We are excited to announce that the New York Times singled out Anton’s latest film entitled REALITY SHOW as one of the highlights for this years feature line up at the prestigious South By Southwest film / music festival in Austin Texas! Below is the link to the NY Times article and if your headed to Austin for SXSW then check out the world premiere of director Adam Rifkin’s REALITY SHOW Friday night March 8th 9:30PM @ The Alamo Ritz (additional screenings listed below).   

See you in the movies! 

- Anton

NY TIMES ARTICLE

We’re back with a bit of non-review specific fun in our next post. Reality Showis Adam Rifkin’s new satire show now airing on Showtime. With us today is Anton Troy and Clint Carmichael. We’ve also included a fully detailed synopsis of the show, pics, and a Reality Show trailer. Now you’ll have no excuse as to what all the fuss is about!  Anton Troy is no stranger to Why So Blu – being featured in our Chillerama coverage and what not. It’s great to have him come back for a chat. Big ups to Clint, as well. Well, without further ado let’s see what the boys have to say, shall we? Let’s do it.

Interview:

Gerard Iribe: With us once again is the lovely and talented Anton Troy of Chillerama fame. Anton has company. Who’s your friend, Anton?

Anton Troy: Well first of all I would like to thank you Gerard for having us and also being such big Anton Troy supporters here at Why So Blu since the beginning. I have a fellow cast mate from the current Showtime show I am on, the very tall, very suave might I add veteran actor Mr. Clint Carmichael.

Clint Carmichael: Hey There!

Gerard Iribe: Let’s give our readers a bit of information. What is Reality Show and whom do you guys play?

Anton Troy: Clint you go first…

Clint Carmichael: It’s a dark satire on the preponderance of mindless reality shows that populate the TV landscape.  It uses the form to poke fun at the phenomenon as well as the insanity of “Show Biz” in general. I play Leonard, the stern TV network president and Anton plays Burt, the young executive shark at my side when Mickey Wagner “Adam Rifkin” pitches us what he believes to be a revolutionary “Reality Show” concept. Our Network is tracking the project and growing more concerned as it proves to be anything but the dramatic juggernaut Mickey has promised.

Anton Troy: That’s right. Essentially the show follows a down on his luck reality show producer that believes he has come up with the MOTHER of all reality show concepts, an idea so original, so fantastic that it will completely reinvent the entire genre. He believes that if he selects a family completely at random and installs hidden cameras all over their house, work, job, car without their knowledge that they will act completely natural and that the drama will be more captivating than anything a team of writers could ever dream up. Unfortunately watching snails mate is more exciting than this family so he starts to unbeknownst to them introduce more drama into their lives in an effort to avoid being canned by the network. My character Burt is the smug Jr. TV network executive and actress Kendra Waldman, Clint and myself comprise the network team that Mickey “Adam Rifkin” has to answer to throughout the show, especially when the sizzles ain’t sizzlin! What’s cool about the show is it’s really an underlying commentary on society’s infatuation and disgust with voyeurism in my opinion.      

 Gerard Iribe: Jack-of-all-trades Adam Rifkin is the mastermind behind Reality Show. How did you guys get involved with Adam and Reality Show?

Anton Troy: Obviously I met Adam through my involvement in Chillerama and back around the same time the film was to be released the distributor was doing a drive-in movie road show in select cities to promote the movie. It was during this time, particularly during an appearance we did at a drive-in in Dixon IL that Adam and I just kind of got to hang out. As you know Adam directed a different segment of Chilleramathan I was in but we would run in to each other at various events and I had been told that he was a fan of my work in the movie. I later found out that even though he thought I was talented, the trip to Chicago together made him think of me as a cool guy and someone he would enjoy working with, ultimately leading to my very first role on a mainstream television network unlike Clint who’s respectably been around sinceMagnum P.I.! [Everyone Laughs]

Clint Carmichael: I got called in by the casting director and auditioned for the project just like any other job. I knew who Adam was but had never met him before, or any of his team.

