|
THE WRATH
What would you do if your father was a rock star? Would you follow in his footsteps? Or would you pursue dreams of your own? Well Julian Higgins has made up his mind, and he's on his way to making it big...not in music, but in the movies. Of course a little help from your father never hurts especially if your father is international recording artist Bertie Higgins (Key Largo, Casablanca). Father and son, along with Bill Edwards, executive producer, team up to bring one of the scariest tales in history to life in Julian's directorial debut, "The Wrath." The film stars Kristina Morales as Angelina Feliz, Daniel Bonjour as Derek Blake and Bertie Higgins as homeless George Abernathy.
This film is said to be based on a terrifying true tale. Where did you first hear of this story, and what compelled you to make a movie about it?
Bertie: : Julian and I did a short film in L.A.'s Griffith Park in early 2005 and we became very interested in the history of the park. After a great deal of research, we discovered the back story about the haunting of the old Feliz estate (which is now Griffith Park) and the screenplay began to take shape. We felt that the story was very compelling and that it had to be told.
Julian: I've always been interested in stories that were "just strange enough to be true". The Curse of the Feliz Family was such a surreal and interesting story, that it caught my eye from that first day.
Julian, this is your directorial debut. Any comments on your experience?
Julian: It was everything I would have hoped a first experience to be; fun, exhausting, exciting, and unpredictable. It helps that I had an amazing cast and crew of dedicated people who worked themselves to the bone to create this project. They were all there with me the whole way and I would have been lost without them.
Bertie, with your hectic touring schedule, where did you find time to not only produce and write the movie, but act in it as well?
Bertie: Time is all important and I must plan my schedule very carefully. I find that there seems to be never enough hours in the day to accomplish all that I've set out to do, but by working at it seven days a week, I seem to get most of it done. Some people are born with monkeys on their backs; with me, it's an 800 pound gorilla.
What part about making the movie did you each enjoy?
Bertie: Each phase in moviemaking has it's own rewards and it's fair share of hell. In retrospect, I enjoyed the entire process and look forward to the adventure of the next one. It's a new challenge in my life; threatening, exciting, often elusive but when it becomes manifest and is finally completed, so very rewarding.
Julian: The most vivid memory was the drive to our first screening with the cast and crew. The amazing feeling of seeing all the familiar faces together again, laughing and smiling. I really felt like we accomplished something unbelievable. Something so many people in this town aspire to do but never do and I don't think I realized until that moment that I actually had accomplished a dream I've had since I was 5 years old - to direct a feature film. It's all been a dream come true.
Home |
Actors/Models |
Art |
Books |
Dining
Film & Video |
Food & Wine |
Health & Fitness
MediaWatch |
Money and Business |
Music |
Profiles
Professional Services |
Sports |
Style & Fashion
Technology |
Theatre |
Travel & Leisure
Copyright 1995 - 2026 inmag.com
inmag.com (on line) and in Magazine (in print)
are published by in! communications, Inc.
www.inmag.com
|
Advertiser Info
Subscription Form
Contact Us
|
