New project for Mark?!

Some quick casting news to take you into the night for the latest film from director Kevin Greutert (Saw VI and Saw 3D) entitled Jessabelle. Read on for the latest.

According to The Hollywood Reporter Joelle Carter, a lead on FX’s “Justified”, has joined the cast of the Lionsgate horror film Jessabelle starring Sarah Snook and Mark Webber.

The film centers on Jessie (Snook), who returns to her father’s Louisiana home after an accident robs her of the use of her legs. Once there, she must confront an enraged ghost. Little is known about Carter’s role except that she will play Sarah, the mother of Snook’s Jessie. Webber plays Preston, an old high school boyfriend of Snook’s character who helps her uncover a mystery about her family.

The flick started production on April 2nd. Look for more soon!

Source: Dread Central

Some great news!

The drama, which debuted at Sundance, also stars Isaac Love, Shannyn Sossamon, Michael Cera, Jason Ritter and Amanda Seyfried.
Wrekin Hill Entertainment has acquired North American rights to writer-director Mark Webber’s drama The End of Love, which had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

The distributor is planning a day-and-date theatrical and VOD release in the late summer or early fall for the film, in which Webber appears alongside Isaac Love, Shannyn Sossamon, Michael Cera, Jason Ritter, Amanda Seyfried, Aubrey Plaza and Jocelin Donahue. In the movie, Webber plays a struggling actor, dealing with his two-year-old son after the death of the boy’s mother.

Webber also produced the film along with Elizabeth Destro, Mollie Engelhart and Matt Sprague.

The deal was negotiated by Wreckin Hill’s Chris Ball, CEO, and Rene Cogan for Wrekin Hill with Kevin Iwashina and Christine D’Souza at Preferred Content, who repped the filmmakers.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Mark Webber may not be a household name, but if you’re a fan of ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World‘ or keep a finger on the pulse of indie filmmaking, you definitely know who he is. This year he’s not only starring in three films at the festival, but he wrote and directed one of them, ‘The End of Love ,’ with his toddler son as his co-star. Just about every one of the actors in the film plays a character version of his/her self, including Michael Cera, Jason Ritter, Aubrey Plaza, Amanda Seyfried and many more. The day after the film’s world premiere, Mark sat down with me to talk about what went into making his experimental film, why it works and – of course – I bring up ‘Scott Pilgrim.’

HDD – Luke Hickman: Correct me if I’m wrong, but ‘The End of Love ‘ is the first film you’ve brought to Sundance as a director, right?

Mark Webber: This is the second film I’ve directed, the first one here as a director though. Right.

HDD: I saw the film yesterday and absolutely loved it.

Mark Webber: Thank you!

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One of my favorite late-fest discoveries at Sundance 2012 was The End of Love, a film directed/written by, and starring, Mark Webber and his 2-year-old son. It’s a beautiful film about a single father trying to raise a son, and the way Webber captures the connection and dialogue he has with his real boy is incredible. You may recognize Webber from any number of acting roles, as the “Talent” in Scott Pilgrim, or indies ranging from Explicit Ills to Shrink to Weapons, but he’s as talented behind the screen as he is on it. Luckily, Ethan and I were able to meet up with Mark at Sundance for a fantastic interview about making The End of Love.

(We shot at a cafe at Sundance, our apologies for the background noise and framing – we did our best!)

We also recorded a video blog about our thoughts on the film from Sundance 2012, which also made the cut for our favorites of the fest. From the guide: “Mark is a struggling actor stuck between the life he once knew and the one waiting for him. When the mother of his two-year-old son suddenly passes away, Mark is forced to confront his shortcomings. Their fates, now intertwined, hang in the balance as Mark grapples with his ability to grow up.” I was fascinated by how he captured such intimate and unscripted moments with his son using Canon 5Ds, and I really wanted to discuss End of Love specifically, how he made it, everything that went into it, because I think it’s a very special, impactful film that I hope can be seen outside of Sundance.

Source: First Showing

One on One: Mark Webber & Antonio Campos Discuss the Perils and Pleasures of Working without a Script

On the surface, films couldn’t be more different than Mark Webber’s The End of Love and Antonio Campos’s Simon Killer. Whereas Webber’s film is a warm, handmade portrait of a young single father struggling to make ends meet (both emotionally and financially) as he raises his 3 year-old son (played by Webber’s own son, Isaac). Campos’s film, on the other hand, is a stylishly composed, bone-chilling look at a young man’s slow descent into criminality and violence. Yet they have one major thing in common: both films were produced without a conventional script. In each case, dialogue was often improvised and many sequences only came together on set. Webber and Campos sat down with us during the Festival to compare notes, pick each other’s brains about how they balanced chaos and control on set, and confess how much they secretly identified with each other’s protagonists.
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A very personal film, ‘starring’ a 2-year-old

The Sundance Film Festival prides itself on independent and personal filmmaking, but no movie in this year’s lineup felt as intimate as Mark Webber’s The End of Love.

His second feature as a director was shot in his Los Angeles home with several friends playing versions of themselves. It presents Webber as the single father of a 2-year-old boy portrayed by Webber’s own son, Isaac Love. There is, however, one small difference between the real-life Webber and “Mark” in this film: His son’s mother is still alive.

In The End of Love, which still needs a distributor, Webber’s character is struggling with the death of his partner played, naturally, by Isaac’s mother, actress Frankie Shaw. Shaw and Webber are separated, but amicably enough that she joined the lineup of cast members onstage after the film’s Sundance premiere.
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Sundance ‘12: A conversation with Mark Webber, Jocelin Donahue and Frankie Shaw

A sit-down with a trio of rising actors who rallied around a little boy to craft an intensely personal film, The End of Love.

In Mark Webber’s second directorial feature The End of Love, Mark (played by Webber) is a struggling actor who’s stuck between the life he once knew and the one that’s waiting for him. When the mother of his two-year-old son suddenly passes away, he is forced to confront his shortcomings. Their fates, now intertwined, hang in the balance as Mark grapples with his ability to grow up. When he meets Lydia (Shannyn Sossamon), a young mother, he is no longer able to live in the comfort of denial. Having cast Isaac, his real life son, opposite himself in this stark, yet intimate film, we can’t help but bear witness to the most private moments between father and son. Endowed with a raw but vibrant truth, The End of Love is a story about the universal pain of loss and the courage it takes to change. The film features cameos by Michael Cera, Jocelin Donahue, Frankie Shaw, Jake Johnson and Amanda Seyfried.

Anthem sat down with Mark Webber, Jocelin Donahue and Frankie Shaw at the Bing Lounge to share some funny stories about a little boy who made this all possible.
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