As I eventually eluded to here, buried far beneath my retro-New Mexico, non-”encounter” with Mark Wahlberg story…
I can now report that Washington and Wahlberg are officially ON for a June shoot between New Mexico and Louisiana for the Universal Pictures production of “2 Guns”.
The ACTION ADVENTURE flick tells the story of a DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who are unwittingly investigating each other and who steal mob money for the good guys. They realize later that the mob actually got them to steal $50 million from the CIA.
Fresh off Contraband, which also starred Wahlberg, Baltasar Kormakur is at the helm to direct. The script, based on the graphic novel Steven Grant, is penned by Blake Masters.
Even with many highly anticipated New Mexico productions in the works for 2012, expected to revive our injured standings on the global film making stage, no topic is more requested or more widely read here on our little spot on the web than info. on NM’s Own Breaking Bad.
Now we’re just weeks away from the most anticipated pre-season pre-production start of the millenia, as the best show on television is set to return to New Mexico for what is scheduled to be its final season.
Just named the BEST SHOW of 2011 by both Entertainment Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter, we already know that there are no fans like Breaking Bad fans. All over the globe the Emmy winning AMC series captures and broadcasts amazing New Mexico visuals and showcases outstanding talent the world over and will for decades to come.
Fans from coast to coast and around the world clamor for its season premieres, chat about it online 24/7, fanboys and girls host specific message boards, forums and host fan sites all focused on every nuance of the expertly written and supremely acted drama.
The cast, crews and setting are one in a million and we’ll be heartbroken when the final wrap is called. But for now we and the rabid Br Ba-ers just look forward to the grand finale season start.
As we told you here now through January 16 you can enter to win a walk-on role to the best show on television and keep checking-in here for updates and info. on upcoming local casting calls!
In the meantime we present two of the most ambitious Breaking Bad auditions of the many from hopefuls that reach out to *us hoping for some tips on breaking-in to Breaking Bad…
“For your consideration”, here are OHI readers Trixie ConQueso and Sanel Budimlic:
Academy Award winner, Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman, Why Did I Get Married Too?) is set to play Judge Stanton in the upcoming New Mexico film Buttermilk Sky.
Also rumored to star are Michael Madsen (Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs) and Todd Allen (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Las Vegas).
The film has been being knocked around in the pipeline for a couple years now and is currently in pre-production slated for a 2011 release date.
The story revolves around a hardened ex-rodeo performer who finds he can feel emotions again when he befriends an orphaned girl in need.
