From the Director's Chair

Things happen. No matter how hard you plan, or smoothly something is running, things happen.  Such is life.

This past week we received word that the actor playing the Ideal in JACOB will, in fact, no longer be playing the role. Being just shy of three weeks until principal photography, this news was certainly jarring to all of us, but, as I have said before, things happen.  Instead of putting a stop on production, we have moved principal photography to the spring, and are re-casting the role.

This event follows shortly after Joan Macintosh became very ill, and had to step back.  She will still be involved in JACOB however, as she is a part of the Jacob family, even if she is not on the screen.  The role of the Mother will be played by the incomparable Kelley Rae O'Donnell, who is also slated to play Claire Daniels in Amongst The Living.

Needless to say, January has been an interesting month so far for everyone involved with JACOB, but we are moving forward, and viewing this as an opportunity to create positive change for the production we feel very strongly about.

Stay tuned for more information, especially the announcement of who will be playing the IDEAL, in Jacob.

Sincerely,
   Justin John Costello