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By: John Meneghetti I had the chance to talk to director  TJ Scott about his upcoming film Death Valley and what Superhero film he would like to direct. Can you tell me about the film and how you got involved? Writer Brad MacPherson and I had wanted to collaborate on a script together for about a year when he brought me a storyline he was conjuring up that I really liked because thematically it delved into ‘how you never really know anyone until you are in a crisis with them’ - and how every person has 'the Mask they want you to see - and the Mask they hide'. We took his storyline and sculpted it into a movie that could shoot in Death Valley - because it is my favorite place on earth - but it is very difficult to shoot there as it is a National Park, with many restrictions. Shortly after finishing the script our Producer friend Taylor Williams mentioned he was looking for a cool little Indy Script to help finance - he liked our script - and we were off and r...

I had the pleasure of talking to Victoria Pratt about her upcoming film Death Valley . She sat down and talked about everything from the film to what it's like working with TJ Scott and so much more. Four strangers on a drunken wedding dash from LA to Vegas hit a mysterious woman in the desert and must overcome injuries, the elements, and ultimately each other to survive. Who do I play and what makes her tick? I play Jamie Dillon. She’s that mid-west girl who grew up in a religious household, and just kind of marinated in the holier-than-thoughness of it. She thinks she’s the smartest one in the room, which may or may not be true. I think there’s a part of her that thought she could ‘save’ her husband, Roy from his bad-boy ways, but at the heart of it, Jamie is a woman who was paralyzed with boredom in her tidy little life, and desperately wanted a release. Read the entire interview after the Jump... Is the internet a saving grace for smaller films? I’m probabl...

" Death Valley " - is anaction noir thriller directed and co-written by award winning TJ Scott (Gotham, Constantine, Dark Matter, Orphan Black, Black Sails, Spartacus...) and Brad MacPherson (1000 Ways To Die) with TJ Scott, Brad MacPherson and Taylor Williams (Lamb) producing. Four strangers on a drunken wedding dash from LA to Vegas hit a mysterious woman in the desert and must overcome injuries, the elements, and ultimately each other to survive. Starring Katrina Law (CW's "Arrow,"Starz!),  LochlynMunro (Scary Movie, Freddy vs.Jason), Victoria Pratt (ABC's "Day Break", Marvel's "Mutant X"), and Nick E. Tarabay (Starz! "Spartacus," Star Trek Into Darkness), with Kelly Hu (X-Men 2, The Scorpion King) and Jeremy Ratchford (CBS's "Cold Case", "Unforgiven"). Watch the trailer & see the images after the Jump... Please Le...