Launched in 2001 by filmmaker Richard O'Sullivan
(a PROMAX Award-winner for his work with NBC Universal), Lost Colony
Entertainment has carved out a niche in Hollywood with its unique form of
cutting-edge material. Current projects in the works at Lost Colony include the
romantic comedy "One Night With You" (referred to in the media as "that ill-fated Lindsay Lohan comeback vehicle") and the groundbreaking horror film "Hallows" (from Dale Alexander Carnegie, executive producer of the $500 million-grossing "Clash of the Titans"), both based on original screenplays by O'Sullivan. Also in development at Lost Colony are projects adapted by O'Sullivan from the popular Bantam Books/Random House fantasy novel The Wizard of Seattle by New York Times best-selling author Kay Hooper and the controversial re-imagining of American history, The Genesis of Lincoln, by James Harrison Cathey. In addition, O'Sullivan will produce the film version of the acclaimed book She-Rain by Emmy-winning journalist Michael Cogdill (NBC,CNN), and the true-life crime drama "Crossface," a movie about wrestler-turned-murderer Chris Benoit, based on the controversial book Ring of Hell by Matthew Randazzo (creator of the upcoming Fox Television show "Breakshot").
Robin Spriggs has assumed the role of Drey LeBeck in Richard O'Sullivan's "The Genesis of Lincoln" after controversial actor Doug Hutchison dropped out over concerns that his character would be viewed as an unsympathetic extension of his own public persona. In the film, Hutchison, who recently married sixteen-year-old pop singer Courtney Stodden, would have played a director who has a sexual relationship with a sixteen-year-old pop singer (played by twenty-year-old actress Castille Landon).
'Red Hook Summer' Star Joins 'Genesis of Lincoln' Cast
Posted Saturday, January 28, 2012
Kimberly Hebert Gregory, an award-winning stage actress currently seen on the big screen in Oscar nominee Spike Lee's "Red Hook Summer," has joined the cast of Richard O'Sullivan's satirical "The Genesis of Lincoln" in the role of a celebrity interviewer named Shontel. "Red Hook Summer" (a loose sequel of Lee's Oscar-nominated "Do the Right Thing") premiered this past week at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Also coming onboard "The Genesis of Lincoln" as underwear model Lance Dobbins is actor Max Ryser, from the award-winning indie soap "In Between Men."
Behind the scenes, "The Genesis of Lincoln" welcomes Ricardo Jattan to the team as Production Designer. Ricardo was previously responsible for the on-set look of such films as "The Perfect Host" (starring Emmy-winner David Hyde Pierce) and the Steven Seagal blockbuster "Black Dawn," as well as TV shows like Animal Planet's "Whoa Sunday" and "Repo Men: Stealing for a Living." Jattan has worked on music videos featuring such artists as Regina Spektor and Incubus and on commercials for such clients as Scope, State Farm, Wendy's, Pepsi, X-Box, Nextell, MasterCard, MCI, United Artists, AT&T, Nike, Dr. Pepper, Marie Calender, Martha Stewart, Sprint, Toys R Us, Gatorade, ESPN, Sears, Burger King, Heineken, BMX, Ford, Dodge, NASCAR, PBS, Reebok, Eggo, Motorola, American Express, Victoria Secret, Canon, Olive Garden, Advil, the United Nations, the Red Cross, and the United Way.
Heading up the costume and wardrobe department for "The Genesis of Lincoln" is Moira Shaughnessy, whose resume includes the recent feature films "Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You" (starring Lucy Liu) and "4:44 Last Day on Earth" (starring Willem Dafoe), as well as the NBC television shows "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and the HBO series "The Sopranos."
'Notorious' Star Joins 'The Genesis of Lincoln'
Posted Saturday, January 7, 2012
Dennis L.A. White, who rose to fame with his portrayal of Hip Hop manager Damion "D-Roc" Butler in "Notorious," the Sony Pictures biopic about slain rapper Biggie Smalls, has joined the cast of Writer/Producer/Director Richard O'Sullivan's "The Genesis of Lincoln."
