Today I met in Sukhumvit Soi 3 with Ray (Bangkok Adrenaline Director) and Ron (Bangkok Adrenaline Action Director) for a movie casting for a Japanese movie. Upon arrival we met Denji - whom I wrestle with in Bangkok Adrenaline at the beginning of the movie.
Upon entering we meet the Thai staff, whom Ray knows very well and Ron also knows seperately, seems I was the odd one out.
Upon chatting it seems that not only was I recommended by Ray and also by Ron but also by Stef, the Canadian music video producer whom I met on the Thaitanium "Talk Shit" shoot.
Connections.
We are basically told that since we are know we are not doing a casting as such but meeting with the Japanese client and having some photos taken - in effect we already landed the roles.
As much information as I was able to gather about it is that it will be a Japanese War movie, we will play Americans, maybe Ray may be playing a British officer - he had to do a reading as well - that'll be funny with his German accent. It will be shooting about an hour north of Bangkok and we will be required for 2 or 3 days filming.
The scene is going to be a massive attack, with helicopters, airplanes, explosives, machine gunfire explosives planted in the ground throughout many locations - it is going to be a BIG scene.
All I know about my part is that I will be sitting in a vehicle or turrent or some such due ot my height - which also means I will hopefully get to operate some large guns - my military experience might even come into play here.
Only 2 or 3 days though so it is not a major role, but it will be my first Japanese movie and I will have lines, there will be tons of extras hired on but they needed to organise the actors up front. Wow, that must be Japanese efficiency at work - organising minor actors months out - don't see that in Thai movies too often.
Filming will be in mid-June.
(UPDATE: Not surprisingly it was later deemed that I was too tall to use in a historical war movie and the part went to someone more normal sized).
