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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" Synopsis – IMDb
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.
Articles & Interviews
Images & Videos
- 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
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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.
Last edited by jeezbee; 02-21-2008 at 01:51 AM
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