Most recently seen on NBC's "Parenthood" (produced by Oscar winner Ron Howard) and TNT's highly-rated legal drama "The Closer" (in which he appeared opposite Kyra Sedgwick over the course of several episodes), White will play talk show host T.J. McGriff in "The Genesis of Lincoln," a film described as a "bold satire on modern day show biz."
In addition to "The Genesis of Lincoln," White will soon be seen in the comedic crime drama "Small Apartments," opposite Juno Temple ("The Dark Knight Rises"), Johnny Knoxville ("Walking Tall"), Emmy-winner Billy Crystal ("When Harry Met Sally"), and Oscar-winner James Caan ("The Godfather").
Stars Join Cast of 'The Genesis of Lincoln'
Posted Thursday, December 29, 2011
J. LaRose, Alexandra Vino, and Matt Keck have joined the growing cast of the dark satire "The Genesis of Lincoln," the new film from Writer/Producer/Director Richard O'Sullivan filming in New York City.
LaRose, a cult favorite from such hits as "Saw III," "Insidious," and "Repo! The Genetic Opera," will play an actor cast as Abraham Enloe (purported by the James Harrison Cathey book The Genesis of Lincoln to be the true biological father of Abraham Lincoln) in the movie-within-a-movie portion of the film.
Vino, who played the role of Lindsay on the recent HBO series "How to Make It in America," steps into the role of Tee Tee, a store clerk who leads filmmaker Drey LeBeck (the character played by Robin Spriggs, who replaced controversial actor Doug Hutchison last month) to his destiny.
Matt Keck, best known for his appearances on such shows as Comedy Central's "Tosh.0" and G4's "Web Soup," is a standup comic and actor who has become an Internet sensation with millions of fans on YouTube. Keck will play a killer named Eric Thomas McCarthy in "The Genesis of Lincoln."
In addition to live actors, the film will also feature animation from Cartoon Network and Adult Swim veteran David M. Strandquest, whose resume includes "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," "The Breman Avenue Experience," "How We Got Over," "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law," "Stroker and Hoop," "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast," and the new MTV show "Good Vibes."
'Crossface' Author Inks Deal With Oscar Winner at Fox TV
Posted Saturday, December 17, 2011
Matthew Randazzo, whose controversial book Ring of Hell is the basis of the upcoming film "Crossface," has sold the rights to Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia to Fox Television, which plans to adapt the true crime story into a weekly dramatic series.
Joining Fox's "Breakshot" is Writer/Producer Robert Moresco, best known for such Oscar-winning fare as "Crash" and "Million Dollar Baby."
Randazzo will also serve as a producer on "Crossface," the true-life account of the Chris Benoit murders, along with Dale Alexander Carnegie ("Clash of the Titans"), Alex A. Ginzburg ("Supporting Characters"), and Richard O'Sullivan ("The Genesis of Lincoln").
Lindsay Felton Joins 'The Genesis of Lincoln'
Posted Friday, December 16, 2011
Lindsay Felton has joined the cast of "The Genesis of Lincoln," tackling the role of Staccato Martin--an actress tapped to play the mother of Abraham Lincoln--in this satirical movie-within-a-movie from Writer/Producer/Director Richard O'Sullivan.
Felton first rose to fame at the tender age of eight, playing the granddaughter of Emmy winner Ed Asner in the ABC series "Thunder Alley," for which she received her first Young Artist Award nomination.
She went on to star for three seasons in the hit Nickelodeon series, "Caitlin's Way," racking up two more nominations for the Young Artist Award. The acclaimed show was presented with a Humanitas Prize in 2000 for depicting characters and stories which promoted human dignity, meaning, and freedom.
