Jason Bryant

F.E.A.R. 2 Glitch PS3

Playing F.E.A.R. 2 and came across this glitch.

A movie I worked on last year, Surveillance, had debuted at Cannes. Coverage is here, and here. It was a pleasure to be 2nd team to Bill Pullman and Michael Ironside, among others. Meeting director Jennifer Lynch was amazing. She is kind, generous and infectiously funny. We battled some big wind storms on the highways of Saskatchewan, but it was worth the effort. Thanks for the great memories, all the best with the film.

Check out the trailer…

When production on the sixth season of CTV’s Corner Gas begins in a few weeks, it will be the last. The show will officially end it’s run in Spring 2009. Show star and creator Brent Butt made the announcement today. Coverage here.

I was on the set (in the background) on the very first day of filming back in 2003. No one knew what sort of success the show would have, but I remember talking with Josh (the cook) and telling him I think we’re a part of something big. Turns out I was right.

Brent wants to leave with the show on top. That’s graceful and classy. Thanks for all the laughs. And to all the friends in the cast and crew that I’ve met over the years, thank you. May this final year of production be full of fun and great memories.

Cheers Dog River!

A movie I worked on, Sleepwalking, had it’s Hollywood Premiere last night.

I haven’t seen the movie yet, we have the local premiere next week.

A mini-series I worked on, The Englishman’s Boy, makes it’s television debut Sunday on CBC. There is a great write-up in the Globe & Mail.

It’s based on the Governor General Award winning book by Guy Vanderhaeghe. From the cover…

The Englishman’s Boy brilliantly links together Hollywood in the 1920’s with one of the bloodiest, most brutal events of the nineteenth-century Canadian West – the Cypress Hills Massacre.

Many of the extras used were actual descendants of those involved.

I worked as an extra for the 1873 scenes, and as a stand-in for Michael Therriault and Nicholas Campbell for the 1920’s. I saw some amazing sunsets and spent a lot of time hanging out with horses. Here I am (left) with Josh Strait (right).

I read the book when it came out in 1996, but never imagined I’d be on set years later, working on the movie, chatting with the author.

The journey of getting this film made has taken 8 years, and is a stunning achievement. I’m proud to have been a small part of an important and moving piece of work.

Ferris Wheel (UPDATE…Ferris Wheel is now called Sleepwalking), a movie starring Charlize Theron, Nick Stahl, AnnaSofia Robb, Dennis Hopper and Woody Harrelson. I was a stand-in and photo double for Nick. It was amazing to watch these incredible actors work. I will cherish the memories forever. The cold weather caught us a few times, but we did have some amazing sunrises and sunsets. I will always remember how gracious the cast and crew were. Be sure to catch this movie when it comes out next year.