Once we added Dean Cain and Natasha Henstridge to the cast, we felt the project went up another level. “At that point, I felt we really had something we could move forward with. I sent her the COR script with an offer the very next day and to my shock, she said yes. AnnaLynne McCord’s performance in that film blew me away. “Feeling the itch to make another movie in post-COVID 2021, I considered Condition of Return once again, but decided I would only do it if I found the right actress for the lead role of Eve. I felt it deserved to be made into a movie, even if I wasn’t the one to do it. I even thought about ending my option on the script. “I knew that in order to do it right, it needed a bigger budget and better resources than we had at the time. But setbacks during preproduction and an overwhelming hesistancy in my gut made me realize we weren’t ready, so I called it off. “In 2019, I decided to plow ahead with making Condition of Return on a shoestring budget. As much as I wanted to do it, I resisted and put it on the back burner, instead making my film Room for Rent. Coupled with knowing it would be a very challenging project, I was concerned how the mass shooting aspect of the film would be received, given the controversial nature of the topic. I couldn’t get it out of my head, and I felt a strong desire to make it into a film, but at the same time it scared me. When I’m asked what makes a good movie, I always say good, interesting characters, and this script was full of them. “Writer John Spare created such an amazing story that I found unique and compelling. “I discovered the screenplay in 2015 and immediately loved it, Stovall said. The evolution of the film is a story in itself, as recounted by Director Stovall. Thomas persuades Eve to recount her troubling past as she slowly turns the tables, coaxing him into revealing secrets of his own and showing him they may be more alike than he thinks.Īt it’s core, it’s a story about good or evil. Donald Thomas (Cain), who is tasked with determining her fitness to stand trial. Shackled in a police station breakroom, she is questioned by psychoanalyst and atheist Dr. In the film, the main character Eve Sullivan (McCord), is arrested for committing a heinous crime. It answers the question, “what if, after you sold your soul, you decided you wanted it back?” At its core, it’s a story about good vs evil. Their latest film, Condition of Return, is a psychological thriller and character driven feature film that tells the story of a religious woman’s journey to the dark side. This makes the fifth feature film directed and produced by the duo.Īll five of their films have screened at the Sedona Film Festival beginning with their first film Hate Crime, which won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2005 festival. Condition of Return, a new Arizona-made independent movie, will make its world premiere at the Sedona International Film Festival on Saturday, February 25, 7 p.m., at the Sedona Performing Arts Center.ĭirected by long-time Sedona luminary Tommy Stovall, and produced by partner Marc Sterling the film stars AnnaLynne McCord ( Nip/Tuck, 90210), Dean Cain ( Lois & Clark), Natasha Henstridge (Species) and James Russo ( Django Unchained).
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