Mayor & Malice: Local Acting Heroes Join Cast of Superhero Film

By: Live Wire Films
 
SAN ANTONIO - Aug. 6, 2013 - PRLog -- SAN ANTONIO - As the San Antonio-based production company Live Wire Films continues to film its upcoming superhero epic, two heroes of San Antonio's stage and screen have joined the adventure of "Now Hiring."

Award-winning actors Gloria Sanchez and Brant Bumpers have joined the cast of writer/director Mark Cantu's action comedy, which has been filming in and around the city throughout the summer.  The film tells the story of an “Average Joe” (Jason Sedillo) who bluffs his way into a job on a team of superheroes.  Sanchez will play the Mayor of San Antonio, who clashes with Joe and the heroes; Bumpers appears as Angel, a henchman to the film's villain, the evil Lord Menace.

"Now Hiring" also stars Timmy Williams ("The Whitest Kids U Know"), Caitlin Rose Williams (ABC Family's "Make It Or Break It"), Jason Scarbrough, Akasha Banks Villalobos, Taylor James Johnson, Roman Garcia, Jamye Cox, and Camden Toy (TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") as Lord Menace.

Sanchez has won two Globe Awards from the Alamo Theatre Arts Council (a local theatre organization dedicated to recognizing excellence in production and performance) for her performances in the plays "Enchanted April" and "Santos Y Santos."  “I played part of a family of lawyers in 'Santos Y Santos,'” she says, “so of course the next step was to run for mayor!”

For Cantu, Sanchez was a natural choice to play the Mayor. “Gloria and I both worked at Fiesta Texas in the 90s,” he explains,” so I’ve been following her career for years.  She brings this incredible presence and energy to her performances on stage,” he says, “and I knew that would translate well onscreen.  So when the time came to cast the Mayor, I knew it would be the perfect role for her.”

As one of San Antonio’s most prolific and recognizable screen actors, Bumpers’ list of accolades includes two Best Actor Awards, from the 2012 SA 48HR Film Experience and the 2013 Short Shorts film festival.  As he explains, “I saw that Mark was hiring and I thought I’d apply.  All the superhero jobs were filled, but Mark found a role for me - he said he couldn’t let a beard like this go to waste!”

"Now Hiring" will complete principal photography in August, and Bumpers will join Toy when the actor returns to San Antonio on the weekend of August 16 to film his final scenes as Lord Menace.

 

MORE FACTS:

* The "Now Hiring" team includes Mark Cantu's wife, producer Elizabeth Cantu, and his brother, Michael Cantu (who is assisting with the crew, and has a role in the film).

* Veterans of high-speed filmmaking, Live Wire Films has produced a series of award-winning 48-hour shorts, including "Saint Passion’s Landing," "Endgame," and "Love After," and music videos for such artists as pop star Nadine Mansour.

* "Now Hiring" is a feature-length adaptation of a short film originally produced by Live Wire Films and directed by Cantu in 2010.

* For more information, please visit the film’s official Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NowHiringOfficialMoviePage.
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