The Marc Pease Experience

Infobox Film
name = The Marc Pease Experience


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director = Todd Louiso
producer = Michael London
Bruna Papandrea
Bruna Papandrea
writer = Todd Louiso
Jacob Koskoff
starring = Ben Stiller
Jason Schwartzman
Anna Kendrick
music =
cinematography = Tim Suhrstedt
editing = Julie Monroe
distributor = Paramount Vantage
released = 2009
runtime =
country = United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
website =
amg_id = 1:387822
imdb_id = 0913413

"The Marc Pease Experience" is an upcoming comedy film directed by Todd Louiso and written by Louiso and Jacob Koskoff. Shot primarily in and around Wilmington and New Hanover County, North Carolina in March–April 2007, the film is centered around Marc Pease (played by Jason Schwartzman, a man living in the past, when he was the star of his high school's musicals. The film also stars Ben Stiller as Pease's former mentor and Anna Kendrick as his love interest. Alex Billington of FirstShowing.net dubbed the film "the next "Rushmore"—which also starred Jason Schwartzman in the lead—based on the similar character elements. [cite web| url = http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/04/14/the-marc-pease-experience-the-next-rushmore-signs-anna-kendrick/| title = The Marc Pease Experience, The Next Rushmore, Signs Anna Kendrick| accessdate = 2008-10-02| date = April 14, 2007| publisher = FirstShowing.net| first = Alex| last = Billington]

Premise

Marc Pease (Jason Schwartzman) is a man living ten years in the past, when he was the star of his high school's musical stage productions. The story takes place over the course of one day as his former teacher, Mr. Gribble (Ben Stiller) helms a new production that allows Pease to exorcise his Broadway demons once and for all.cite web| url = http://www.cinematical.com/2007/02/02/todd-louisos-mark-pease-experience-good-to-go/| title = Todd Louiso's 'Mark Pease Experience' Good to Go| accessdate = 2008-10-02| date = February 2, 2007| publisher = Cinematical.com| first = Jeffrey M.| last = Anderson]

Cast

*Jason Schwartzman as Marc Pease, a man living ten years in the past, when he was the star of his high school's musicals.cite web| url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20010758,00.html| title = Schwartzman, Stiller set for Vantage comedy| accessdate = 2008-10-02| date = February 2, 2007| publisher = "Entertainment Weekly"| first = Mike| last = Bruno]
*Ben Stiller as Mr. Gribble, Pease's former mentor.cite web| url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20034921,00.html| title = Ricci Has Need for 'Speed'| accessdate = 2008-10-02| date = April 13, 2007| publisher = "Entertainment Weekly"| first = Mike| last = Bruno]
*Anna Kendrick as a high school senior, romantically involved with both Pease and Gribble.

Production

"The Marc Pease Experience" is Todd Louiso's second directorial project, having previously directed "Love Liza" (2002) and acted in minor roles in "High Fidelity" (2000), "Thank You for Smoking" (2006) and "Snakes on a Plane" (2006). Jason Schwartzman was signed to star in the film by February 2007, with Ben Stiller in talks. Final funding from Paramount Vantage and producer Michael London was received in early February, with production slated to start in March. Anna Kendrick's role in the film was announced in mid-April, after filming had begun. Principal photography began on March 12, 2007 [cite web| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962138.html?categoryid=18&cs=1| title = Groundswell breaks new ground| accessdate = 2008-10-02| date = March 29, 2007| publisher = "Variety"| author = Thompson, Anne] in the state of North Carolina, where the entirety of the film was shot.cite web| url = http://www.ashford-advertiser.co.uk/page.php?domain_name=ashford-advertiser.co.uk&viewpage=Features| title = Location, Vacation, Location…| accessdate = 2008-10-02| publisher = "The Ashford Advertiser"] Various locations around Wilmington and New Hanover County were used for filming, including Wilmington's Eugene Ashley High School and the school's auditorium. [cite web| url = http://www2.volstate.edu/settler/Archives/04.23.07/page1.pdf| title = Student featured in Ben Stiller film| accessdate = 2008-10-02| date = April 23, 2007| publisher = "Volunteer State Community College Student Newspaper"| first = Michelle| last = Fry] Filming continued through March and into April. [cite web| url = http://www.starnewsonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=WM&Dato=20070626&Kategori=ENTERTAINMENT11&Lopenr=626002&Ref=PH&show=galleries&template=multimedia| title = The Marc Pease Experience| accessdate = 2008-10-02| date = March 29, 2007| publisher = "The Star-News"| first = Briana| last = Brough] A number of student interns from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington's Film Studies Department were actively involved in "The Marc Pease Experience"'s production as part of their internship program. [cite web| url = http://www.uncw.edu/filmstudies/about/documents/newsletter_take7.pdf| title = Film Studies Internship Program| accessdate = 2008-10-02| date = 2006–07| publisher = UNC Wilmington Film Studies Department "FILM Features"| first = Sean| last = Axmaker] Fiona Morgan, writing for North Carolina's alternative newspaper "Independent Weekly", noted the financial incentives for "The Marc Pease Experience" and other films to take their production to North Carolina, where the North Carolina Film Commission offers a fifteen per cent rebate on all money spent on goods, services and labor in the state. [cite web| url = http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A46891| title = North Carolina's film industry is booming again| accessdate = 2008-10-02| date = March 21, 2007| publisher = "Independent Weekly"| first = Fiona| last = Morgan]

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