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It s been relatively quiet for moviemaking in the Last Frontiersince the last major production -- the Nicolas Cage and Jon Cusacktrue-crime serial-killer flick The Frozen Ground -- wrappedproduction in winter 2011. But New York-based production company Wayfare Entertainment Ventures looks poised to bring a multimillion-dollar film to the 49thstate. Titled Villain, the film currently has a script and directorattached, and is searching for lead actors. According to a press release from Wayfare Entertainment, the film is about two brothers asthey confront their dark past in an unforgiving wilderness -- andin movie speak, that usually means Alaska. The recent press release indicates that Alaska is the first choicefor shooting and adds to other developments in the production. Inaddition to an already-completed script by newcomer screenwriter Josh Zetumer -- who is also co-credited with the upcoming RoboCop remake -- abig-name director has signed onto the project. That would be David Slade , who directed the hugely successful Twilight: Eclipse in 2010and has a bit of Alaska experience, kind of: he also directed2007 s 30 Days of Night which purported to be about vampiresin Barrow, Alaska, but was filmed largely in New Zealand. According to Wayfare production head Jeremy Walker, Alaska is thefirst choice for filming, though there are other factors at play. Alaska is currently our first choice for shooting, Walker wrotein an email to Alaska Dispatch, however, given the fact that thestory takes place during the transitional climate of thepost-winter months, it seems like we only have two possibleshooting windows: April or October. Walker added that since casting is still ongoing, by the time theproduction is ready to begin, Alaska s extreme cold and shortdaylight hours may make it difficult to produce the movie here ifthe scheduling doesn t work. We are trying to avoid this, though, as Alaska has everything weneed and we're hoping to be there, Walker said. If the film does end up in Alaska, whether in April or October, itwould fall under the previous set of tax credits, which were set toexpire in summer 2013. It represents an important milestone for thenascent Alaska film industry, which has been stalled in recentmonths when it comes to feature films as its future has remaineduncertain. Wanetta Ayers, director of the Alaska Department of CommerceCommunity and Economic Development, which oversees the Alaska FilmOffice in charge of approving or denying tax credits, said that theproduction had not yet filed for any pre-approval of credits. That production has not applied for a production incentive, Ayers said of Villain, but added it s not unusual forproductions to become public before they ve actually submittedtheir paperwork, and that s the case here. Ayers said that doesn t mean Wayfare hasn t been communicativewith the Alaska Film Office, though. We are aware of the project,and they have been in contact with the film office." Though the reality TV boom has continued, and commercials are stillbeing filmed, local filmmakers hope that the program will continueto attract big-budget feature film productions like theapproximately $30 million Frozen Ground and thesimilarly-budgeted Big Miracle. Also eyeing the Last Frontier is an action film dubbed HunterKiller, which is expected to cost as much as $100 million. Thatfilm has already pre-qualified for a tax credit . Villain may not be budgeted quite that high, but with the rightstar power attached, it could give another kick in the pants to thegrowing Alaska film industry. Contact Ben Anderson at ben(at)alaskadispatch.com. I am an expert from hotel-door-locks.com, while we provides the quality product, such as CCTV Camera Power Supply Manufacturer , Guard Patrol Reader Manufacturer, Electric Locks For Doors,and more.
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