchard Producer: Robert Molloy & Armando Gutierrez Writer: Blake Harris Resumes: almsavannah@gmail.com Status: March 2016 Location: Savannah, GA

American Lion

HBO Starring: Sean Penn Producer: Matt Jacobson & Lynette Howell Writer/Producer: Doug Miro & Carlo Bernard LP: Jon Kuyper Status: May 2016 Location: Atlanta & Savannah, GA

Atlanta

Series / FX Starring: Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, Lakeith Lee Stanfield, Zazie Beetz Director: Hiro Murai Producer: Dianne McGunigle & Paul Simms Writer/Producer: Donald Glover Resumes: atlantadistro@gmail.com Phone: 404-662-4080 FAX: 844-804-6440 LP: Alex Orr Status: March 9 Location: Atlanta & Los Angeles

Baby Driver

Feature – Sony (TriStar) Starring: Lily James, Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey, Elza Gonzalez Writer/Director: Edgar Wright Resumes: babydriveratlanta@gmail.com & babydriverresumes@gmail.com Phone: 404.900.7880 Fax: 855.357.3124 LP: Adam Merims PS: Nick Hatton PM: Haley Sweet Status: February 11 Location: Atlanta

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Feature – Universal Pictures Starring: Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, The Rock, Jason Statham Director: F. Gary Gray Resumes: ff8atlanta@gmail.com Phone: 404.662.4000 LP: Michael Fottrell PM: Carla Raij Status: March 21 Location: Atlanta & New York

Greenleaf

Series – OWN/Lionsgate Starring: Lynn Whitfield, Merle Dandridge, Desiree Ross, Keith David, Lamman Rucker, Kim Hawthorne, Deborah Joy Winans, Oprah Winfrey Resumes: greenleaftvresumes@gmail.com Phone: 404.939.9680 PM: Gerrit van der Meer PM: Albert T. Dickerson III Status: October 27-March 22 Location: Atlanta

Hidden Figures

Feature Starring: Taraji P. Henson & Octavia Spencer Director: Ted Melfi Producer: Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Ivana Lombardi, Kimberly Quinn Writer: Allison Schroeder Resumes: hiddenfiguresresumes@gmail.com Phone: 404-796-8400 LP: Kevin Halloran Status: March 14 Location: Atlanta

The Jury

Pilot / ABC Starring: Archie Panjabi, Jeremy Sisto, Eve Harlow, Adina Porter, Hina Abdullah, Brandon Jay McLaren & Ben Esler Director: Neil Burger Producer: Carol Mendelsohn & Julie Weitz Writer/Producer: VJ Boyd & Mark Bianculli Phone: 404-891-0825 Fax: 844-499-3168 LP: Jean Higgins PM: Mary Courtney Status: March 14 Location: Atlanta

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veryone loves a good redemption story. It’s difficult not to draw inspiration from people who have sunk to the lowest depths imaginable — whether through business failures, incarcerations, drug or alcohol dependencies, illnesses or other hardships — only to find their ways back to success, often helping others not to make the same mistakes.

The new docu-reality television series and companion book “Rock Bottom & Back” by BIC Media Solutions chronicle the personal stories of people from all walks of life who have overcome insurmountable adversities — from celebrities to not-sofamous ordinary people. Their stories are heartfelt, authentic and real.

• Tonja Myles was molested as a child and later became a prostitute due to a crack addiction. She is now a certified recovery specialist and started Set Free Indeed Ministry over two decades ago. Myles attended the State of the Union address at the invitation of former President George W. Bush.

• David Bottner, who was born into extreme poverty and suffered abuse and addiction, turned his life over to God at age 30. Now the executive director of The New Orleans Mission, he brings God and faith to the streets and is changing the face of homelessness.