Felton has appeared in such films as "Grind" (a film directed by "Donnie Darko" producer Casey La Scala, in which she appeared opposite Jason London, Mike Vogel, Jennifer Morrison, and Randy Quaid), "3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain" (opposite Hulk Hogan, Jim Varney, and Loni Anderson), "The Metro Chase" (opposite Jon Cryer from "Two & A Half Men"), and "Anna's Dream" (opposite Richard Thomas and Connie Selleca, playing a role which garnered her yet another Young Artist Award nomination).
In addition, Felton has appeared on such TV shows as NBC's "ER" and "The Pretender." In 2008, she appeared as herself on VH1's "Scream Queens."
'The Genesis of Lincoln' Welcomes New Cast and Creative Team Members
Posted Thursday, December 8, 2011
In the wake of controversial actor Doug Hutchison ("Lost," "24," and "The Green Mile") being replaced in the dark comedy "The Genesis of Lincoln" by Robin Spriggs (most recently of the USA Network series "Necessary Roughness"), new cast and creative team members have joined the edgy indie satire from Writer/Producer/Director Richard O'Sullivan.
Taking over the role of pop star Neely Pepridge is twenty-year-old Castille Landon. A real-life pop star/actress in her own right, Castille is the lead singer of Adam 812, which has opened for the likes of Colbie Caillat, Third Eye Blind, Mitchel Musso (from "Hannah Montana"), and the legendary K.C. & The Sunshine Band. She is one of the stars of the upcoming series "Worker's Comp" with Morgan Fairchild and Robert Carradine.
"Castille's the antithesis of everything you think you know about the modern day teen idol," says O'Sullivan. "She's a super intelligent, college-educated girl who you're more likely to find in a corner reading Nietzsche than choking on her own vomit in some disco parking lot. An absolute pro, an old soul, and a fearless performer and artist. She shows up to work, she can be bonded, and we don't have to worry about including bail money in the budget."
Coming aboard the project in the role of purity ring-wearing boy band member Jack Rose is newcomer Ethan Itzkow, who has been compared to such actors as Shia LaBeouf and Jesse Eisenberg.
Joining O'Sullivan behind the camera is Emmy-winning Cinematographer Sergei Franklin, whose resume includes work on such films as the Oscar-nominated "The Messenger" (starring Woody Harrelson & Ben Foster), Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" (starring Janet Jackson & Whoopi Goldberg), "P.S. I Love You" (starring Hilary Swank & Gerard Butler) and the Oscar-winning "The Reader" (starring Ralph Fiennes & Kate Winslet), as well as music videos for such artists as 50 Cent and The Roots.
O'Sullivan, who spent a year trying to get a proposed Lindsay Lohan "comeback vehicle" off the ground, wrote "The Genesis of Lincoln" as a scathing parody of show biz culture.
"Everything's a shitty reality show or a scandal these days...or a shitty reality show about a scandal," says the New York-based filmmaker, who has himself turned down reality show offers. "I'm so goddamn sick of it I wanna poke my own eyes out sometimes. God bless Daniel Craig for what he said about the Kardashians. There comes a point when you gotta celebrate people for their works and not just because they're famous for being famous. A celebrity used to be someone who was renowned because of some great art they created, or a life-saving drug they discovered, or a heroic act. Now people are celebrities because they flail around in their own shit on a bullshit TV show. This film lampoons that whole culture in the most vicious and unrepentant manner possible. We're gonna piss off a lot of people and quite frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a fuck."
Just a few months after attaching to Writer/Producer/Director Richard O'Sullivan's loose adaptation of the James Harrison Cathey historical book The Genesis of Lincoln, Doug Hutchison, the controversial star of "The Green Mile" and "Lost," has dropped out of the project, due to concerns over the film's subject matter.
"I know it's gonna surprise a lot of people to hear this," says O'Sullivan. "But Doug was legitimately concerned about some of the sexual content and how people might not be able to separate who he is as a person from the character he was playing."
