6/16/04: Of the 30 remaining
contest 10 were eliminated. One interesting note pointed out
to me by a fan of the site, Chris P., one of the 10 eliminated last night
was "Dan" - it appears to be the same Dan that was on the Bravo reality
show "Boy Meets Boy." Chances are he did Next Action Star before
Boy Meets Boy.
Pictured: (l-r) Back Row:
Todd Farr, Melisande Amos, John Keyser, Matthew Turner, Jared Elliot, Brittany
Istre, Sean Carrigan, Young Chu, Mae Moreno, Viviana Londono, Austene Clark,
Krista Coyle, Greg Cirulnick, Eileen Hespen, Dan Wells. Middle Row: Jeanne
Bauer, Reggie Austin, Matt Miller, Corrine Van Ryck Degroot, Harold "House"
Moore, Julielinh Parker, Laura Douglas, Milissa Panzio, Michelle Lee, Linda
Borini. Front Row: Mark Nilsson, Santino Sloan, Somere Sanders, Matt Sarracco,
Scott Herrera NBC Universal Photo: Bjerke
Press Release: In this new reality series from Joel Silver,
the executive producer of the box-office blockbusters “Matrix” and “Die
Hard,” daring, charismatic men and women from across the country compete
against one another to become America’s next high-powered male and female
action heroes, winning not only a cash prize, but the chance to star in
the NBC movie, “Hit Me”(working title) produced by Silver Pictures,.
Over
the course of 10 one-hour episodes, the 14 finalists are given the star
treatment, living together in a Hollywood Hills mansion, while enduring
a rigorous schedule that includes daily acting lessons, combat and stunt
training, underwater work, descender training, race car driving and wirework.
Each week, the climax of the episode will be
a film screen-test, involving a breath-taking stunt action sequence competition
-- and each week one pair of contestants will be eliminated -- until the
final two are named the Next Action Stars -- earning the chance to star
in the Silver Pictures movie, “Hit Me,” which is the series’ finale on
August 11 (9-11 p.m. ET). “Next Action Star” is a presentation of Silver
Pictures Television, GRB Entertainment and NBC Studios.