• Whitney Strickland, CEO of Calculated Controls, was a workaholic and alcoholic until he hit bottom and contemplated suicide. Fortunately, he saw the light of hope. With the help of his father, Jerry Strickland, founder of AltairStrickland, the Strickland Family Foundation partnered with The Wheelhouse, a recovery center for men who have lost it all.

“These stories and more provide a running theme: Never give up,” said Earl Heard, the show’s creator and founder/CEO of BIC Alliance.

Heard personally knows what it means to hit rock bottom, which is why he is giving back by creating this television series and book.

“My hope is for the stories in ‘Rock Bottom & Back’ to inspire people everywhere to pursue their dreams no matter their circumstances,” he said. “I survived and flourished, and so can others.”

Other stories in the series and featured in the book include: • Bea Aikens, who overcame an addiction to gambling and founded Lanie’s Hope, a national advocacy group dedicated to building awareness and understanding of compulsive gambling as a condition.

• Deena Burnett Bailey, who is the widow of United Flight 93 hero Tom Burnett, helped found the Tom Burnett Family Foundation, which encourages people to be “everyday heroes” through education and philanthropic entities.

• Bradley Blue, a U.S. Army veteran who fought post-traumatic stress disorder and now counsels other veterans at Camp Hope in Houston on how to control the condition.

• Mark R. Laaser, a speaker and author who, as president and director of Faithful & True, is known as the leading Christian authority in the field of sexual addiction.

• Billy Rivers, a former outlaw biker and ex-convict from Louisiana who is now a chaplain and speaker for the Christian Motorcycle Organization.

• Stanley Roberts, a former NBA star who fell from grace due to drug use but later overcame dyslexia and illness to earn his college degree.

• Bobby Smith, a retired Louisiana state trooper who was shot in the face and blinded by a drug dealer in 1986 and now speaks to law enforcement officers and firefighters on dealing with trauma.

BIC Media Solutions, in coordination with its media partners, is developing the docu-series “Rock Bottom & Back,” set to film this year. Mission Media Productions will produce a 22-minute film segment and a sizzle reel. The companion book with the same title, written by New York Times best-selling author Susan Mustafa, will be released soon by BIC Media Solutions. Los Angeles-based entertainment marketing consultant Tracy Balsz has been commissioned to assist BIC Media Solutions in branding and bringing awareness to the “Rock Bottom & Back” book and docu-series.

For more information, visit From left, Rose Gladner and Earl Heard of BIC www.bicmediasolutions.com, Media Solutions; Stanley Roberts, former NBA star; or contact Earl Heard or Rose and Steven Scaffidi of Mission Media Productions visit during a filming session of “Rock Bottom & Back.”

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Flashburn Notorious

Pilot / ABC Starring: Daniel Sunjata & Aimee Teegarden Director: Michael Engler Producer: Jeff Kwatinetz, Mark Geragos, Wendy Walker, Josh Barry, Kenny Meiselas & Brian Gersh Writer/ Producer: Josh Berman & Allie Hagan Resumes: notoriousresumes@gmail.com Phone: 404-662-4098 LP: Paul Bernard PM: Jim Scura Status: March 14 Location: Atlanta, GA

Office Christmas Party

Feature Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, TJ Miller, Kate McKinnon Director: Will Speck & Josh Gordon Producer: Scott Stuber, Guymon Casady, Daniel Rappaport , Shelly Strong & Steven Spielberg Writer: Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky & Laura Solon Resumes: ocpfeature@gmail.com Phone:404-618-1015 PM: Mads Hansen Status: March 16 Location: Atlanta, GA

Satan’s Sisters

Pilot: VH1 Producer: Suzanne De Passe, Josh Berman, Susan Levison, Star Jones, Madison Jones & Susan Levison Writer/ Producer: Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg Status: June 2016 Location: Atlanta

Untitled Paranormal Project

Pilot CW Director: David Nutter Producer: Lauren Wagner Writer/ Producer: Kevin Williamson Resumes: uppresumes@gmail.com Phone: 404-662-4012 LP: Douglas Ornstein Status: March 14 Location: Atlanta

