More Exciting News about 'The Stand'

Hi everyone,

There's some more exciting news regarding Stephen's upcoming book, The Stand:

Actor Stephen Dale Skinner will play the part of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. in the upcoming documentary The Search for THE STAND: Recreating the Final Flight of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr.

Stephen Dale Skinner is an experienced character actor with a theatrical background. "I studied the photos taken late in Luke's career and the only vulnerability that can be seen in his face comes through his eyes," the actor said. "His face is serious and severe, and the only weakness you can find is in his eyes. I'm working on that look and developing that attitude in my portrayal of the character."



Stephen Dale Skinner will portray Luke in the upcoming documentary


Documentary producer Mark Magin said that Stephen Dale's talents would be used to create a series of brief action sequences that bring Luke's final moments to life. Magin said the re-enactment segments would be filtered into black and white, with grain added to the picture to give it the same look as old films from World War I.


Location scouting for the action sequences took place last week. The goal was to find areas that resemble the landscape where Luke died near Dun-sur-Meuse, France in 1918. All segments will be shot in the midwestern United States where three suitable locations were secured.



Stephen Dale Skinner is the eighteen-year-old son of author Stephen Skinner, who said that age was a critical factor in casting the part. "Its silly to have a forty-year-old actor to portray a guy who died when he was twenty-one. You see that all the time in films and it just slays any semblence of authenticity. It just looks ridiculous. We needed someone who was really in Luke's age bracket."


The author continued, "He's one of the few actors who really know the entire Luke story inside out. He has light hair, stocky build and is almost the exact same height as Luke and is close to Luke's age. We didn't want to bring someone in from the coast, we wanted someone already in the region. He was a natural choice. As soon as we decided to include action sequences I knew he was the guy."

Shooting begins on location next week. For the latest news on the book, THE STAND: The Final Flight of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr., visit the book's official web site: THE STAND: The Final Flight of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr.



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Is this cool or what?

regards,

Darren