Mandylor brings star appeal to ?Tenebrous? – Experienced Hollywood actor lends talents to movie to be filmed locally
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Mandylor has 45 motion picture and TV roles to his credit, including a part in the highly promoted film ?Redline,? which opens in theaters across the country today.
He played a detective for 22 episodes on the TV series ?Martial Law,? made three appearances on ?Nash Bridges,? and has even been on episodes of ?Friends? and ?CSI: Miami.?
As for Mandylor?s current project, he?s knee deep in preparations for ?Tenebrous,? the motion picture set to begin filming in McMinnville next month. In addition to playing a prominent character, Mandylor is also collaborating as one of the producers and is confident ?Tenebrous? will have widespread appeal.
?This film features a lot of people who have been in this business a long time,? said Mandylor during a Tuesday night interview with the Standard. ?It?s all about timing and everything for this movie has just fallen into place. And come May, we?re going to be burning film.?
As the filming date creeps closer, more of the ?Tenebrous? storyline is gradually being revealed.
Mandylor described the film as a ?whodunit? that will keep the audience guessing, and added that it?s a ?supernatural thriller.? His character is Lloyd Muldoon, a deputy and younger brother to Sheriff Jimmy Muldoon, who carries a big badge and big reputation.
The two had a firm grasp of law and order in a cozy Tennessee town until a stranger emerges and horrible things begin to happen. The stranger, Denny White, certainly raises a few eyebrows.
?The town needs answers and everything that could go wrong does,? said Mandylor. ?When fear sets in, people react and there is a lot of tense energy.?
Playing the lead role of Denny White is Brad Thornton of ?Kickboxer 4? fame. Thornton believes ?Tenebrous? has all the makings of a hit film.
?We?re surrounded by a bunch of stars,? said Thornton.
?I?m not closing my eyes and wishing for it to happen,? Thornton said of the film?s chances for success. ?I?m expecting it to happen. Whether it shows in one theater or 15,000 theaters all depends on the caliber of movie we produce and we have the people who can do it.?
Thornton and Mandylor have teamed to form their own production company called Krakatau (pronounced crack-a-toa), and their Tennessee vision is much bigger than ?Tenebrous.? They plan to film three movies in the state and hope to make McMinnville a destination for the movie industry.
?I?d love to locate a production company here,? said Thornton.
The Tennessee General Assembly tried to encourage such ventures last year by approving a $10 million incentive package meant to entice movie production in the state. In addition to offering rebates for production costs, Tennessee also allocated money for production companies willing to set up shop here.
?We want to call McMinnville our home,? said Thornton, who already has family in the area.
Added Mandylor, ?We want to do something to give people a reason to come to McMinnville instead of all the businesses that are leaving.?