Raging Stallion Announces Casting for To The Last Man
San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios today announced the final cast for To The Last Man, the industry's biggest budget film of 2008. Heading the cast are Ricky Sinz and Scott Tanner, each playing the heads of rival ranches that battle for access to water rights. Co- stars in the project include GayVN Performer of the Year Jake Deckard and Raging Stallion Exclusives Damien Crosse, Logan McCree, R.J. Danvers, Tristan Jaxx, Bo Matthews, Antonio Biaggi, and Damian Rios. Guest performers selected to join the cast are Antton Harri, Jackson Wild, Jimmy Tripps, Rick Powers, and Scott Fremont. To The Last Man will be jointly directed by Chris Ward, Ben Leon and Tony Dimarco. Dimarco also serves as head writer and Ben Leon is serving as head of cinematography.
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To The Last Man, based on the Zane Grey novel of the same title, is one of the most highly anticipated projects of the year and well over 100 adult performers were considered for parts in the film. Almost every major performer in the industry angled to be included in the cast. In an age of shrinking budgets, To The Last Man is the only gay adult film in 2008 with a cost exceeding $200,000.00. Raging Stallion also produced last year's big budget film, GRUNTS, for which the studio received multiple awards and accolades including GayVN and Grabby Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and dozens of others.
"We really enjoy shooting blockbuster films," commented RSS president Chris Ward. "All of us are really looking forward to doing a real honest-to-goodness Western. It’s a sexy genre and it really goes with our company name!" Ward added that Raging Stallion has rented two ranches--one in New Mexico and one in California--for principal photography." Just like GRUNTS, we are going to be true to the genre-- this is not going to be a film about pretty boys riding horses—it’s rough and rugged and will look like the real deal." Horses and cattle, together with wild elk, will be featured in the film.
Ben Leon, co-director and head cinematographer commented about the cast as follows: "In the process of planning next years' blockbuster, we decided to significantly upgrade our shooting equipment. We have added a few expensive but essential pieces to our arsenal. As we move toward shooting more large narrative projects we've upgraded our sound equipment by buying new lavalier microphones for recording dialog on horses and additional boom mics for group scenes. We also bought a new steadicam, a dolly track, and a camera crane which will allow us to mix hand held work with smoother camera movements adding depth and weight to many of our shots." All Raging Stallion films are shot on full-HD.
Tony Dimarco had this to say about the cast of To The Last Man: "I’m very excited to be working on this film with such a stellar cast and crew. Rugged and handsome, the models for this film look like they could be right out of a Sergio Leone Western with the added bonus of being incredibly sexy and well hung!" Dimarco, who also wrote the script, enjoyed the challenge of writing a Western. "The unspoken emotions of the mythic Cowboy mixed with a brooding sexuality makes writing this type of film rich with possibilities. Minimal, yet complex, the Western genre is full of drama and story."
The story of To The Last Man is one of violence and conflict as two rival gangs of cowboys fight it out to see who ends up on top--both literally and figuratively! Inspired by the films of Quentin Tarantino, To The Last Man ends in a dramatic shoot out that leaves blood and guts spilled across the screen. "Not to worry," said Ward. "There is a non-violent, all-sex edit for consumers who do not want to see all the mayhem! This movie is going to go where no porn film has gone before—it’s really a gay marriage between Adult and mainstream product that tells a story and shows lots of amazing sex. Some of the scenes will be pretty controversial--there is one scene in particular that is very upsetting..." Ward refused to elaborate.
Shooting on To The Last Man begins on July 31 and runs thru August 18. The movie is set for release on Thanksgiving weekend in both regular and Blu-ray™ formats.
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To The Last Man, based on the Zane Grey novel of the same title, is one of the most highly anticipated projects of the year and well over 100 adult performers were considered for parts in the film. Almost every major performer in the industry angled to be included in the cast. In an age of shrinking budgets, To The Last Man is the only gay adult film in 2008 with a cost exceeding $200,000.00. Raging Stallion also produced last year's big budget film, GRUNTS, for which the studio received multiple awards and accolades including GayVN and Grabby Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and dozens of others.
"We really enjoy shooting blockbuster films," commented RSS president Chris Ward. "All of us are really looking forward to doing a real honest-to-goodness Western. It’s a sexy genre and it really goes with our company name!" Ward added that Raging Stallion has rented two ranches--one in New Mexico and one in California--for principal photography." Just like GRUNTS, we are going to be true to the genre-- this is not going to be a film about pretty boys riding horses—it’s rough and rugged and will look like the real deal." Horses and cattle, together with wild elk, will be featured in the film.
Click on a thumbnail for full size image
Ben Leon, co-director and head cinematographer commented about the cast as follows: "In the process of planning next years' blockbuster, we decided to significantly upgrade our shooting equipment. We have added a few expensive but essential pieces to our arsenal. As we move toward shooting more large narrative projects we've upgraded our sound equipment by buying new lavalier microphones for recording dialog on horses and additional boom mics for group scenes. We also bought a new steadicam, a dolly track, and a camera crane which will allow us to mix hand held work with smoother camera movements adding depth and weight to many of our shots." All Raging Stallion films are shot on full-HD.
Tony Dimarco had this to say about the cast of To The Last Man: "I’m very excited to be working on this film with such a stellar cast and crew. Rugged and handsome, the models for this film look like they could be right out of a Sergio Leone Western with the added bonus of being incredibly sexy and well hung!" Dimarco, who also wrote the script, enjoyed the challenge of writing a Western. "The unspoken emotions of the mythic Cowboy mixed with a brooding sexuality makes writing this type of film rich with possibilities. Minimal, yet complex, the Western genre is full of drama and story."
Click on a thumbnail for full size image
The story of To The Last Man is one of violence and conflict as two rival gangs of cowboys fight it out to see who ends up on top--both literally and figuratively! Inspired by the films of Quentin Tarantino, To The Last Man ends in a dramatic shoot out that leaves blood and guts spilled across the screen. "Not to worry," said Ward. "There is a non-violent, all-sex edit for consumers who do not want to see all the mayhem! This movie is going to go where no porn film has gone before—it’s really a gay marriage between Adult and mainstream product that tells a story and shows lots of amazing sex. Some of the scenes will be pretty controversial--there is one scene in particular that is very upsetting..." Ward refused to elaborate.
Shooting on To The Last Man begins on July 31 and runs thru August 18. The movie is set for release on Thanksgiving weekend in both regular and Blu-ray™ formats.
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