KEVIN WILLMOTT'S NEW FEATURE FILM
"BUNKER HILL"
COMPLETES PRODUCTION
STARRING JAMES MCDANIEL,
SAEED JAFFREY, LAURA KIRK, KEVIN GEER, BLAKE ROBBINS,
SCOTT ALLEGRUCCI AND KELLEY HUNT
Lawrence, Kansas - "Bunker Hill," the new independent feature
film from director Kevin Willmott (CSA: Confederate States of America)
and starring Emmy and Peabody Award winner James McDaniel (NYPD Blue),
has wrapped production. Principal photography was shot over a
five-week period in several Kansas locations. McDaniel, who has
starred in such films as Sun****ne State and Edge of America, is also
Executive Producer.
Appearing alongside McDaniel are: Saeed Jaffrey the legendary actor
from India who has starred in more than 150 films, including Gandhi,
Passage to India, My Beautiful Launderette and The Man Who Would Be
King; Laura Kirk, star and co-writer of the acclaimed feature film Lisa
Picard is Famous; Broadway, television and film star Kevin Geer (The
Contender); Blake Robbins, from the HBO series Oz and FOX's 24; Scott
Allegrucci, (Chicago Hope, The Feud); singer / songwriter Kelley Hunt;
Wendy Thompson (CSA); Ranjit Arab; and Chris Wheatley. Kelley Hunt,
renowned blues singer Queen Bey, indie rock band Trucker, The Americana
Music Academy and others will contribute music to the soundtrack.
Bunker Hill is the story of a former Wall Street executive who leaves
prison and heads for the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas, where his
ex-wife and their children have started a new life. Soon after he
arrives, an apparent massive terrorist attack against America darkens
the town. Cut off from the world, the town's militant past is
reawakened and forces coalesce to protect citizens from an unseen
enemy. The town's fear leads to the creation of a posse of gunmen,
resulting in torture, illegal searches and eventually, murder.
After returning to Kansas from NYU Film School, Kevin Willmott began
writing, first for the stage, and then for television and film. CSA:
Confederate States Of America, written and directed by Willmott and
produced by Rick Cowan, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Presented by Spike Lee and IFC Films, the movie has generated critical
acclaim during its theatrical run this year. Willmott's screenplays
have been commissioned by Oliver Stone, 20th Century Fox and others.
He co-wrote the NBC mini-series The 70's with Mitch Brian. Ninth
Street, a feature film starring Martin Sheen and Isaac Hayes,
co-starred and was written, produced and co-directed by Willmott.
For seven seasons, James McDaniel ****trayed Lt. Arthur Fancy on the
acclaimed television series NYPD Blue. An Obie and Drama Desk award
winning stage actor, McDaniel has also appeared on Hill Street Blues,
Law and Order, Taken and Las Vegas. In addition to Edge of America and
Sun****ne State, for which he won an Emmy and a Peabody Award, his
feature films include Malcolm X, Risky Business, El Cortez and the
upcoming War Eagle.
Willmott produced and directed Bunker Hill, from a script he co-wrote
with Greg Hurd. Matt Jacobson (CSA, Bukowski: Born To This) is the
Director of Photography. Matt Cullen, Greg Hurd and Scott Richardson
(Investigating History) are Co-Producers. James McDaniel and Tom
Carmody are the Executive Producers.
Willmott's next feature film, Wilt of Kansas, about basketball legend
Wilt Chamberlain's tumultuous college years, is slated to begin
production in the summer of 2007.
www.bunkerhillthemovie.com
CONTACT: Scott Richardson scottrichardson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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