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Brothers In Arms Documentary Reflects the Friendships That Are Forged After A War

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March 11 will be the world premiere of the documentary Brothers In Arms. It is not only a retrospective look at the behind the scenes process of one of the most iconic Vietnam War films in history, but also a in depth at the relationships between the cast, crew and others who were involved in creating a masterpiece at the beginning of most of these actors’ careers.

Paul Sanchez, the director and also played Doc in the movie,  has brought out the truth with many of the original players. The cast includes Johnny Depp, Charlie Sheen (who the film is narrated by), Willem DaFoe, Tony Todd, John C. McGinley, Tom Berringer, Mark Moses, Keith David, Forrest Whitaker, Mark Ebenhoch, and more who have volunteered their personal insights on what worked and what didn’t when film was made.

Training camps, political uprisings and long nights of filming in a strange land kept this group of young men in tune with each other and that camaraderie helped them to survive the one of the toughest environments that would not even be considered in today’s production standards.

We were able to catch up with John to ask him about his experiences in “Platoon”.

TME: It’s been a little more than 30 years since the film. It’s an iconic piece of cinema and has even been called one of the best Vietnam war films of all time.  When you first took the Oliver stone project did you have any idea where it would lead?

JCM: No one had any idea, where the film would lead. No, one!

TME: Based on the description Brothers In Arms concentrates more on the relationships forged within the cast who would go on to be major players in today’s film and television world.  Do you all keep in touch

JCM: We do not stay in touch. Everyone, has gone on to lives that are filled with other obligations and commitments. However? Whenever we do cross path’s? We immediately pickup from right where we left off (in the Philippines).

TME: How much time did you all actually spend on or off set with these guys?

JCM: Off the set, we spent every waking second together. Remember: we were a long, long way from home. And, all we had was, each other.

TME: Was Platoon your main gig at the time or did you have other things in the works?

JCM: Platoon was everybody’s one-and-only gig. None of us had anything else going on. Nothing.

TME: How long after college did you get the platoon role and did any of your training at NYU prepare you for this?

JCM: I was cast in Platoon, two years after I graduated from the Graduate Acting Program at NYU (’84). And Everything that I learned in school, was marshaled and called upon, to get me through the making of that film.

TME: How long after college did you get the platoon role and did any of your training at NYU prepare you for this?

JCM: I’d do it again tomorrow. So long as I was surrounded by the same ensemble of actors that participated in the original.

To hear these tales live with the original cast and then getting to ask those burning questions that were never answered will be a treat for war film enthusiasts and fans of the actors in this film.

The film will be shown on the closing night event of the Cinequest film festival in San Jose . A special Q and A will be held by the film’s director Paul Sanchez and co-stars Charlie Sheen and John C. McGinley, who will also be present for the closing night party to be held at the Hyatt Place Gallery.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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