Gerard Iribe: Honestly, I knew nothing of the show going in, but once I saw the trailer and how it was set in the “real world” and how it would essentially escalate into madness, knew that it could be something special. It’s got an edge. What are your feelings on reality shows in general? Do you guys think that they’ve gone too far in that they’ve embedded themselves in American society and culture so much so that some of the general public emulate their reality show heroes?

Anton Troy: As you know I have also been dabbling in producing as well lately and life does imitate art. Ironically I am currently in the process of producing a few reality show concepts with a friend of mine who produces for a major television network. My personal feeling on it is if the premise is interesting and you can learn something of value while being entertained then I think they have their place somewhere like anything else. For instance I rather enjoy shows like Pawn Stars and Monster Garage back in the day because I am learning about a trade or lifestyle and being entertained at the same time. Shows like that can be great when your just wanting an escape but don’t get me wrong I am an actor by trade and I take my craft as such very seriously. I am not a fan of ‘trash’ television nor do I think anyone should have Snookie as a role model.  

Clint Carmichael: Like most actors, there’s a part of me that just hates all the crap being pushed out there on the public because it’s easier and cheaper than scripted drama and comedy. And yes, there are those lost souls who may model themselves on some of the silly nonsense they see.  But, like everybody else, I can see that some of the reality world is really compelling and I totally get why they find an audience. For example; some of the singing competitions are fantastic, huge raw talent truly being discovered and given a shot at a career…the stuff that dreams are made of. Then there’s that mindless pabulum that Adam so ably mocks in our show. Producers pandering to our darker base instincts just to make a buck. I think people will really enjoy how Adam rips them a new one…I sure did! [Laughs]

Gerard Iribe: How was it to work with Adam Rifkin? Considering he was pulling several duties as in acting, directing, producing, writing, and what not – being busy would be an understatement.

Anton Troy: Rif as I know him is just really cool and easy-going on set. Yes just recently finishing my first effort producing a feature film myself I can very honestly say from experience that it’s a ton of work and a labor of love believe me! Rif is really a clever writer with a brilliant knack for edgy plots and dark humor and he is also a very funny actor and skilled director. Also the nerd factor did kick in, I was totally excited to work with him, I mean this is the same man that directed the KISS movie— Detroit Rock City, nuff said right Gerard! [Laughs]

Clint Carmichael: It’s amazing to watch. I worked with Bonnie Hunt on a pilot of hers a few years ago and it’s the only other time I acted with someone who was also directing us, had written the dialog we were speaking and was also producing the show. It’s rare to be able to wear that many hats. Bonnie was great at it, and Adam was terrific as well. Adam considers himself a writer first and is very humble about his acting chops. But he was really great on all levels…and stayed cool, calm and fun the whole time as well, not an easy feat! I thought it was inspiring to watch; he just stepped up and got it done.  

Gerard Iribe: How was it working with the cast? I noticed that there are A LOT of people making special appearances on Reality Show – was it overwhelming for you guys?

Anton Troy: I noticed over 80 different characters on the call sheet but luckily I only had to work with a handful of very talented people that included Clint and Adam Rifkin. I did feel sorry for the wardrobe department though [Laughs]. 

Clint Carmichael: Our unit was the network team so I really didn’t see much of the rest of the cast. I was just happy Adam was throwing some weight behind the project, and knew that this was going to be a fun show to watch.

Gerard Iribe: Since the first season of Reality Show has wrapped, do you guys  have any projects brewing that you can talk about here on WSB?

Anton Troy: I just wrapped a very funny romantic comedy that I produced and acted in called Wingman Inc.directed by Choice Skinner & written by Tony Germinario, It is set to release in 2013. As mentioned earlier I am producing a few television concepts that are in development but not to worry you will be seeing much of me in front of the camera over the next year as well. In the meantime make sure to check us out onReality Show! 

