Still, here’s a video of him punching some dude on Make It Or Break It, if that does anything for you. Holtz is something of an unknown-aside from a regular role on the ABC Family teen drama Make It Or Break It, his filmography is mostly limited to walk-ons. It’s hard to imagine a television series being comfortable having one of its protagonists rape and murder an innocent woman, as Richie does early on in the film version, which means that Zane Holtz will probably not be trying to mimic Tarantino. Tarantino played Richie Gecko as a creepy man-child divorced from reality, and that may be the approach that the TV series takes with the character as well. (The original film may have boosted Clooney to leading-man status after languishing in film roles like “ lip-syncing transvestite,” but he’s not exactly a TV star these days.) The role of Fuller, which was played by Harvey Keitel in the original film, has yet to be announced-but we do know who’ll be taking on the Clooney and Tarantino roles, as well as who’ll be portraying the new law enforcement characters created for the show. Seth and Rickie Gecko were the protagonists of the film, as well-although they were played by George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino, respectively, who won’t be returning. The series deepens the tone of the film, adds new characters and backstories and expands the Mesoamerican mythology behind the vampires. Using the family RV to make a run for the Mexican border, chaos ensues when the group detours to a strip club that is unknowingly populated by vampires, and forces them to fight until dawn in order to get out alive. While on an escape route to Mexico, Seth and Richie encounter former minister Jacob Fuller and his family who they take hostage. But with Rodriguez back at the helm, there’s reason for fans of the original film to be excited.Īccording to a press release about the series, which begins filming in Austin this week, the plot appears to follow that of the original film-and features most of the same characters:īased on the thrill-ride film, “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” is a supernatural crime saga centered around bank robber, Seth Gecko and his violent, unpredictable brother, Richard “Richie” Gecko, who are wanted by the FBI and Texas Rangers Earl McGraw and Freddie Gonzalez after a bank heist left several people dead. While the 1996 film has been the only entry in the series directed by Robert Rodriguez until now, two poorly-received direct-to-video sequels were released in the late nineties. This isn’t the first time that From Dusk Till Dawn has been adapted. Since the film's narrative was pretty thin - albeit a ton of fun - to begin with, there will likely be a significant amount of material added to create 10 hour-long episodes.Robert Rodriguez launches his El Rey Network in December-and the network, which will be distributed by cable providers including Comcast and Time Warner, is planning to make a splash shortly after its launch by reviving Rodriguez’s cult classic From Dusk Till Dawn, this time as an hour-long series. The story - which will play out over a 10-episode first season - will also be exactly the same, but will expand on the Mesoamerican mythology behind the vampires and provide more detailed backgrounds on the main characters. Joe: Retaliation) as Seth Gecko, Zane Holtz ( The Perks of Being a Wallflower) as the murderous Richie Gecko and Don Johnson ( Django Unchained) in a recurring role as Sheriff Earl McGraw.Ĭonsidering the series is being written, produced and directed by Rodriguez, it comes as no surprise that the characters and their names remain unchanged from the film version. In a press release, the new network announced that Robert Patrick ( Terminator 2: Judgement Day), Madison Davenport ( Shameless) and Brandon Soo Hoo ( Ender's Game) have been cast as Jacob, Kate and Scott Fuller, respectively, while Mexican actress Eiza Gonzalez was added as Santánico Pandemonium - the role originally (and very memorably) played by Salma Hayek in the film.
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