Everything in our little movie world is based on the Six Degrees of Reece Rios (hence our previous short film BUTTERSCOTCH where he played Martin). After all it was the mighty Rios that introduced me to director Jon Keeyes, several actors (VMX's Jeff Hoferer who is playing our "Teacher"), and today's VMX spotlight. Reece introduced me to his good friend, and now my good friend, the multi-talented Matt Moore. Not sure what this guy doesn't do. He acts in commercials, movies, does print work, writes scripts, and helps cast movies. Matt has a keen eye for talent and it was he who brought us our two leading ladies in Virgin Mary Christmas: Cherami Leigh (Mary) and Katy Rowe (Dana). We of course put the all-call out by word of mouth that we were having auditions, but it was Matt who put the bug in Cherami and Katy's ear to audition. What's crazy is that Matt was in a shoot for JC Penny the day before VMX casting began when he told Katy she would be perfect for one of the roles. And the next thing you know it is history.
Quick shout out to Chris Johnson who brought us our amazing "Tennie" - Rebekah Kennedy.
Speaking of Six Degrees - Matt can now officially be linked to the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon himself because he is playing two roles (not one, but TWO) in Kevin Bacon's upcoming movie!
Here's a quick look at Matt's growing career:
- Just shot two roles in the upcoming film SUPER starring Rainn Wilson (6 Feet Under, Juno, The Office), Liv Tyler (Armageddon, The Strangers), Ellen Page (Juno, Smart People, Whip It), and Kevin Bacon (You know who Kevin f-ing Bacon is).
- The upcoming MARDI GRAS starring Carmen Electra, Regina Hall (Scary Movie franchise, Super Hero Movie, Death at a Funeral)
- PREMONITION starring Sandra Bullock (The Proposal, The Blind Side, Speed), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck, Fantastic 4 movies)
- Played the lead Dan Miller in Academy Award Finalist Director's Jon Keeyes’ horror HALLOW’S END. (Jon also directed BUTTERSCOTCH for those who haven't been paying attention along the way)
- A zillion TV commercials
- More...
Here's some cool stuff of Matt out there on the web:
Matt Moore's demo reel SPOOF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we6LsvOwSrI
2 Guys in Suits featuring Reece Rios: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rSatK5Ap_E
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1290275/
Thanks Matt for being such a crucial part in this process and we appreciate your friendship!
Mat Moore is this you? The one from our zoom today, we had asked you questions about being a Casting Director, do you remember?
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