Clint Carmichael: On the acting front I recently shot an episode of Reba McEntire’s new sitcom Malibu Country and I’m waiting to hear on a pilot presentation that’s being looked at by Starz called The Business. I get to play a corrupt D.A. in that show, always fun to play a bad guy. On the producing side, I’m developing a feature film that’s based on a very successful short film I produced with a director partner of mine. The project stars “Patrick Warburton” from Rules of Engagement it’s called The Action Hero’s Guide To Saving Lives.

Gerard Iribe:  Do you guys have any social media outlets where your fans can congregate, visit, or just drop you guys a line? Twitter, Facebook, or a website?

Anton Troy: Of course! The usual suspects would be my website: www.antontroy.com / FB: antontroyofficial / Twitter: anton_troy and make sure to check out the Wingman Inc. page on IMDB 

Clint Carmichael: You can find me on Facebook or visit my website www.clintcarmichael.com It’s terrific that social media can connect us all so effectively, I love hearing about what other people are doing in their work as well as appreciate the support for what I’m working on…please stop on by and say hi!

Gerard Iribe: Thanks again for spending some time with us, Anton! It’s always a pleasure to talk to you. Clint, likewise, it’s been a pleasure. Keep us posted with your work, guys! Tune in to Showtime Thursday nights and experience Reality Show for yourselves (check your local listings).

Anton Troy

Clint Carmichael

Please continue reading for information and a preview of what Reality is all about down below:

Synopsis:

Reality Show is the brainchild of Adam Rifkin, writer, director, executive producer and star of the show.

Reality Show follows Mickey Wagner (Rifkin), a down-on-his-luck reality show producer, as he crafts a sensational comeback. Fed up with how staged and phony reality shows are, Mickey hatches a revolutionary idea to pick an average American family and put them under all-encompassing surveillance…without the family’s knowledge.

The concept is to let real life unfold before the cameras. However, the family is boring. And the studio wants more sizzle. So Mickey starts to introduce drama into the unwitting family’s lives. Temptation to cheat, drinking, work problems…. chaos ensues. Everything unravels in a big, big way with shocking consequences.

The unwitting and unfortunate stars of the reality show are Dennis Warwick (Scott Anderson) a 50-year-old accountant and amateur chef, Katherine (Kelley Menighan Hensley), a retired teacher and stay-at-home mom, and their daughter, Amy (Monika Tilling), a high school honor roll student.

Mickey is convinced that if this family is unaware that cameras are following their every move, the natural drama of life that unfolds will be far more compelling than anything a team of Hollywood writers could manufacture.

Thanks to state-of-the-art identity software that cross references DMV records, passport records, credit card records, etc., Mickey gets the perfect all-American family: the Warwicks.

Mickey and his team are elated. He couldn’t have cast a more ideal family if he tried.  After covertly setting up countless hidden cameras throughout their house, cars, and at Dennis’s work, along with a team of follow-vehicles armed with long lens video cams and a fleet of surveillance vans, the Warwicks are now, unknowingly, smack dab in the middle of Mickey’s electronic fishbowl.  Now all Mickey has to do is wait for all the secrets and lies to emerge!

But Mickey soon realizes that this family he was so certain about is absolutely, mind-numbingly dull. Turns out, there are no secrets, no lies, no double lives.  The Warwick family is completely void of any discernible conflict, and as everyone knows, conflict is the cornerstone of drama.

In a desperate attempt to salvage his series and keep the impatient network happy, Mickey begins to interfere.  By introducing obstacles and conflict into the family’s life, Mickey quickly finds that betraying his original conceit and messing with his subjects makes for a far more fascinating show. These small disruptions escalate and soon cause ripples Mickey does not anticipate.

Written by: Gerard Iribe on November 15, 2012.

