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Old 01-21-2008, 04:08 PM
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Richard Samuels (Me and Orson Welles) #1: Because Zac fascinates us in 1937 and 2008

Welcome to the "Me and Orson Welles" Thread #1


"Me and Orson Welles" SynopsisIMDb
Set in 1937, the story centers on a high school student (Efron) who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles. The man lands a bit part in "Julius Caesar," the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love.

Alternative (longer) summaries of the novel can be found here.
Another synopsis can be found on the movie page of the Isle of Man Film website here.


Cast & Characters credits on IMDb
Zac Efron..................................Richard Samuels
Christian McKay............................Orson Welles
Claire Danes...............................Sonja Jones
Ben Chaplin................................George Coulouris
Kelly Reilly...............................Muriel Brassler
Eddie Marsan...............................John Houseman
Leo Bill...................................Norman Lloyd
Imogen Poots
Aidan McArdle

Directed by................................Richard Linklater


Filming & Release Info
  • Release date: TBD
    Note: A release date will not be available until the movie has a distributor; for independent movies that happens most of the time only after post-production has been completed and the movie was sold eg at a festival.
  • The movie will be shot from mid February to end March 2008
  • Filming locations are Isle of Man, Buckinghamshire close to London (Pinewood Studios) and New York
  • The Isle of Man part will be filmed from 24th February to 14th March in the Gaiety Theatre (Virtual Tour of the theatre)
  • They need up to 800 extras: 240 people for 3 dates (March 3, 4 and 9) and additional 390 people for March 9 (which makes it 630 extras total for that date). Various extra casting calls have been made public; the extras agencies involved are Ex-Isle, Universal Extras Ltd & The Casting Network. More info available here, here & here.

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  • This picture of Orson Welles and Arthur Anderson (the real life apprentice who Richard Samuels is based on) in 1937 inspired Robert Kaplow to write the book:

  • New Zac candids, sporting his new hairdo for the movie (16 Feb 2008, courtesy of zac-e.com)

Reviews & Test-Screenings
Duh! It's a little bit early considering that filming isn't finished yet, not to talk about post.

Additional Info
  • Get Robert Kaplow's novel at Amazon

Supporters List
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  4. ~Jewel~
  5. LivvyxBaby
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  11. V-Nessa
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  17. Z+Vfan
  18. Miss Fate
  19. zac'sgirl
  20. write2me
  21. krizzteh
  22. blackgreywhite

The opening post gets updated with new information as it becomes available. If you want to be added to the supporters list, please either leave a message in the thread or send me a PM.

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Old 01-21-2008, 04:24 PM
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Old 01-21-2008, 04:31 PM
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Oh love it! Could I be added to this list please?
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Old 01-21-2008, 04:33 PM
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The opening post looks great Bee. Thanks for opening this. This will be a great surprise for when Jule returns. Can you add myself and her as well?
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Old 01-21-2008, 04:34 PM
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Ill be added. So it's official then? He's going to be doing this movie?
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Old 01-21-2008, 04:38 PM
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You are all added.

I'm not a graphic designer and Photoshop-challenged, so if somebody wants to make a better banner, please feel free to. If you want the picture with Orson Welles in the Mercury Theatre for it (which is used in the current one) just let me know and I'll send it to you.

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So it's official then? He's going to be doing this movie?
The answer is right there in the opening post.
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oh wow threads up already, eh?

can you add me please

i'm really excited to see how this is gonna turn out..
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Old 01-21-2008, 05:52 PM
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Can you add me please??
Just imagine Zac in his 1930's clothes he's gonna look extremely hot
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Old 01-21-2008, 06:14 PM
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The answer is right there in the opening post.
Really? Couldn't see it! Its hard to tell whats official and ****e on here.
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Ill be added. So it's official then? He's going to be doing this movie?
Its under additional info. First Bullet.
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Livvy, try and control your language, please.
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Language? How can it hurt anyone if it's censored. Wow and even the word I wrote wasnt even a swear word. Whatever.
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Could you add me to the list as well?
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Old 01-21-2008, 06:56 PM
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Everyone's added in.

I'm surprised nobody has commented yet on the boy in the last picture - that's the real-life boy Zac is playing. He's 17 in that pic - obviously the same age Zac's character is going to be.

The guy looks like 12 though to me. Just in appearance Arthur and Zac look years apart - not only the 3 years Zac is older than the character. On the other hand, Orson Welles is 22 in that picture and Christian McKay who will portray Welles is older than that too.

I'm wondering if Zac will have to play the ukulele too.

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