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Guest House Films has announced the casting of the three lead actors for its upcoming feature film, “The Men Next Door” – Eric Dean (“Nine Lives,” “George’s Intervention”), Michael Nicklin (“The George & Alana Show”) and Benjamin Lutz (“Bite Marks,” “The Love Patient”).
Dean will star as Doug, a 40-year-old gay man who finds himself dating two very different men – 50-year-old Jacob (played by Nicklin) and 30-year-old Colton (played by Lutz). What Doug doesn’t learn right away is that the two equally lovable men are, in fact, father and son.
“I cannot wait to get on set with these three actors – individually, they are each extremely talented and charismatic, but when we put them together during the audition process, we immediately saw something special that should translate into amazing on-screen chemistry,” said Rob Williams, writer and director of “The Men Next Door.”
Principal photography on “The Men Next Door”, which will be produced by Rodney Johnson and Williams, is expected to begin in May, and will be distributed by Guest House Films after a film festival run.
Additional casting for the movie will be announced soon. Anyone interested in supporting The Men Next Door is encouraged to visit the film’s IndieGoGo campaign page at www.indiegogo.com/themennextdoor
Dean will star as Doug, a 40-year-old gay man who finds himself dating two very different men – 50-year-old Jacob (played by Nicklin) and 30-year-old Colton (played by Lutz). What Doug doesn’t learn right away is that the two equally lovable men are, in fact, father and son.
“I cannot wait to get on set with these three actors – individually, they are each extremely talented and charismatic, but when we put them together during the audition process, we immediately saw something special that should translate into amazing on-screen chemistry,” said Rob Williams, writer and director of “The Men Next Door.”
Principal photography on “The Men Next Door”, which will be produced by Rodney Johnson and Williams, is expected to begin in May, and will be distributed by Guest House Films after a film festival run.
Additional casting for the movie will be announced soon. Anyone interested in supporting The Men Next Door is encouraged to visit the film’s IndieGoGo campaign page at www.indiegogo.com/themennextdoor
As anticipated last week, this is the second tribute this journal, and the Rainbow Awards, would like to do to another friend we lost too soon and too suddenly. I exchanged some email with William Neale, but he was relatively young to the Gay Romance crowd, and so probably, if I hadn't the chance to spend time with him in New Orleans, during the GRL convention, he would have been yet another great author of Gay Romance. But I had that chance, and I will always remember that lunch with Rick R. Reed and William, and cherish that memory. I was really looking forward not only to meet William again at 2012 convention but also to go and visit him in Cleveland. Unfortunately the email I sent to William telling him I was arriving in his city was sent when destiny had already decided it was time to steal his soul to this world.
I asked to Laura Baumbach, of MLR Press, to introduce the Awards: "William Neale was a unique man -- successful, driven, savvy and shrewd. At the same time, he was kind, thoughtful and generous. These are not traits one often sees together in the same person. As I grew closer to Bill over time, I saw all these qualities shine in him. He approached his writing with the same drive for excellence that his marketing career had been blessed with, he examined and evaluated the romance community and market with the seasoned eye of a professional and he treated every worthy person he met at events and online with a consistent element of grace and insight. I watched him spend hours with readers and fellow authors, making them each feel special while they were with him, basking in his focused attention and interest.
As anticipated last week, this is the second tribute this journal, and the Rainbow Awards, would like to do to another friend we lost too soon and too suddenly. I exchanged some email with William Neale, but he was relatively young to the Gay Romance crowd, and so probably, if I hadn't the chance to spend time with him in New Orleans, during the GRL convention, he would have been yet another great author of Gay Romance. But I had that chance, and I will always remember that lunch with Rick R. Reed and William, and cherish that memory. I was really looking forward not only to meet William again at 2012 convention but also to go and visit him in Cleveland. Unfortunately the email I sent to William telling him I was arriving in his city was sent when destiny had already decided it was time to steal his soul to this world.
I asked to Laura Baumbach, of MLR Press, to introduce the Awards: "William Neale was a unique man -- successful, driven, savvy and shrewd. At the same time, he was kind, thoughtful and generous. These are not traits one often sees together in the same person. As I grew closer to Bill over time, I saw all these qualities shine in him. He approached his writing with the same drive for excellence that his marketing career had been blessed with, he examined and evaluated the romance community and market with the seasoned eye of a professional and he treated every worthy person he met at events and online with a consistent element of grace and insight. I watched him spend hours with readers and fellow authors, making them each feel special while they were with him, basking in his focused attention and interest.