It’s Showtime…

We are proud to say that Wingman Inc. completed principle photography less than a week ago. This is particularly special because not only was Anton an actor in the production but Wingman will mark his debut as the producer of a full length Hollywood feature film. With that being said Anton Troy fans will be very excited to know that Anton will be re-teaming with Chillerama director Adam Rifkin and making another first time debut. This time on mainstream television starting November 1st @11:30pm on the SHOWTIME network (Check your local listings) in Adam Rifkin’s brand new darkly satirical series entitled ‘Reality Show’. Anton will be in the recurring part of Burt the Jr. TV network Executive so tune in and get your Anton fix starting November 1st! 

Warning Trailer contains explicit language & content not suitable for children.

Anton & Adam Rifkin

REALITY SHOW is a darkly satirical new series that follows the exploits of reality television show producer Micky Wagner and his amoral attempt to re-invent the reality genre.  Fed up with how staged and phony all reality shows are, Mickey’s revolutionary idea is to pick an average American family and put them under all encompassing surveillance…without their knowledge.  He’s convinced that if they are unaware that cameras are following their every move, the natural drama of life that unfolds will be far more compelling than anything a team of Hollywood writers could manufacture.  Unfortunately Mickey soon realizes that the family he picked is boring.  In a desperate attempt to salvage the show and keep the network happy, Mickey begins to interfere.  By introducing obstacles and conflict into the family’s life, Mickey quickly finds that betraying his original conceit and messing with his subjects makes for a far more fascinating show.  Unfortunately for the family, they have no idea why they are suddenly besieged with so much bad luck.  As the show gets better, the family starts to disintegrate and their lives begin to spiral downward.  As things continue to get darker and darker Mickey rationalizes that all will be ok in the end, for once the episodes begin airing, fame will heal all the wounds caused by his morally bankrupt meddling.  REALITY SHOW is an indictment of a medium that we are all equal parts fascinated and repulsed by.

Meet Reality Show producer Mickey Wagner (Adam Rifkin) probably parked outside the innocent Warwick family’s house covertly capturing their entire lives on camera. The footage better be amazing because he is still gonna have to report to me and the network president when the sizzles don’t sizzle… All starts Thursday November 1st 11:30pm only on Showtime Networks!!!

Official Facebook fan page for Reality Show & Anton Troy / Twitter for Anton Troy, Adam Rifkin, SHOWTIME

Wingman Inc. will mark Anton’s first effort at producing a full length feature film. Anton will not only be putting on the indie producer cap again but will also be playing a hilarious cameo part in the film as well, so look out for that! Below is the official press release that just went worldwide.

You can also check out the Wingman Inc. IMDB page HERE.

Anton with Director Choice Skinner, Co-producer Brandon Heitkamp & Our Casting Team.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 25, 2012

Vincenzo Productions & Darkan Entertainment are set to co-produce the romantic comedy Wingman Inc. which will star Erin Cahill (Red Widow, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2&3, Ladies Night) and Kristopher Turner (LA Complex, Saving Hope, A Little Bit Zombie).

When Bobby’s girlfriend dumps him, he loses hope and stops going out which places a damper on his friends’ love lives. When they open his eyes to his extraordinary wingman skills, he and his friends start a business helping needy men find love which in turn helps pay for his struggling pet psychiatry practice and pay off his ever increasing amounts of debt. Although jaded by his break up, Bobby begins to find love again when he meets Kristy, fresh off a break up herself. They help heal each other’s wounds and start to fall in love until they find out that they’ve been competing against each other all along as Kristy runs her own business as a professional cock-blocker.

Turner will play the male lead Bobby Tomkins who unknowingly competes against Kristy played by Cahill. Additional cast includes, Reid Ewing (Modern Family) Daniele Watts (D’jango Unchained), Andrea Bogart (The Bitter Pill), Brandon Heitkamp (The Bloody Indulgent), Ray Dennis (In The Mourning), Anton Troy (Chillerama), Kristin Richardson (Jarhead), Ron Jeremy (Manson Girls), John Marshall Jones (The Troop), James Kyson (Heroes) and Farley Jackson (Brotherly Love).

