David Herold Fight - Production Stills (3/28/2010)

Shooting yet again at the 1890 House, our second day involved the pre-title sequence fight, which is against David Herold. All in all, everything went quite well and we finished much earlier than yesterday. For now, KILL BOOTH takes a break from MAJOR shooting until April 10th. The next few weeks will see a few smaller scenes shot, along with intense fight choreography work on the final battle between Abe and Booth. For now, enjoy more production stills!

Lewis Powell Fight - Production Stills (3/27/2010)

Today, the cameras officially started rolling on KILL BOOTH. Our wonderful production schedule started off with the fight against Lewis Powell. Filmed in the 1890 House, the shoot went very well and everyone walked away pleased (albeit sore). Here's a slideshow of production stills that were taken during the shoot.

The Sound of Music

After a long winded search, KILL BOOTH finally has a composer! For this particular job, we've decided to outsource to Dave Volpe, who resides in Los Angeles. Dave is currently attending the "Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television" program at USC. In fact, he was even awarded a year long mentorship with film composer Thomas Newman (Wall-E, Finding Nemo). Here's a few links to his previous work:

Film Music

Concert Music

We're especially fond of "Return Home," "Heroic Space Battle," and "Mad Dance."

Choreography Montage #1

Here's a short look at some of the choreography that'll be featured in two KILL BOOTH fight scenes! Enjoy!

A Quick Update...

Just a few new things to update about. On Monday the main crew met with the entire cast and had a full script read-through. Overall it went very well and we're immensely pleased with the cast we've managed to assemble. Secondly, "Kill Booth" has officially been registered with the Writer's Guild of America. At this point, we're looking at the weekend of March 27th and 28th as our first shooting dates for the picture. Until then, we'll be finalizing pre-production requirements and trying to enjoy ourselves over Spring Break.

George Atzerodt

With the final casting of GREG SCHULZ as the cowardly "villain" GEORGE ATZERODT, the entirety of the main cast has been filled! Thus, onward we march into the territory of getting the full cast together with the main crew to do a table read-through of the script! Once accomplished, we'll move onto the task of finalizing costumes that fit the time period (and the actors). After that, it'll be time to plow headfirst into production!

Lewis Powell

The slightly psychotic villain LEWIS POWELL has been cast! The man who tried to unsuccessfully assassinate Secretary of State William Seward will be played by ALEX GAMBALE. On Lincoln's list of conspirators to kill, Powell is the second target. The fight at Powell's Estate will be filmed on location at the gorgeous 1890 House. It's a deadly duel that takes place throughout multiple rooms and levels of the house, ultimately leading to a struggle of pure willpower on the ground level. Only one lead role remains before the entire cast has been filled!

John Wilkes Booth

Our lead villain and main target of Abraham Lincoln has been cast! JOHN WILKES BOOTH will be portrayed by DAVID LOBACH. Though he's warned us that he can't grow an actual mustache, we're sure that the cost of a fake one will be made up by David's sinister approach to the role and his commitment to the intensive sword training and fighting he'll be required to do. With only a few actors left to cast, pre-production on KILL BOOTH is slowly coming to a close. Principal photography, here we come!

Mary Todd Lincoln

MARY TODD LINCOLN has officially been cast! MICHELE FORTIER will be filling the smaller, but important, part of Abraham Lincoln's wife. After her kidnapping at the hands of Booth, Abe's resolve grows stronger and his quest for vengeance is taken to a whole new level.

Mary Surratt

Our lead female villain and femme fatale, MARY SURRATT, has been cast! MEGAN CROSEN will be taking on the task of portraying the badass villainess and second-in-command to John Wilkes Booth. Her struggle against Abe is one of the most violent in the entire movie, so finding an actress who can handle both the drama and the intense action is a great asset to the production. Expect the majority of the rest of the cast to be revealed as the week goes on.