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.
(more…)

Tags: megaman, movie, retrospective

The responses have been great so far for Eddie Lebron’s Megaman Movie trailer and we want to thank everyone who was patient and watched the trailer right here on Ningin.com. Yea, apologies for the site slowdown. We had many, many spikes yesterday!

We want to give out some free Megaman stuff like the new Megaman 9 game (on your system of choice), free tickets to the Megaman movie screenings, and free Megaman DVDs. Unfortunately we don’t have enough for the tens of thousands of people who watched so here’s a simple little contest to determine the winner:
(more…)

Tags: contest, Eddie LeBron, free, games, megaman, movie, prizes, thanks, tickets, trailer

Mark your calendars! The first full-length trailer for the film will be released online Saturday, November 22th! The trailer will be released via. www.megamanfilm.com, Youtube, and right here on Ningin.com. Until then, feel free to post queries and comments!

Eddie Lebron

Tags: megaman, movie, trailer, youtube

Hello readers!

Sorry for the mega-delay (pun intended). Been rather busy with post-production on “Megaman” but finally have time to update you guys on how things are progressing over here!

With prinicle photography complete and various inserts, visual effects plates, and pick-up’s remaining, a huge relief is present with all the major days of shooting out of the way! Hard to believe how far we’ve came from the first day of production back on February 10th.

Two things to mention:

First off, the first part of the production retrospective has been written and shall be posted this weekend!

Secondly, the trailer. Many people seem to think the first released clip was a “trailer” of sorts which isn’t the case. It was merely a clip. The trailer, on the other hand, will reveal more of the film’s plot, visual design, special effects and action sequences! The release date of the first trailer will be revealed in the retrospective article this weekend so be sure to stay tuned! Thanks for the support!

Eddie Lebron
Director

Tags: delay, film, megaman, movie, photography, stills, trailer

This Sunday marks the last day of principal photography on “Megaman”. It’s been a long journey
that started back on February 10th. Of course, there are some pick up’s and inserts left but it’s a relief to know that principal photography is done. All the complex scenes, All major fighting sequences. All the major stuff will be DONE in only two days. It doesn’t help that this Sunday will be the longest day of filming in the whole shoot!

With that being said, come next week, I’m going to begin writing a retrospect on the process of doing this all the way up to this point. That way, all readers can be caught up with how this film come to fruition and how things progressed!

Eddie Lebron
Director of “Megaman”

Tags: journey, longest day, movie, shoot