On the project “Midnight, Texas” (series), the actors and screenwriters wanted to repeat the success of the rest of the “vampire stories”, they succeeded. Despite the little known role performers and a relatively small budget, the film crew gathered a lot of rave reviews.
Screen adaptation of novels
According to the ideas of most directors and producers, the fashion for stories about vampires and other evil spirits is already passing. After several years of huge popularity of this topic, heroes with supernatural abilities in the modern world are already fed up with the public. In 2017, on the Midnight Texas project (TV series), the actors were at great risk of experiencing a painful failure, but the fears did not materialize: the audience well received at the premiere. It turned out that people are still ready to empathize with werewolves, witches and vampires.
But also the source of the plot could be a factor in the success of the series. On the set, the actors only filmed a series of novels. The brainchild of writer Charlene Harris is 3 years older than her television version, the last of the works was released in 2014.
Plot
The hero of the series is a medium by profession, and it is difficult to surprise a person with such a job. He has seen many oddities. This is probably why he easily gets used to living in such an environment. Manfred Bernardo settles in a mystical place. In the district, the small town of Midnight is almost unknown to anyone, it is known for its solitude, local residents almost do not make themselves felt. And all the blame for the unenviable neighborhood, this forgotten corner has long remained the boundary between reality and the other world on Earth.
In addition to ordinary people, witches, werewolves and vampires live here, on the Midnight, Texas project, the actors relied on make-up artists and special effects. They had to play supernatural abilities and inhuman power.
Paris Fitz-Henley
For participating in the TV series Midnight Texas, the actors received a good boost in their careers. Among them, Fitz-Henley was already a mature woman, at the time of filming she was 40 years old. She played a witch named Fiji. The character brought her the greatest fame in comparison with the other roles of her track record. Prior to that, over 10 years of work in the frame, she never gained much popularity. Mostly, she either played secondary roles, or worked in little-known paintings.
The 1977 actress of birth of Paris Fitz-Henley made her debut on the screen at almost 30 years old, during which time her abilities did not allow the woman to claim an Oscar or leave her mark on world cinema.
But for participating in the series about vampires, she is predicted to have a “second youth” in the acting profession. Perhaps the woman will be on a par with the most eminent colleagues.
Dylan Bruce
After the premiere of the first episode of the series Midnight, Texas, the actors and roles in it were not particularly criticized by anyone, which is surprising given the rather loyal casting.
Dylan also does not claim to be tops in the acting profession and works for the most part in television series, while remaining in demand for his external data.
Bruce began his career on the model catwalk. While studying at a college in Washington, a Canadian student in the USA is looking for a part-time job and accepts an offer from a modeling agency. After that, Dylan in a little-known series is approved for an episodic role, and at the age of 27 he is already entrusted with a larger work.
Such a career does not indicate a good acting school or talent, but over time, experience will also be added to his list of advantages. Now the directors willingly rely on Dylan in work and trust him with major roles. In the series Midnight, Texas, actors from his filming partners noted how well Bruce knew the television “kitchen”. Working with him never caused much difficulty.
Dylan Bruce was born in 1980 in Vancouver, Canada, after moving to the United States in his student years for more than 10 years playing a role on television. He is now 37 years old.
Francois Arnault
“The key to a successful career with him lies in a good acting school, Arno studied drama at a prestigious educational institution in his homeland. The Canadian prepared himself for the theatrical stage, but from the first attempt in the cinema he received recognition. Its high level is noted by directors, critics and colleagues in the acting environment.
Later, François only secured success. At the moment, for ten years of his acting career, he has accumulated many large roles in his track record. The favorite of directors and critics has proved his ability and willingness to perform, in addition to complex and characteristic roles, also characters that are understandable to the mass spectator.
At the Midnight Texas project, actors and roles were criticized only for their resemblance to other similar projects, but the creators did just that. The actors were faced with the task of using an existing topic. Academic acting training Arno did not stop this.
Francois Biography
Francois Arnault was born in 1985, he is a native of Canada, but comes from a French family and maintains a close relationship with his historical homeland. Immediately after school, he entered the School of Dramatic Art in Montreal. There, the young man showed great promise to his teachers and more than justified them.
Francois made his debut on the big screen at the age of 23 with success with the audience. In cinema, few people gain recognition already at the first attempt, but the Canadian almost immediately gained fame around the world.
When Midnight, Texas season 1 was shown on the air, actors of the Francois level became the key to success on the air. There Arno played the medium of Manfred, in his performance the character turned out to be the main favorite of viewers. Francois received an invitation to the project at the age of 31.