~News & Updates~

May 20
The Old Winter

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Wells has officially been added to the cast of  John Coulter's great depression period drama, The Old Winter.

May 12
New Photos from Tunnell Mill

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New pictures posted in the Photo section from John Coulter of Tunnell Mill Photography featuring hand made fedoras by Katarina Couture of New York.

March 22
BAD BLOOD: Hatfields and Mccoys DVD Pre-Order

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Fred Olen Ray's post Civil War period drama starring Christian Slater, Jeff Fahey, Tim Abel, Sean Flynn and Priscilla Barnes will be in stores on June 5, but you can pre-order your copy now at Amazon.

February 25th
THE PENNY DREADFUL PICTURE SHOW

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Wells has been added to the cast of Leigh Scott's stylish horror anthology, THE PENNY DREADFUL PICTURE SHOW! Penny Dreadful is a feature length film made up of several short films bound by a single narrative, much akin to Creepshow, Night Gallery, Tales from the Crypt, and Twilight Zone The movie. It features the talents of horror favorites,JEFFERY COMBS (Re-Animator, The Frighteners), SID HAIG (House of 1000 Corpses, Devil's Rejects), along with AL SNOW, ELIZA SWENSON, BARRY RATCLIFFE, and many others.

January 7 2012
OVERTIME at the Derby City Film Festival

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Overtime has been seleceted by the DCFF and will be screening on February 18 at 10pm at the Clifton Center in Louisville, KY.  For tickets and details, please visit www.DerbyCityFilmFest.com

December 17 2011
BAD BLOOD: The Hatfields and McCoys

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Officially wrapped on the post Civil War period drama, BAD BLOOD, written and directed by Fred Olen Ray.  Wells plays the part of the murderous Valentine Hatfield. BAD BLOOD also stars Christian Slater, Jeff Fahey, Perry King, Priscella barnes, Sean Flynn, and Tim Abell.  BAD BLOOD will be available in spring of 2012.

September 21 2011
Louisville's Top 3 Favorite Local Celebrities

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After more than a quarter-million votes, Wells came in 3rd for Louisville Kentucky's "Best Local Celebrity"
in LEO Magazine's Readers Choice Awards behind Diane Sawyer and Muhammad Ali.

July 25 2011
2011 BEST ACTOR AWARD

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Wells took home the award for BEST ACTOR, as well as the award for BEST ONE LINER for his work in OVERTIME at the International Fright Night Film Festival in Louisville, KY. 

OVERTIME claimed at total of 8 awards including BEST OF THE FEST, BEST ACTION MOVIE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST ACTRESS, BEST SOUNDTRACK, and FILM MAKER OF THE YEAR for Matt Niehoff and Brian Cunningham.

Legendary film maker, John Carpenter, was in attendance and was awarded a lifetime achievement award.

Saturday, OVERTIME premiered to a full house and received a powerful standing ovation.

July 12 2011

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EXAMINER.COM FEATURE Examiner.com is hosting a new feature on Wells courtesy of writer Deborah Smith Ford. 
You can see the article HERE

July 11 2011

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OFFICIAL OVERTIME
PREMIER PRESS RELEASE

Read the official Press information for the premier  HERE
and check out the official Press site HERE

OVERTIME will premier
July 23 2011 at the
Fright Night Film Fest
in Louisville, KY

Cast and Crew will be in attendance.

July 7 2011
PHOTOS FROM 6/25/2011 PHOTO SHOOT

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This shoot was a collaborative creative effort between photographers Joey Goldsmith, Joshua Eskridge, and Missy Brown

June 21 2011

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OVERTIME
FESTIVAL PREMIERE

OVERTIME will have it's first public film festival screening at the 2011 FRIGHT NIGHT FILM FEST/FANDOM FEST. 
You can see the movie 7:00pm July 23 at the Fern Valley Hotel and Convention Center in Louisville KY.  Tickets and VIP passes are availabe along with all additional details at www.FrightNightFilmFest.com and www.FandomFest.com

March 14 2011

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NEW PHOTOS ADDED

Photos from the shoot with Lexington, KY based fitness photographer, Gustavo Alfaro, have been added to the photo page.  Check them out here.

See other work by Gustavo Alfaro at his website www.GustavoAlfaro.com

March 10 2011
WELLS APPEARING AT FRIGHT NIGHT FILM FEST / FANDOM FEST 2011

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Two Conventions for one price at one location.  July 22-24 at the Fern Valley Hotel and Convention Center in Louisville, KY.  Guests include Legendary film maker JOHN CARPENTER, HENRY WINKLER, Cast Reunions of REVENGE OF THE NERD, The KARATE KID, and many others.
Check out www.FrightNightFilmFest.com and www.FandomFest.com for details.

March 7 2011
Just finished up a fitness photo shoot with the esteemed photographer, Gustavo Alfaro.  The resulting images will be posted soon.

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April 12 2011
The Official OVERTIME Trailer!
www.OvertimeTheMovie.com

April 10 2011

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OVERTIME WRAP PARTY

The official trailer for OVERTIME premiered last night to a warm reception at the Wrap Party last night.  The trailer will make it's way online in the coming week.
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March 23 2011

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John has been selected to appear in this year's Scares That Care! calendar of male models.  "Scares That Care!" is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to uniting horror fans to help sick kids. Each
year, they raise and donate $10,000 to a Children's charity. this year's charity is Make-A-Wish Foundation. You can learn more at www.scaresthatcare.org

March 20 2011

Production on OVERTIME has officially wrapped!
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Jan. 28 2011

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SWORDBEARER Test Screening

A test screening for SWORDBEARER will be shown in Memphis, TN on Thursday, Feb 3, at Studio on the Square @ 9pm. Audience feedback will help round out the final version for convention and festival screening. The test screening is part of a one day visit by Director Stephen Zimmer, who is doing a book signing earlier that day for his latest fantasy novel.  Studio on the Square is located at:
2105 Court Avenue   Memphis, TN 38104-6514

Jan. 13 2011

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NOSFERATU

New photos have been added from the Nosferatu Portrait Series by Joey Goldsmith of  NVisible Photography.
Click HERE to view
Click HERE to order prints

Dec. 2 2010

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Swordbearer on Dragon Talk Radio

Join me along with other Swordbearer cast and crew members on St. Louis Based Dragon talk Radio podcast, Thursday Dec 2 at 10pm EST
Join the discussion HERE

Nov. 30 2010

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Examiner.com Feature

A  nice little piece on my film career and upcoming projects written by Deborah Smith Ford at the national Examiner.com 
See it HERE
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