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| Jonathan Daniel Brown, Oliver Cooper & Thomas Mann |
"I think it's definitely a Comedy until you turn 35, then it's a Horror Movie", says Oliver Cooper, in Toronto to promote Todd Phillips' latest-produced Comedy, Project X along with his Co-stars, Thomas Mann and Jonathan Daniel Brown. The three young Actors are on the verge of a major breakthrough if Phillips' previous track record as Producer is any indication of success. Old School, Due Date, The Hangover and The Hangover Part II are just a few of the little known Films to which he prior has lent his name.
Project X by first-time Director Nima Nourizadeh, centers around three nerdy High School Seniors who decide to throw a Birthday Bash for Thomas (Mann), led by wisecracking and potty-mouthed Costa (Cooper). J.B. (Brown) tags along and might deliver a few laughs of his own. Desperate for popularity, there is no holding back. E-mails are blasted, Text Messages are sent and Craigslist Ads are posted. Before they know it, the Party - which v. loosely is inspired by Australian Party Boy Corey Worthington, among others - spirals wildly out of control, maybe to disastrous proportions.
If it seems that the Boys had a blast making the Movie, well, it's because they did. Although Joel Silver and Phillips held a nationwide Talent Search to cast for Project X back in 2010, ultimately they found Brown on the Internet through an Open Call, after having auditioned rather late in the process. Being relatively unknown Actors, how do they stand out in a crowd of Fresh Faces, I ask? "We're just that good" Cooper jokes, revealing "I've never actually auditioned for anything before. I had a Friend named Shaun Weiss (also an Actor) get me an audition for Project X through Judd Apatow, which was really strange because I didn't know what I was doing". On the other hand, Mann explains "I just submitted through an Agent and didn't really audition, but I'm glad I got it. It was a really long process over several months and we did several mixes and matches.".
