Erik Steele
Well over 10,000 applicants from around the world 提交 to the 阿拉丁 3477 casting call this past January, with a large percentage of actors hoping to nab the 标题 role. While Busch set out to cast an unknown as everyone's 最喜爱的 charming thief, Erik Steele has paid his dues working in many aspects of the entertainment industry on both sides of the camera. Busch elaborates, "Erik is one of those creative talents that should have been a household name years ago, so we're incredibly lucky to have him now before the rest of the world discovers this guy. He's a wonderful artist, actor, filmmaker, and even has solid chops as a stand-up comedian."
粉丝 of Disney's 阿拉丁 might have been expecting an actor with a clone resemblance of the beloved cartoon, but Producer Lin Zy claims that this version has evolved, literally from the past. "We all 爱情 the 迪士尼 version, but there is no point in trying to duplicate that masterpiece in any way. Our movie takes place in a different time, in different places, with different cultural settings. Most people don't even realize that the original 阿拉丁 story takes place in China, so we're drawing 更多 from the original 来源 material and expanding from there." It would seem that the new generation is ready for a new Aladdin, as the movie's 脸谱 page has already surpassed 10,000 "likes", impressive for any independent film, let alone one that hasn't even begun principle 摄影 yet.
Though 阿拉丁 3477 is an independently financed film, the scope of the film is incredibly large. Busch claims that the shift in budget was easy to avoid hiring name actors and instead spend money on equipment, elaborate sets, and hundreds of costumes. That's not to say that the actors in the film don't have 街, 街道 creed. Christi Perovski, who plays opposite Steele in the role of Princess Kamala, can be seen in 电影院 like Drew Barrymore's Whip It and Real Steel with Hugh Jackman. James Polony plays one of Aladdin's accomplices, and previously been in films like Red Dawn and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. Sareeya McNally portrays a cyborg aid to the princess, and has already been in 电影院 like Ides of March and 变形金刚 3.
"At the end of the day, this movie has nothing to do with names." 评论 Busch. "We're all aiming to make a great movie with a wonderful story that audiences will love. The goal is to create something timeless, so that's where we're putting the focus." Kaleidoscope Koi Entertainment has recently moved into a 4,500 square foot facility in Clinton Township, Michigan, where production offices are set up and construction on sets have already begun. 阿拉丁 3477 begins shooting this May with an expected release in 2015.
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Aladdin 3477 - Concept Art by Matt Busch
