John Shea (6/07 Low Grounds)
Excerpt from PR Web 6/6/07: John Shea | Low Grounds
InsideFilms Takes Spec Graphic Novel "Low Grounds," Adapts for Film
(PRWEB) June 6, 2007 -- InsideFilms has taken the graphic novel "Low Grounds" and is making it into a film. Currently in pre-production "Low Grounds" has attached John Shea and Billy Drago to star in this supernatural thriller.
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The story takes place in an old industrial town in the early eighties. It's seen through the eyes of high school drop out, an intern at a theater that is set to be torn down to make way for a mall. The theater's nervy director, insists that mounting 'Orpheus of the Underworld', considered cursed by older staff members, is a good idea and could save them all with press coverage but instead kicks off an unfortunate chain of events. With a full house on opening night, ancient Greek verses are unwittingly spoken and to everyone's total horror, a portal to the underworld is torn open, claiming the soul of one of the actors as their body collapses on the stage. With the intern finding a way to access the portal it begins to break at its archaic roots and legions of lost souls rally to escape from their eternal 'Low Grounds' confinement. Shooting is scheduled to begin later this year and will be shot on location in Poland. Director Simon Veredon has set the wheels in motion to shoot the first one in 2007 with films 2 & 3 to follow in 2008.
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Excerpt from Squidoo 6/6/07: John Shea
Low Grounds - A Mythological Thriller
On June 6, 2007 Inside Films, LLC took the graphic novel Low Grounds to make it into a film. It's a dark mythological punk rock driven thriller in three chapters.
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Low Grounds - Main Characters and Actors: Richard (John Shea) The ex-rocker, ex-occultist theater composer
Best known to TV audiences for his recurring role as Lex Luthor, the incarnation of evil, in the TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” (1993). John Shea (born 1949 in Massachusetts) made his first great appearance in the Academy Award-winning thriller Missing (1982) by Costa Gavras. Jack Lemmon (playing his father) and Sissy Spacek (playing his wife) were also nominated for Oscars for their roles. In 1984, he won the Best Actor Award at the Montreal Film Festival for his role in Windy City (1984). On stage he received a Drama Desk award for “American Days,” an Obie award for “The Dining Room,” and a 1976 Theatre World Award for his portrayal of the Jewish student Avigdor in “Yentl.” On television John was awarded the Emmy for the role of the distressed husband and father wannabe who touches off a legal landmark case in the miniseries Baby M (1988) (TV). He also appeared in guest parts on such well-received series as “Sex and the City,” “Tales From the Crypt,” “The Hitchhiker” and “Law and Order.” Most recently he found popularity on the “Mutant X” (2001) sci-fi series playing the role of Adam Kane. He has also appeared on episodes of “Law & Order” and “Medium.” He was attracted to the Low Grounds by its intriguing story and the off-beat feel of the script.
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Excerpt from Movie Hole 5/17/09: John Shea
York aboard Low Grounds trilogy
By Caffeinated Clint on May 17, 2009
Newcomer Olivia Dawn York has been added to the cast of the fantasy epic "Low Grounds: The Portal," the first of three new films that offer a modern-day twist on the "Orpheus" story. The film, written and directed by Simon B. Veredon, also features John Patrick Amedori, Billy Drago ("The Untouchables") and John Shea (TVs "Mutant X"). It lenses shortly in Poland.
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