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Casting Call for “Win by Fall” Extras and Supporting Roles

Monday, 21 June, 2010

Casting Extras and Supporting Roles “Win by Fall” with UFC’s Dan Severn Star in a Sports Movie with UFC Champion Dan Severn! More info at www.michiganacting.com from the Michigan Acting website: Win By Fall – a PG 13 sports movie about HS wrestling will be shooting in Grand Rapids starting July 5. The film stars [...]

Grand Rapids’ Taylor Lautner – articles on GQ and CNN

Thursday, 17 June, 2010

from the CNN.com and GQ.com article: In the interview, he shares how a series of fateful events brought him from being a regular 7-year-old kid taking karate classes in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to his status as an icon recognized around the world – a fact that never fails to amaze him. If it weren’t for [...]

Casting Call for Fighters in Michigan

Tuesday, 15 June, 2010

From the MichiganActing.com website: Casting Asian Kendo or Kenjutsu Fighters for Union Film (Michigan) “Yamazuki: Blood of the Moon” Casting Call We are looking for fighters, Asian males and females 18 years or older, with Kendo or Kenjutsu background talent to portray as Samurai in the upcoming film, “Yamazuki: Blood of the Moon”. Filming will [...]

New trailers for Michigan-native Chuck Johnson

Wednesday, 12 May, 2010

From nipponcinema.com: The official website (http://www.hunters-movie.com/) for the upcoming pinky violence-inspired “Sukeban Hunters” films has been completely overhauled with links to two brand new trailers. Judging from the website, the English title is apparently “Yakuza Busting Girls”. It probably goes without saying, but neither of these trailers are work safe. Yakuza Busting Girls: Duel in [...]

Trailer for New Movie – Sukeban Hunters – with Chuck Johnson

Thursday, 21 January, 2010

Check out the trailer and accompanying article on NipponCinema website. This clip features Michigan’s own Chuck Johnson (he’s one of the guys fighting the girl!). Chuck is a martial artist, actor, and model, originally from Okemos, Michigan, and now living in Tokyo. Click here for an earlier post regarding Chuck Johnson.