The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
12 Westerns: William E. Harris Joins the Cast of TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce actor William E. Harris has joined the cast of our Western TEXAS RED. He will play a FBI agent who works with local law enforcement in the search for Texas Red. Harris has appeared in two of our previous feature films, Blood Country and Son...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Thirty Three – Five Fingers for Marseilles & Invitation to a Gunfighter
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Thirty Three: Five Fingers for...
12 Westerns: National Casting Call for SHERIFF BOB – Supporting Role in SHE WAS THE DEPUTY’S WIFE
We are excited to announce a national casting call for Sheriff Bob, a supporting role in our Western SHE WAS THE DEPUTY’S WIFE. This is a paid role and this will be a SAG project. Submissions are accepted from anywhere in the U.S. All video submissions are due...
12 Westerns: Hollis Elzey Joins the Cast of TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce actor Hollis Ellzey has joined the cast of our Western TEXAS RED. He will play Newman Scott, a store owner in Franklin County who witnesses the tension building towards the violent events of our story. Hollis auditioned for our films at our...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Actor/Filmmaker John Marrs Joins the Team for Six of the 12 Westerns
We are excited to announce that actor/filmmaker John Marrs has joined our team to help make six of the 12 Westerns in Arizona. Marrs has signed a deal to participate as both cast and crew for six of our Western feature films to be made in Arizona from March through...
12 Westerns: William Buster Benefield Joins the Cast of TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce actor William Buster Benefield has joined the cast of our Western TEXAS RED. He will play Eugene McMillan, a young man in Mississippi who gets involved in the raid on Texas Red's cabin. Benefield appeared as an extra in our movie Cornbread...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Thirty Two – Matewan & Gunfighters
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Thirty Two: Matewan & The...
12 Westerns: Filmmaker Diary – October & November 2019
These are diary entries, tracking my progress and process making the 12 Westerns in 12 Months project. Every now and then I will be publishing these daily notes that were taken on my phone. They have not been edited at all. To learn more about my 12...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Robert Anthony Peters Cast in the Male Lead Role for SHE WAS THE DEPUTY’S WIFE
We are excited to announce actor Robert Anthony Peters will play the male lead role Jonathan in She was the Deputy's Wife, one of our 12 Westerns. Robert first auditioned for our Westerns in May at a Tucson casting call. He also participated in our online casting call...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Thirty One – Hondo & Molly and Lawless John
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Thirty One: Hondo & Molly and...
