Actor Marcos James, greatest recognized for his efficiency as White Rat in HBO’s Emmy Award profitable collection Sport of Thrones, is aiming to make his debut as a function movie screenwriter and producer together with his dramatic thriller Ceremony, which is presently in improvement.
The Jamaican born, LA based mostly James– whose display screen performing credit additionally embody the Lifetime Film Community collection Maintaining Up With The Joneses reverse Vivica A Fox and Oscar nominee Eric Roberts, in addition to the Apple TV/ Amazon horror function The Headless Horseman– plans to star within the manufacturing as effectively, marking his clear intention to turn into one of many leisure trade’s latest multi hyphenates.
Nonetheless, in keeping with James, the addition of author and producer to his rising present enterprise resume is a pure and logical step within the evolution of his profession, and one he has been getting ready to make for a while.
“Many within the trade who know me primarily as an actor could not know that I even have a Bachelor’s diploma in Communications from UWI in Jamaica and a Masters in Movie Manufacturing from the College of Bristol within the UK,” he says. “So that is one thing that for me has been within the making from day one. I’ve at all times recognized that I wished to develop my horizons into the realms of writing and producing my very own tasks. I believe it’s necessary for all actors to do this, to reinforce and maintain their careers. And now that my performing profession has linked me to some unimaginable gamers within the manufacturing sphere, that is the right time for me to take issues to a different degree.”
In a nod to his island roots, James’ Ceremony is about in Jamaica, however carries a robust Cuban affect as effectively. The story follows the mysterious and unexplainable occasions that happen when two estranged half siblings -a brother and sister- return to their island residence to attend the ceremonial farewell for his or her not too long ago deceased father. Their strained reunion, coupled with the customarily horrifying incidents that accompany their arrival, forces them each to confront one another in addition to simmering household points round ancestry, infidelity and inheritance.
James has already accomplished the script for the movie and he’s excited in regards to the mission’s prospects for quite a few causes.
“Firstly, a number of themes within the movie similar to tough household relationships, sibling rivalry and confrontations over cash are very common. However that mentioned, Ceremony can also be unquestionably distinctive in its exploration of Jamaican and Cuban tradition and folklore. The storyline leans closely into ceremonial and non secular practices which might be misunderstood and feared in each Caribbean societies. This, and the attractive Jamaican setting, heightens and compliments the drama. Because of this, we expect that with the fitting execution the movie has the potential to discover a really worldwide viewers.”
Central to his imaginative and prescient for the movie’s success is that it’s shot on location in Jamaica.
“As a born Jamaican, I believe it’s completely essential that we movie there,” he says. “There’s no different place on this planet that may replicate that Jamaican vibe and the movie can be one other beautiful tribute to the sweetness and majesty of the island. So we hope we will get the co-operation and assist from inside Jamaica to make that occur.”
Already hooked up to the mission as its lead actor, James has additionally secured the providers of a famend producer as effectively. A number of extremely recognizable performing names- together with a few of his fellow Sport of Thrones alumni- have additionally indicated robust curiosity in becoming a member of the manufacturing.
The subsequent main step at this level for him and his workforce is funding and discovering the fitting director. The search has begun for the movie’s monetary backing and he’s inspired by the response thus far. However he understands that signing the fitting director can be a precedence and the important thing to how the mission goes ahead. At this level nonetheless, he’s fairly positive that director received’t be him.
“Sooner or later sooner or later I do know I’ll slide into the director’s chair,” he says, “However undoubtedly not this time. With Ceremony, the writing (and re writing), producing and performing duties can be greater than sufficient. However after including the screenwriting and manufacturing duties to my resume, I do know that with what I’m studying now, directing is sooner or later additionally. I’m undoubtedly wanting ahead to that too- so keep tuned.”
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