There's Thunder on the Horizon!

Thunder Road is coming, can you hear the thunder? This feature film project is in development with pre-production hoving into view. Thunder Road is the diligently nurtured baby of Astoria Entertainment, comprising Matt Dallas, Steven Grayhm (who also wrote the script), Charlie Bewley, and assistant, Jupiter Baudot. Matt, Steven and Charlie are producing alongside Penni Thow.  With more meetings and the shooting of promotional material under way this week, things are moving along nicely! We will, of course be keeping you updated on the project's progress, but advise you to also 'like' the official Facebook page to ensure you don't miss anything!

Matt Dallas, Steven Grayhm, Charlie Bewley "on set doing a spot promo"

If you're not already in the know, Thunder Road will tell the story of "the physical and mental hardships and personal triumphs of three soldiers as they attempt to assimilate back into civilian life after returning home from active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan". [IMDb]

Matt Dallas & Steven Grayhm leaving Kings Road CafeMatt and Steven meet up at Kings Road Cafe (May 8, 2013)

The 'Astoria Boys' also intend to produce Into the Heart of America: A Soldier's Story — a documentary of their extraordinary research & development journey over the summer of 2011 to the present, culminating with the infusion of realism, truth and honesty into the feature film, Thunder Road.

USEFUL LINKS:

Official Facebook Page

Thunder Road IMDb Page

Matt Dallas IMDb

Steven Grayhm IMDb

Charlie Bewley IMDb

Matt Dallas signs up for new indie sci-fi "Paradox"

Matt Dallas has just signed on to a new indie sci-fi adventure called Paradox, written and directed by award-winning filmmaker, Elana A. Mugdan. It will be produced by Paradox Film and Shivnath Productions, headed by Dave Brown and Ms Mugdan. With finance already in place, shooting will commence later in the year, with the aim of completing the film for release at the end of January 2014.

Promo Art: Robert Gardocki (& Matt Dallas World)

How can you change your future if you can't change your past?

The storyline is as follows:

Paradox is a 97-minute sci-fi/drama about time travel, and the intrinsic questions of choice and free will that go along with that. Plagued by her poor life choices, Sophie Walters [Ashley Johnson], a young, aspiring scientist, decides to turn to time travel as a means of changing the dismal future she foresees for herself. Aided by her childhood friend, Caleb [Matt Dallas], and somewhat abetted by Jae, a 150-year-old time traveler from the year 2074, she embarks on a complex -- and dangerous -- journey to alter her fate, and in fact, the fate of the entire universe.

According to the information available, this time travel movie will be unlike any other in that its main plot device is the notion of the paradoxes inherent in time travel itself. It relies heavily on the theory that time is linear and that everything in our future has actually already happened... The director, Elana Mugdan, explains this in more detail in the video (below).

We will have more information regarding this film as the project unfolds, but for now you might like to check out the following useful links:

Indiegogo (information only)
Official Facebook Page
Paradox IMDb Page 

Shivnath on YouTube

 Matt Dallas IMDb 

 Ashley Johnson IMDb

Footnote: In keeping with a true sci-fi theme, we're announcing this news on 'Star Wars Day'...so May the 4th be with you! 

"Life Tracker" — Knowing Changes Everything...

Indie thriller/drama/sci-fi, Life Tracker, in which Matt Dallas stars alongside Barry Finnegan and Rebecca Marshall, completed a week-long run at the Harkins Shea 14 theatre in Scottsdale, AZ on May 2nd. 

Joe McClean, Barry Finnegan and Matt Dallas (via Joe McClean)

The screenings were attended by movie lovers as well as the cast and crew's families and friends, with a special Q&A session with writer/director, Joe McClean, Producer, Sarju Patel, and cast members Barry Finnegan (Dillon), Matt Dallas (Scott) and Rebecca Marshall (Bell) after the 6.20 screening on April 27th. 

L-R: Barry Finnegan, Joe McClean, Sarju Patel, Rebecca Marshall & Matt Dallas.

L-R: Matt, Rebecca, Sarju, Sandy Dallas (Matt's mom) & Blue Hamilton (via Matt)

There are some spot screenings of LifeTracker planned over the next few months (so far Ohio, Utah and South Dakota, a Los Angeles premiere and hopefully one in New York), and the movie will be featured at upcoming sci-fi conventions Balticon and ConCarolinas. The film will be represented at Cannes 2013 by Red Sea Media in the hopes of securing international distribution. The good news for movie fans is that there will be a full summer VOD release via every major digital platform.

In Cannes Everyone Can Hear You Scream...

Great news for those of you who have been patiently awaiting updates from the Ghosties at Media World Films since The Ghost of Goodnight Lane wrapped back in 2011!

Alin Bijan’s indie horror-comedy — in which Matt Dallas stars as Ben — will be represented at the upcoming Cannes International Film Festival film market by Fabrication Films in the hope of securing a worldwide distribution deal. The film also stars Billy Zane, Danielle Harris, Lacey Chabert and Christine Bently (Quinn) to name but a few… The movie was inspired by real-life paranormal happenings in the haunted studio in which it was actually filmed.

Matt Dallas as Ben in "The Ghost of Goodnight Lane"

 If you're feeling brave, check out the teaser trailer (below), but be warned…it’s not for the squeamish!