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Feature Director: Giorgio Serafini Writer: Garry Charles & Giorgio Serafini Producer: Scott Dolezal Resumes: flashburninfo@gmail.com & flashburnproduction@gmail.com LP: Eric Williams PM: Melissa Kirkendall Status: Active Development Location: New Braunfels, TX

Hit

Feature Producer: Michael Costigan, Ben LeClair, Katie Mustard Writer/Director: Todd Cole Resumes: katie@katiemustard.com Status: April 2016 Location: Houston, TX

I Love Dick

Pilot / Amazon Starring: Kathryn Hahn Director: Jill Soloway Producer: Andrea Sperling Writer/Producer: Jill Soloway & Sarah Gubbins LP: Victor Hsu Status: June 12 Location: Marfa, TX & Los Angeles

La Barracuda

Feature Starring: Sophie Reid Director: Julia Halperin & Jason Cortlund Producer: Nancy Schafer, Bruce Beresford, David Hartstein Writer: Jason Cortlund Resumes: nancy@8750films.com Phone: 646-326-2557 Status: April 11 Location: Austin, TX

Baywatch

Feature: Paramount Starring: Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Priyanka Chopra Director: Seth Gordon Resumes: pwpprodoffice@gmail.com Phone: 912.200.5223 LP: Louise Rosner PS: Corey Sklov Status: February 22 Location: Miami, FL and Savannah & Atlanta, GA

The Comedian

Feature Director: Taylor Hackford Producer: Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Mark Canton, Courtney Solomon, John Linson, Art Linson Writer: Art Linson & Jeffrey Ross LP: Jon Kilik PM: Tracey Landon Status: February 21 Location: New York & Florida

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The Trap

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Vandal

Feature Director: Jose Daniel Freixas Producer: Luis Balaguer, Sofia Vergara, Jen Sall, Tony Gonzalez Writer: Paul Taegel, Jose Daniel Freixas Status: May 16 Location: Miami, FL

The Death Of Eva Sofia Valdez

Pilot/ABC Starring: Raúl Castillo, Zaybryna Guevara, Marta Milans Director: Thor Freudenthal Producer: Michele Fazekas – Tara Butters – Robert Atwood Writer/Producer: Charise Castro Smith Resumes: deathofevapilot@gmail.com Phone: 843-232-2500 LP: Barbara D’Alessandro Status: March 14 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC

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THE UNSCENE PILOTS’ FLIGHT Millions fear waiting in the wings to board a hollow vessel bound for the skies. There, trapped in the tiniest seat, flanked on each side by screaming children, they fear a death that will never come.

Their chance of dying in a plane crash is one in eleven million.

Television production demands a higher calibre of crew. As a new industry develops, TV is often the last test. It requires a large crew base and crew members that have the skill and stamina to deliver high quality work over the course of six months. Louisiana passed that test years ago and has hosted series such as Treme, American Horror Story, Scream Queens, True Detective, NCIS: New Orleans, The Gates, Star-Crossed, Salem, and K-Ville. Each time, the robust number of series that will shoot in Louisiana have been preceded by television pilots. It’s a direct indicator of future business, a flight plan filed far in advance.

Right now, there are no pilots shooting in Louisiana, a direct result of the State Legislature’s indecision last year. Although no detrimental changes were ultimately made, the public pronouncements about the program created the impression of governmental instability. That impression made producers scared and sent pilots that would have landed in Louisiana to Georgia, Canada, Los Angeles, and New York. Because of the illusion of turbulence, Louisiana will lose out on many seasons of television, all of which will likely be filmed where their pilots shot.

When a pilot seeks to land his plane, he’s not looking for uneven ground with hidden land mines. He’s looking for a runway, welcoming him, his crew, and his passengers.

In the future, let’s help those planes land in Louisiana.

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