The role in question is that of filmmaker Drey LeBeck, a director who sets out to adapt the infamous Cathey book (which theorizes that Lincoln wasn't actually born in a Kentucky log cabin but was, in fact, the bastard son of a North Carolina cattle rancher), only to fall into a strange and scandalous relationship with the teenage pop star he casts as Lincoln's mother (a story with startling similaries to Hutchison's real-life headline-grabbing marriage to 17 year old pop star Courtney Stodden).
"Initially, it seemed like perfect casting, playing on the parallels," says O'Sullivan. "But eventually I think Doug and the character became too intertwined. Doug's a wonderful guy, a brilliant actor, and a terrific creative collaborator. Ultimately though, they're not one and the same. The character at points is not nearly as sympathetic and as likeable as Doug, and this is coming from someone who likes Doug a lot."
Opting not to make changes to the script that would have kept Hutchison onboard, O'Sullivan has recast the role of LeBeck with actor Robin Spriggs, most recently seen on the USA Network series, "Necessary Roughness."
The film version of "The Genesis of Lincoln" is currently in preproduction and is set to lens in New York City in early 2012. It is being produced by Sandra Rayne Garcia and Gilberto Vera.
Kay Hooper Film Adaptation Set To Be A Harry Potter/Twilight Franchise For Grownups?
Posted Tuesday, November 8, 2011
As the Americanized "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" prepares to launch into theaters, many Hollywood insiders are hailing the return of the adult genre movie.
"I think recent R-rated comedies like 'The Hangover' and 'Friends With Benefits' have given mainstream movies their edge back," says Writer/Producer/Director Richard O'Sullivan. "There seems to be a willingness in Hollywood now to push the envelope and not play it quite so safe. It's a little like a daring return to the adventurous 70's."
O'Sullivan is banking on that trend continuing with the announcement that he's optioned the popular Random House/Bantam Books fantasy novel, The Wizard of Seattle, penned by New York Times-best selling author Kay Hooper (Blood Ties), with the hopes that it can become a "more adult version" of such mega-franchises as Harry Potter and Twilight.
"With series like 'Harry,' the idea was quite literally to pull readers in at a young age, then let the characters and story mature with the audience," says O'Sullivan. "Well now, that first crop of kids are young adults. They're in adult relationships, living in the adult world. What I like about Kay's book is that she uses things like wizardry and magic to explore male/female relationships in a very mature and complex manner. It's fun, it's sexy, and ultimately very thought provoking."
The Wizard of Seattle, one of the earlier books from Hooper (who rose to superstardom in the literary world with her Bishop crime series), tells the story of two modern day wizards who must travel across time to fight for their right to love one another.
"It's very timely," says O'Sullivan. "I think it will resonate with a lot of people on a lot of different levels. Forbidden love is as old as humanity itself. Romeo loving Juliet, vampires loving vampire slayers. In a world where people are increasingly intolerant of people living their lives the way they wanna live them, I can think of no better metaphor. Plus, it's got the potential to be a terrifically entertaining popcorn movie."
O'Sullivan, last in the news for his part in the controversial, on-again/off-again Lindsay Lohan comeback vehicle "One Night With You," is currently in pre-production to direct the groundbreaking horror film "Hallows," produced by Dale Alexander Carnegie (whose recent remake of "Clash of the Titans" grossed some $500 million wordwide). He is not only signed to write the screenplay for "The Wizard of Seattle," but will also produce the film along with Linda Parks of Far City Films, in association with Gilberto Vera of Verge Films.
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Robin Spriggs has assumed the role of Drey LeBeck in Richard O'Sullivan's "The Genesis of Lincoln" after controversial actor Doug Hutchison dropped out over concerns that his character would be viewed as an unsympathetic extension of his own public persona. In the film, Hutchison, who recently married sixteen-year-old pop singer Courtney Stodden, would have played a director who has a sexual relationship with a sixteen-year-old pop singer (played by twenty-year-old actress Castille Landon).