JuntoBox Films Casts Two Leads for Upcoming Feature Film THE DRIVER

JuntoBox Films, a collaborative film studio for filmmakers and fans co-chaired by Forest Whitaker, today announced the lead roles of their newest feature "The Driver," cast using their proprietary online casting application and social media campaign on the juntoboxfilms.com website. Online video submissions for the lead roles of "Eddie" (male) and "Aspen" (female) closed on Friday, October 3, 2014, and fans had until Friday, October 10, 2014 to get their votes in for their top picks.

The final call-back auditions with the director and producer for the top 25 "Eddies" and top 25 "Aspens" took place the week of October 20 24, with 12 finalists flown in by JuntoBox from out of state. Says film's director Alex Ardenti "I'm incredibly excited to announce the two leads cast from the application are Hiram A. Murray who will play the role of Eddie and Krystal M. Harris will play the roll of Aspen. The quality of auditions made this selection process incredibly difficult, but we are very pleased with our final casting choices."

Additionally, JuntoBox is guaranteeing speaking roles to the "social winners" of the contest, Kam Perez and Casey Lupini, the two submitters that received the most votes overall.

"The response from the filmmaking community has been overwhelming positive, especially from actors who auditioned from out of state, and we have been approached by both producers and filmmakers about using the casting application" says Philippe Caland founder and Co-Chairman of JuntoBox Films. He added "the application performed well above our expectations in building an audience for the film even before production and we plan to use it on as many future projects as possible."

About the Cast

"Eddie"

Hiram A. Murray first started his acting career on the CBS television show "Now and Again"

starring Dennis Haysbert. He graduated with a BA in screenwriting/film directing from City College City University of New York. During college he worked for the NYPD, also Hiram has served in the military as Captain in United States Marine Corps. In 2012 Hiram graduated from the illustrious Joanne Baron D.W. Brown Acting studio and has GONE on to find great success

in Hollywood with such roles on Fox's "Touch" starring opposite Kiefer Sutherland, ABC's "Modern Family", and Paramount Pictures upcoming block buster Scouts Vs. Zombies. Hiram is represented by Spotlight Management, and Pantheon Talent Agency.

"Aspen"

Krystal M. Harris hails from Northern California. She has appeared in guest star roles on CSI Miami, Parks and Recreation as well as appearing alongside Michael Ealy in the Screen Gems reboot of ABOUT LAST NIGHT earlier this year. Krystal currently studies at Anthony Gilardi Acting Studio in Los Angeles and is represented by Abrams Artists Agency.

The Driver

An action packed indie thriller, "The Driver" tells the story of Eddie, a down-on-his luck boxer who agrees to be the driver for a heist that goes terribly wrong. The Driver is a film about a middleweight boxer who will do anything to keep his money-hungry girlfriend Aspen. Dumped by his trainer and his backer; Eddie gets a gig as a driver for a gangster. A heist shootout leaves everyone dead, but Eddie, alone, with $2 million in cash."

This film marks the 5 th feature film project chosen by the JuntoBox community to be green lit, funded and produced via its collaborative film studio. "The Driver" casting campaign takes this approach to the next level by democratizing the casting process and giving fans the ultimate insider access to help cast the next breakthrough film stars.

"The Driver," will be directed by Alex Ardenti, is written by George Richards, and produced by Philippe Caland. Lindsay Chag is to oversee casting.

ABOUT JUNTOBOX FILMS:

JuntoBox Films is a collaborative film studio and social community for filmmakers and fans to connect, create and ultimately, make films. JuntoBox merges the collaborative energy of a social platform with the more traditional in-house film development process including greenlighting, financing, marketing and distribution. For more information, find us at www.JuntoBoxFilms.com and follow us at @JuntoBoxFilms or https://www.facebook.com/Juntoboxfilms

SOURCE JuntoBox Films

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