Writer-director Robert Saitzyk (”White of Winter” and “Godspeed”) wrote and will be directing “The Last Beat,” a drama inspired by the last days of the legendary Doors frontman Jim Morrison. Shawn Andrews (”City Of Ghosts”, “Dazed And Confused”, “Big Heart City”), who has previously worked with Saitzyk in his directorial debut “After the Flood,” is slated to star as Jay Douglas, a famous American rock star in the early 1970’s in relationships with two women in Paris, France. Zero Gravity Management’s Mark Holder and Christine Holder will be producing the project, which begins shooting in Paris this October. No other casting news has been released yet. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more [...]...
- 4/16/2010
- by Costa Koutsoutis
- ShockYa
Writer-director Robert Saitzyk wants to break on through to the other side.
Saitzyk wrote and will direct "The Last Beat," a drama inspired by the last days of Jim Morrison, for Zero Gravity Management ("The Cooler"). Shawn Andrews, who starred in Saitzyk's debut feature "After the Flood," is attached to star.
Zero Gravity's Mark Holder and Christine Holder are producing the project, which begins shooting in Paris in October.
A nontraditional biopic, "Beat" will track the final days of Jay Douglas, a famous American rock star in the early '70s, as he navigates his relationships with two women in Paris -- a glamorous French Countess named Clemence and his California "soulmate," Valerie Eason.
Gus Van Sant used a similar approach in his 2005 film "Last Days," in which he envisioned a fictionalized portrait of the days leading to Kurt Cobain's suicide.
Saitzyk is the writer-director of "White of Winter" and "Godspeed.
Saitzyk wrote and will direct "The Last Beat," a drama inspired by the last days of Jim Morrison, for Zero Gravity Management ("The Cooler"). Shawn Andrews, who starred in Saitzyk's debut feature "After the Flood," is attached to star.
Zero Gravity's Mark Holder and Christine Holder are producing the project, which begins shooting in Paris in October.
A nontraditional biopic, "Beat" will track the final days of Jay Douglas, a famous American rock star in the early '70s, as he navigates his relationships with two women in Paris -- a glamorous French Countess named Clemence and his California "soulmate," Valerie Eason.
Gus Van Sant used a similar approach in his 2005 film "Last Days," in which he envisioned a fictionalized portrait of the days leading to Kurt Cobain's suicide.
Saitzyk is the writer-director of "White of Winter" and "Godspeed.
- 4/15/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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