More cast details released for “The Genesis Code”

Three more recognizable names coming to West Michigan to be part of the cast of “The Genesis Code”: veterans actors Lance Henriksen and Rance Howard and veteran actress Catherine Hicks.

Veteran movie bad guy Lance Henriksen will play “Dr. Hoffer”, Henricksen recently starred in ”Appaloosa” (2008) and played a minor part in “The Quick and the Dead” (1995) amoung others.

Rance Howard, the father of Ron and Clint Howard, and recently starred in “Angels & Demons” (2009) and “Frost/Nixon” (2008) will play “Dr. Tolley”.

Catherine Hicks who may be most best known most recently as the mom on “7th Heaven”, and also starred in “Child’s Play” (1988) and “Peggy Sue Got Married” (1986) will play “Myra”.

The main characters of “Blake” and “Kerry” will be played by Logan Bartholomew (parts on “CSI” and “Ghost Whisperer”) and Kelsey Sanders (parts on “CSI” and “iCarly”).

The rest of the cast includes: C.R. Lewis will play “Shane”, Adam Chambers (”Night of the Living Dead 3D” (2006) and parts on “CSI”, “ER”) will play “Marc”, Jerry Zandstra (Pastor at Wayland CRC) will play “Rev. Wells”,
Michael William Freeman (”parts on “The Mentalist”, “Bones”, “The Closer”) will play “Chase”, Ben Murphy (tv parts inclduing ”JAG” and “Navy NCIS”) will play “Professor Campbell”, Jamie Kramer will play “Michaele”, Chris Yen will play “Lin Chen”, and Roger Garcia (bailiff on “Days of Our Lives” 1997-2007) will play “court clerk”.

Louise Fletcher will play Ellen Taylor
Ernest Borgnine will play Carl Taylor
Rich Franklin will play Coach Edwards
Fred Thompson will play Judge Hardin

First casting news 7/28/09:

The first batch of casting news is coming out today for “The Genesis Code”, with three acting heavyweights and a middleweight… a middlewight fighter that is.

Fred Thompson, actor from “Law and Order” fame and Republican Presidential candidate will be playing a judge.

Ernest Borgnine, 1955 Academy Award winner for Best Actor in “Marty”, will be playing grandfather to the male lead.

Louise Fletcher, 1976 Academy Award winner for Best Actress in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, will be playing grandmother to the male lead.

Rich Franklin, UFC Middleweight Champion, will be playing a Hockey coach.

The family-friendly feature-length drama is about a college hockey player and his relationship with a female reporter at the school newspaper.

Jerry Zandstra, vice president of American Saga Productions, says that more of the casting news will be released soon and that the principal cast is coming into town for wardrobe fittings and rehearsals this week.

The crew has spent the last few weeks in pre-production, shooting some exterior locations and one scene at the Silver Bullet shooting range on Division in Wyoming, Michigan.

The cast and crew will spend the first 11 days of shooting at Calvin College starting next Monday, August 3rd.  In a previous update, Zandstra said the majority of scenes will be shot in and around Calvin College… on campus, in classrooms, the cfaeteria, the President’s House, Nursing School, the Chapel.

The movie is also expected to shoot in Grand Rapids and Lowell in various locations including Patterson Ice Center and the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

The movie will be directed by Patrick Read Johnson.

Anyone interested in being an extra can email: genesisextras@gmail.com.

“The Genesis Code” production schedule blog

Crew call for “The Genesis Code” blog

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