5 Star Day writer-director Danny Buday 5 Star Day Writer-Director Danny Buday Interview Pt.1 The casting of Cam Gigandet and Jena Malone. How did that come about? What was it like working with actors whose resumes include some very well-known movie credits? When I first met with [casting director] Shannon Makhanian, Joel Mendoza and Mike Robertson, Cam was at the top of her list. She had seen him in Never Back Down and after reading the script for 5 Star Day, she thought it’d be an interesting change for him to play a nice guy character as a dramatic lead. I was really looking for an actor who could be vulnerable enough to dig into the subtext of the story and bring a heart to Jake’s journey. We got Cam the script while he was in the UK promoting Twilight, and had lunch with him as soon as he got back into town.
- 11/4/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Cam Gigandet, 5 Star Day Directed by Danny Buday (photo), and starring Twilight's Cam Gigandet and Sucker Punch's Jena Malone, the psychological drama 5 Star Day opened via Breaking Glass Pictures on Wednesday in select theaters (in the Los Angeles area: the Laemmle Sunset 5 in West Hollywood and the Playhouse 7 in Pasadena). [Watch the trailer. Official website.] Writer-director Buday's first feature film, 5 Star Day tells the story of Jake Gibson (Gigandet), whose horoscope "forecasts a flawless day the morning of his birthday." Instead, Jake's "entire world is about to be turned upside down as everything that could go wrong — does." Jake then sets out to disprove "the theory of Astrology." During his journey, he meets three people born at the same time and place as himself: a single mother with a dark past (Jena Malone), an overworked nurse (Brooklyn Sudano) and an struggling jazz singer (Max Hartman). Buday is a graduate student of the American Film Institute (AFI) masters directing program.
- 11/4/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
"Twilight" bad guy Cam Gigandet and Jena Malone are starring in "Five Star Day," an indie drama written and being directed by Danny Buday.
The film is a journey of self-discovery about a guy (Gigandet) who loses everything and must come to terms with what's most important in life. Malone is playing his girlfriend.
Also in the cast is Will Yun Lee ("Bionic Woman"), who plays Samuel, the smart best friend and voice of reason to Gigandet's character.
Joel Mendoza and Buday are producing. Shannon Makhanian is co-producing. Executive producing is Mike Robertson.
Buday is a recent AFI grad whose thesis film won several awards on the festival circuit.
Gigandet plays a merciless vampire in Summit's vampire romance "Twilight," which bows Friday. He also appears in "The Unborn," David Goyer's horror thriller, and recently wrapped "Pandorum" with Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster. He is repped by Endeavor and Luber Roklin Entertainment.
The film is a journey of self-discovery about a guy (Gigandet) who loses everything and must come to terms with what's most important in life. Malone is playing his girlfriend.
Also in the cast is Will Yun Lee ("Bionic Woman"), who plays Samuel, the smart best friend and voice of reason to Gigandet's character.
Joel Mendoza and Buday are producing. Shannon Makhanian is co-producing. Executive producing is Mike Robertson.
Buday is a recent AFI grad whose thesis film won several awards on the festival circuit.
Gigandet plays a merciless vampire in Summit's vampire romance "Twilight," which bows Friday. He also appears in "The Unborn," David Goyer's horror thriller, and recently wrapped "Pandorum" with Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster. He is repped by Endeavor and Luber Roklin Entertainment.
- 11/17/2008
- by By Borys Kit and Leslie Simmons
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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