Wingman Inc. is to be helmed by award winning director Choice Skinner (Brotherly Love, In The Mourning, Selling It) and written by Tony Germinario.

“We are truly blessed to have the cast we have on board.” Skinner says, “And I’m looking forward to the tremendous talent and life that everyone will bring to the characters Tony Germinario created.”

Wingman Inc. will be produced by Germinario for Vincenzo Productions, Skinner for Darkan Entertainment, Brandon Heitkamp, Max Wyman and Anton Troy. The film is being executive produced by Germinario’s Vincenzo Productions. Principal photography will commence in early October. Follow the Wingman Inc. movie on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/wingmanincmovie

Anton had a great time doing signings, meeting and conversing with fans as a guest at the 10th annual Flashback Weekend horror convention in Chicago! Below are some photos from the trip…

Was a blast riding the Zombie Army Party Bus with VIP pass holders along with fellow guests, John Carpenter, Tony Todd, Diora Baird & Scout Taylor Compton to the private celebrity meet and greet.

A big thank you to Mika & Mia of Flashback Weekend for inviting us this year! They put on Flashback Weekend to help fund The Midway Drive In, in Dixon Illinois and keep it open. Drive Ins are quickly disappearing and the Midway is in need of a digital projector at the cost of $125,000 in order to stay open and play the newest films on the market. You can contribute to keeping the Midway open and helping them purchase a new digital projector by checking out the Kickstarter program below.

Anton will be attending Chicago’s premiere horror convention Flashback Weekend as a celebrity guest this August 10th – 12th 2012. Anton will be available for photo opportunities and autograph signings alongside an amazing roster of guests this year including legendary director John Carpenter (The Thing, Escape From New York) Linda Blair (The Exorcist) Tony Todd, Danielle Harris, Diora Baird, Kane Hodder etc, plus director Tim Sullivan will be reuniting with Anton to host a very special live screening of the Chillerama’s ‘I Was A Teenage Werebear, Hairy & Uncut Version’. There will be lots of great Anton Troy merchandise available to the public and tickets can be pre bought on Flashback Weekend’s website or at the door, we hope to see you there! 

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Sincerely,

- Anton Troy

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 30, 2012

Anton Troy of the Indie Cult Favorite “Chillerama” and actor/director Choice Skinner to create new sci-fi/action film “Alexus.”

The short film “Alexus” will star Troy, Skinner, Farley Jackson and George Vincent.

Troy is best known for his roles in “Chillerama” and “Filth to Ashes.” He is also one of the stars of Adam Rifkin’s upcoming scripted comedy “Reality Show” set to debut this fall on Showtime.

Skinner directed and acted in the award winning short “Brotherly Love.”

Jackson starred in “Brotherly Love” and “I Want to be a Soap Star,” while Vincent guest starred in “One Life to Live” and starred in “Devils Inside.”

Tony Germinario of Vincenzo Productions, LLC wrote the film’s screenplay, which is described as “Die Hard and Lethal Weapon meets The Fifth Element.”

The film is currently in pre production in Los Angeles and will be produced by Troy, Skinner and Jackson.

Check out our Kickstarter link below!

Here is a brief synopsis of “Alexus”:

Those who are interested in following the progress of this project can do so by visiting the official ALEXUS Facebook page below @ facebook.com/alexusmovie

Culture Clash: The Adventures of CHILLERAMA’s Anton Troy & DEXTER composer Daniel Licht at the Russian Horror Awards – Parts 1 & 2

Britgeek here.

A couple of weeks ago we interviewed Chillerama‘s Anton Troy and promised to release his anticipated mockumentary, which will surely extend the fun of the Chillerama experience. The moment is now – Dread Central is ready to exclusively premiere the project Anton’s been working on for the last two months with co-creator and friend Roy Tighe.

