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Extras needed for G'burg film
By TIM PRATT
October 22, 2006
Hanover Evening Sun
Next summer, ghosts of Civil War soldiers will march through the streets of Gettysburg.
Abraham Lincoln will rise from the dead and Jesus Christ will return to earth as the apocalypse approaches.
There will be natural disasters and miracles, paranormal happenings and mystical beings.
And it is all the doing of Ann Keller.
Keller is the author and screenwriter of "Vortex of Revelation," a science fiction/action movie that will have portions filmed in Gettysburg on June 14 to 17. The film will be based off Keller's novel of the same name.
Producers are calling on 75 to 100 Union and Confederate re-enactors to serve as extras in the full-length feature film.
"We have a scene where Civil War soldiers are marching as ghosts through downtown Gettysburg," said casting director Kerry Eble-Keller. "People in shops and homes can also be extras."
Eble-Keller, husband of the author, said he is still casting for a few main roles in the film as well.
The story is set in the present day and begins with a farmer in a Gettysburg Pizza Hut witnessing flashes of light outside. Then, the mayor of Gettysburg witnesses the ghost of a Civil War soldier on horseback cross the street in front of his car.
As more and more Civil War ghosts march through town, the mayor and police chief call on para-psychologist Jack Urso to investigate.
The story is about the second coming of Jesus Christ, and as the End of Days approaches, vortices in time and space open up and the dead walk among the living.
Urso, his wife, a priest and the priest's assistant travel around the world to investigate ghostly sightings, miracles and other mystical activities as judgment day approaches.
"We've got quite a tale here that needs to be told," Eble-Keller said.
Dave Andrews, an actor who has had roles in TV shows such as Desperate Housewives, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Gilmore Girls, will play one of the lead characters in the film. Emmy Award winner Roger C. Ambrose has signed on as Production Designer.
Eble-Keller said he expects a majority of the re-enactors to come from the Gettysburg, Hanover, Harrisburg and Chambersburg areas.
But the film will not be filmed strictly in downtown Gettysburg. Eble-Keller said he is still looking for a large field in the Gettysburg area to film a battlefield scene.
Portions of the movie will be filmed in other historic locations as well, including Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., and The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
Eble-Keller said that a group of extras has already signed on for the project, but he is always looking for more. The project is seeking male and female re-enactors of all ages for the parts.
Eble-Keller said he hopes the film will be completed in the summer of 2007 with a release date in early 2008.
"Basically, the second coming of judgment is something all Christians share," Eble-Keller said. "It's sort of a wake-up call for folks. If we do this movie right, it's going to leave behind a legacy and countless millions will be affected by it."
Eric
Extras needed for G'burg film
By TIM PRATT
October 22, 2006
Hanover Evening Sun
Next summer, ghosts of Civil War soldiers will march through the streets of Gettysburg.
Abraham Lincoln will rise from the dead and Jesus Christ will return to earth as the apocalypse approaches.
There will be natural disasters and miracles, paranormal happenings and mystical beings.
And it is all the doing of Ann Keller.
Keller is the author and screenwriter of "Vortex of Revelation," a science fiction/action movie that will have portions filmed in Gettysburg on June 14 to 17. The film will be based off Keller's novel of the same name.
Producers are calling on 75 to 100 Union and Confederate re-enactors to serve as extras in the full-length feature film.
"We have a scene where Civil War soldiers are marching as ghosts through downtown Gettysburg," said casting director Kerry Eble-Keller. "People in shops and homes can also be extras."
Eble-Keller, husband of the author, said he is still casting for a few main roles in the film as well.
The story is set in the present day and begins with a farmer in a Gettysburg Pizza Hut witnessing flashes of light outside. Then, the mayor of Gettysburg witnesses the ghost of a Civil War soldier on horseback cross the street in front of his car.
As more and more Civil War ghosts march through town, the mayor and police chief call on para-psychologist Jack Urso to investigate.
The story is about the second coming of Jesus Christ, and as the End of Days approaches, vortices in time and space open up and the dead walk among the living.
Urso, his wife, a priest and the priest's assistant travel around the world to investigate ghostly sightings, miracles and other mystical activities as judgment day approaches.
"We've got quite a tale here that needs to be told," Eble-Keller said.
Dave Andrews, an actor who has had roles in TV shows such as Desperate Housewives, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Gilmore Girls, will play one of the lead characters in the film. Emmy Award winner Roger C. Ambrose has signed on as Production Designer.
Eble-Keller said he expects a majority of the re-enactors to come from the Gettysburg, Hanover, Harrisburg and Chambersburg areas.
But the film will not be filmed strictly in downtown Gettysburg. Eble-Keller said he is still looking for a large field in the Gettysburg area to film a battlefield scene.
Portions of the movie will be filmed in other historic locations as well, including Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., and The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
Eble-Keller said that a group of extras has already signed on for the project, but he is always looking for more. The project is seeking male and female re-enactors of all ages for the parts.
Eble-Keller said he hopes the film will be completed in the summer of 2007 with a release date in early 2008.
"Basically, the second coming of judgment is something all Christians share," Eble-Keller said. "It's sort of a wake-up call for folks. If we do this movie right, it's going to leave behind a legacy and countless millions will be affected by it."
Eric