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News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:52 pm

I was contacted by Coulon Casting, LLC and told that I was selected to be a background or extra in the upcoming movie "12 Rounds" which stars John Cena (WWE), Aidan Gillen (the Wire) and a Metairie actress named Ashley Scott ( http://imdb.com/name/nm1008709/ ).

Ashley was also on the tv show Jericho, her character was named Emily Sullivan

http://imdb.com/title/tt1160368/

I have to report on April 5th and 6th for shooting.

I am in absolute shock...

News Credits: 150 · by **GetterDragun** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:06 pm

AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!!

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:33 pm

Heh, seems to be going around. I know a guy who has been casted as an extra for a movie taking place in the 1920's starring Johnny Depp. The crew is up here in Wisconsin using a courthouse and downtown Columbus, WI for the movie.

News Credits: 553 · by **Professor Smooth** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:37 pm

This is a unique opportunity. There's an excellent chance that your cameo will be the best thing about that movie.

Seriously, though, I'll watch it just to look for ya.

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:44 pm

Yeah, that movie sounds like "The Marine" without the Marine. :lol:

News Credits: 34 · by **Supreme Convoy** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:00 am

Cool! Have fun on the shoot.

And Ashely Scott was way hotter with jet black hair... :CON:

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:22 am

sweet dude, should be awesome

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:59 am

That's awesome CB. I didn't know you were trying to break into the film industry. Congrats. Keep us informed. I will be wishing you well.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:24 am

Stormrider wrote:That's awesome CB. I didn't know you were trying to break into the film industry.

Neither did I..
I saw the ad and just sent them a resume...

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:28 am

Sweet, but this doesn't involve you wearing a 501st uni does it?

Or maybe it would be cool if you could. Anyway, however, it works out, awesome! I'm going to try very hard to get in to be a part of TF2 when it returns to Detroit this time.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:43 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:Sweet, but this doesn't involve you wearing a 501st uni does it?

Or maybe it would be cool if you could. Anyway, however, it works out, awesome! I'm going to try very hard to get in to be a part of TF2 when it returns to Detroit this time.

Not that I know of.
I am going to represent the 501st by wearing one of my shirts (I have something like 7 of them now) when I get there.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:27 pm

My call time is 5:30am Saturday.
This is a little later than I normally go to work so it is not that bad.

by **Nymph** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:30 pm

Yay congrats CB break a leg

Like Me, Grimlock! on Facebook · by **Me, Grimlock!** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:40 pm

We all get invitations to the premiere, right?

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:55 pm

Me, Grimlock! wrote:We all get invitations to the premiere, right?

Sure..

News Credits: 1 · by ***Galvatron*** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:02 pm

Can I ask for your autograph now then before you become too rich,busy and powerful ?

If you get a role in TF 3 then...oh, then....well grrrrrrrrr! :evil:

Seriously, Good luck to you and I hope it's a lot of fun for you!

News Credits: 5 · by **God Magnus** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:07 pm

Make sure you try to trick the director into talking to you while on set. They'll have to pay you more.

by **Pyrostrata** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:08 pm

Right on! That is so cool for you!

Don't forget us little people when you move into your palatial mansion in the Hollywood hills! :grin:

News Credits: 1 · by **sto_vo_kor_2000** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:33 am

Cyber Bishop wrote:Metairie actress named Ashley Scott ( http://imdb.com/name/nm1008709/ ).

Ashley was also on the tv show Jericho, her character was named Emily Sullivan

Ashley was also on "Dark Angel" with Jessica Alba and on the WB's short lived "Birds of Prey" where she played the daughter of Batman.

I envey you no end she's HOT!!!!!!

And before I forget.....great news on your break buddy congrads :grin:

.

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:33 am

Do me a favor, kick Cena in the balls and see if he god modes

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:45 pm

Day one shooting is over..

I got there around 5am.
They went through my wardrobe and picked the best clothes for me.
After everyone was checked we headed towards the New Orleans Center where our "holding area" was next to sacks fifth avenue and we remained there until about 3:00pm (they fed us some dynamite food for lunch too).

Right after 3 they took us to the mini carnival set (it is at the end of Canal Street on the neutralground.
We watched as Cena did some driving takes and eventually his bit was over.
He drove back and waved to a few of us.
They did a scene where his car drives into a power plant transformer and there was a huge explosion.

Then they told us to get to the positions that we were assigned to and gave us instructions on what to do.
I was in the front of the set where the speeding streetcar was supposed to hit.
Our cues were,
"EXPLOSION"
We react to the explosion
And
"Trolley"
We realize that the streetcar is heading right for us and react then run away.

In total we did the scene 15 times in 4 hours.

Call time tomorrow morning is 9:30am...

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:25 am

12 ROUNDS day two

Almost as soon as we got to the holding area we headed down to the set.
I had two lovely women extras a my "co stars" for this whole scene.
We did the prior days scene a couple more times this time with the stuntmen around us.
We also did some scenes with us having fun at the "carnival".
I hit the mallet and rang the bell as instructed a few times and we clowned around for "added realism".
We rehearsed the scene where the streetcar smashed through and smacks the ice cream truck a few times.
Finally they did the scene and we hauled ass as the streetcar slammed through the prop barricade and smashed into the truck. It was loud and really had a sense of panic because we did not know how far the truck would skid.
Cena was on the set for this as he was running telling us to move.
We took a little break and took pix of John Cena as he standing on the side talking to the director.
I was going to take a pix with him but some ass that was walking on the street stepped in front of me and John got aggravated with it and said "no more pictures I have to work". The pedestrian got pissed and walked off.
They had us do a few takes walking back in shock and relief to the crash and walk around to survey the damage.

This was pretty much it as I could have stayed but the shoot would not have been finished until around 2am.

It was certainly an experiment in human behavior to see how some people react to the camera.

If called upon I may do it again.