Horror is familiar ground for newcomer Anton Troy, who also starred in this year’s slasher Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust, but the Las Vegas-raised James Dean-esque actor is ready to sink his fangs into some more comedy with Anton Troy, the Man Behind the Beast directed by Roy Tighe, who was dragged by Anton to all the promotional events collecting footage. Together they created a piece that’s based on the idea that one day Troy may turn into Hollywood’s next best thing – all thanks to his tagline “Tastes like chicken, huh, babe?” from Tim Sullivan’s “I Was A Teenage Werebear” segment of Chillerama. We don’t want to give too much away, but there’s a lot to look out for like guest appearances by the likes of horror veterans Kane Hodder, Ray Wise and Lin Shaye; directors Tim Sullivan, Joe Lynch, Adam Green and Adam Rifkin; and Anton’sChillerama co-star Sean Paul Lockhart, plus more.

According to Troy, “I wanted to expand the fans’ experience of Chillerama; this is our gift to them.”

Watch the exclusive premiere of the mock-doc below our interview with Roy Tighe.

DC: Tell us a little bit about yourself, Roy. How did you start making viral videos and mockumentaries?

Roy Tighe: I’m from a small remote town of 6,000 people in northern Canada called Fort Frances, Ontario. I just couldn’t picture myself married by 20, kids by 25, alcoholic by 30, divorced by 40 and on the verge of suicide by 50 so I left! [Laughs] I attended the Film and Television program at Capilano College in Vancouver, and I eventually started writing and producing my own projects so that I would have my own platform where I could act and create. When Anton and I met to talk about doing this project together, I already had a vision for what I thought we should do. Anton said we need a concept, it can’t just be about him being famous, and I asked what one-liners he said in the movie. He said a few of them, one of which was “Tastes like chicken, huh, babe?” and I was like that’s it! I simply think mockumentaries are funny. The actors have to play a character that is actually a real person like in a documentary. So for me, I find characters funnier in mockumentaries than in traditional comedies because they have more freedom to experience the world that has been created. Everything is being perceived as in the moment, and there are no limits to what the story or character can say or do or what can happen – just like in real life.

DC: What makes a good viral video?

RT: Uh, two girls and one cup… just kidding… I don’t know. I just try to be honest with my work, myself and the fellow people I work with. I try not to worry about what makes things good or not. I just do what I believe is funny and grow from it, good or bad. I stay open-minded throughout the process.

DC: What was your experience like working with Anton on this mockumentary? Was it fun? Was it tiring?

RT: Anton and I worked very well together, and I had a great time working with him on this project. I got to meet the directors of Chillerama and work with other very talented artists like Anton, and that’s something I really enjoy. Of course it was tiring at times. Neither of us were happy with the first cut I put together, and I felt like I let us down. Then we were forced to step away for a week because I had to head back to Vancouver for another shoot, leaving both of us feeling the pressure of time to have the video done on schedule. We were both feeling very stressed and overworked due to multiple projects that I’m currently working on and with Anton so busy promoting Chillerama. But at the end of the day, that week away from our project gave us a nice break to get re-motivated and create something that we’re happy with. We believe we have something the fans will really enjoy. The nice thing about working with Anton is the respect and friendship that we’ve built through this project. I have a great passion for creativity, and it’s refreshing to work with a guy like Anton who shares this passion. He’s the type of guy who is there for his friends and deeply wants the projects he works on to be the best they can. Also, being a young filmmaker witnessing what the directors of Chillerama have done justified for me that hard work and determination pay off when you keep at it. So all and all I definitely had an awesome experience and will hopefully get the chance to work with everyone again in the future.

DC: Should we expect more Anton/Roy collaborations in the future? Do you plan to release unused material from this mockumentary at any point?

RT: Yeah! You should definitely expect more from Anton and me. I think we made a great team on this project, and I personally think he’s a very talented actor. Yes, we talked about releasing unused material as we have so much amazing footage that we couldn’t use because of time restraints, but I guess you’ll have to stay tuned to find out. You can follow Anton and me on Twitter and Facebook or on our websites here and here. Check ‘em out to keep up with all our news and future projects.