Reason to contribute #3: Chaske Spencer as “Virgil First Raise”

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Chaske reading at Fact & Fiction in Missoula, MT

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A Conversation with Julia Jones

A Conversation with Julia Jones. from aloneinaforest on Vimeo.
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Rene Haynes and Brooks Robinson Interview

Hard work, grit hallmark of movie business

As Hollywood stars collect Academy Awards next Sunday night, television and film actor Jeff Leaf won't begrudge winners their thank-yous.

That's because each movie and television project typically enlists hundreds of people, Leaf says.

"It's not just Tom Hanks doing it all in the movie," Leaf said.

Leaf, a Great Falls native, and two others who grew up in Great Falls revealed what they like about working in motion pictures. The other two are Rene Haynes and Brooks Robinson. All three live in Southern California but still have relatives in the Great Falls area.

Last year was a fine one for movies, with "The King's Speech," "The Social Network," "The Fighter" and "True Grit" all popping up late in the year. The Oscar show will be telecast at 6 p.m. MST Sunday on ABC.

RENE HAYNES, casting director.

Despite all the glitz of the Oscars, "it really is a myth that this is a glamorous business," said Rene Haynes, whose speciality is casting Native Americans in films and mini-series. "Filmmakers are all very hard-working people who sacrifice a lot for their art."

Haynes enjoyed casting Native Americans for the popular vampire film "Twilight" sequels "New Moon" and "Eclipse," notably as characters that morph into giant wolves. Fans of "Twilight" were enthusiastic.

"It was like being at the center of a really crazy pop-culture cyclone," Haynes said. She's proud of the young native actors she cast for the "Twilight" films, including "great new faces" such as Australian actor Xavier Samuel.

"I am not part of the casting team of the last two films in the series," Haynes said in an e-mail interview. "However, it hasn't stopped the flow of 'Twilight'-related e-mail I get every week, mostly from people that want to know if I can ask Rob Pattinson to attend their birthday party. Sorry; that answer will always be no."

Haynes lately has been casting for the film "Winter in the Blood," based on the James Welch novel, for filmmakers Alex and Andrew Smith, who "have written a great script," she said. More than 500 Montanans have already auditioned, with filming expected to begin during the summer. Haynes said there may be more casting calls; check online by visiting www.winterinthebloodfilm.com.

BROOKS ROBINSON, camera operator.

Robinson, a camera operator for 18 years, says his job beats working in a cubicle all day.

On the other hand, "some days you're out on sand dunes when it's 115 degrees," he said in a telephone interview.

At the moment, Robinson is working in Georgia on a Disney film, "The Odd Life of Timothy Green," starring Jennifer Garner. Last summer, he filmed "Water for Elephants," a Depression-era story with a circus setting, featuring Pattinson and Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon.

Predicting whether a film will become a hit or a bomb is not always easy for crew members.

"Sometimes you're pleasantly or unpleasantly surprised," Robinson said. He is convinced "Water for Elephants" will be terrific when it's released this spring.

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Chaske Spencer & Julia Jones to be at Sundance!

Chaske and Julia will be attending the Sundance Film Festival to promote their film Winter in the Blood. The film festival is held in Park City, Utah and runs from January 20th – 30th. Chaske and Julia play characters which are married to each other in the film. To read more about the film visit the Winter in the Blood website here.
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Chaske Talks Virgil

Julia and Chaske are filming a new movie together called Winter in the Blood. Below is the cast descriptions of the two and what Chaske had to say about his character.
Cast:

CHASKE SPENCER (VIRGIL FIRST RAISE) was born of the Lakota Sioux tribe, and raised on Indian Reservations in Montana and Idaho. When he was young, he dreamt of becoming a photographer. Instead, he found himself in front of the camera, pursuing an acting career.

Chaske moved to New York City where he worked as a bartender and waiter. He was cast in his very first off off-Broadway play, DRACULA, playing the title role. From there he did a number of New York Theatre pieces, performed at THE PUBLIC THEATRE in NYC and THE ROUNDABOUT and was fortunate enough to be discovered by television/film Casting Director Rene Haynes.
Haynes cast him in his first feature SKINS as well as the lead in DREAMKEEPER, Steven Speilberg's INTO THE WEST and as lead werewolf Sam Uley in the TWILIGHT SAGA. Chaske is passionate about making a difference in the area of reducing poverty and creating sustainable communities.

JULIA JONES (AGNES) studied at The Boston Ballet School from the age of four. She has modeled for Levis, Etnies, Esprit, and L'Oreal. She is a descendant of the Choctaw First Nation of Northern Mississippi as well as being part Chickasaw.

Jones graduated from the historic Boston Latin School, the oldest school in America, and later Columbia University with a degree in English.
Julia had a starring role as Leah Clearwater in TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE; a role she will reprise in next year's BREAKING DAWN. She's also starred in JONAH HEX and HELL RIDE, and as Dr. Kaya Montoya on ER.

Chaske Spencer knows Virgil First Raise

“I know this guy. I grew up on the Rez… maybe they’re older or younger… or even one of my good friends… in some ways he’s turned into this guy… a lot of things going on in his life, but there’s nothing going on at the same time.  That’s his existence.  And that’s how I see Virgil.  For this character, I have a lifetime of research.”

-Chaske Spencer

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