CASTING:
Auditions were held January 19th, 2008. Leading into this audition, I received hundreds of e-mails from actors interested in auditioning and being involved. From all these submissions, based on appearance and experience, I narrowed it down to the roster of those that ended up attending.
At the time of the audition, Rock/Megaman was the only character casted leaving Roll, Wily, Light, and the 3 live action Robot Masters; Iceman, Elecman, and Fireman.
The casting of Rock dates back to mid-2007 when Jun Naito expressed interest in the project. The thought of him playing Rock didn’t cross my mind until it was out in the open that he was interested. I looked at him…and it clicked. He had the look and screen presence and, on top of that, his acting ability would bring the much needed layers to the portray of Rock I wanted in the film. Also, he remembers and enjoys the Megaman. So, even both a script was written, he was cast in the role of Rock/Megaman.
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