Pretty much everyone remembers Apple’s 1984 Super Bowl commercial – the introduction of the company’s Macintosh computer – but did you know that Apple commissioned an in-house follow-up piece entitled 1944? Even more amazing, that short film featured none other than Steve Jobs playing the part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Read on for the full story. The nearly nine-minute long production was designed as a motivational tool to convince Apple employees to take the technology fight to rival company Ibm. Michael Markman, one of the minds behind the campaign, writes that the idea came to him and Glenn Lambert as they were told of the company’s current situation by head of Mac marketing, Mike Murray. Murray explained that year one of the Macintosh had...
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- 5/8/2012
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
Phil Nichols of Poison Apple Films wrote in to us today with a quick update on the cast of Vampire Diaries: Renfield, which includes one very interesting candidate for a lead role.
"We have signed J. Eddie Peck from Curse II the Bite and Kyle Xy to play the hero Detective Paul Cranston," says Nichols. "And Austin Colt (son of J. Eddie Peck) will make his debut as the villainous Quincy Harker, the son of Dracula. Phil Nichols is Renfield, Roxann Hixon is Mina Harker, Glen Lambert is Willard Cain, Vance Johnson is Dr. Seward. Facades FX is handling the creature FX, and Jaroslav Vodehnal is directing."
Well, all of that sounds okay, but who is that interesting candidate I spoke of? Phil continues ...
"We are in early stages of getting Kane Hodder on-board as Count Dracula."
Kane as Dracula? Well, he pulled off Ed Gein ... Guess we'll have to see.
"We have signed J. Eddie Peck from Curse II the Bite and Kyle Xy to play the hero Detective Paul Cranston," says Nichols. "And Austin Colt (son of J. Eddie Peck) will make his debut as the villainous Quincy Harker, the son of Dracula. Phil Nichols is Renfield, Roxann Hixon is Mina Harker, Glen Lambert is Willard Cain, Vance Johnson is Dr. Seward. Facades FX is handling the creature FX, and Jaroslav Vodehnal is directing."
Well, all of that sounds okay, but who is that interesting candidate I spoke of? Phil continues ...
"We are in early stages of getting Kane Hodder on-board as Count Dracula."
Kane as Dracula? Well, he pulled off Ed Gein ... Guess we'll have to see.
- 4/3/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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