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Test Screening Conducted in Vevay, IN on June 2nd!

An advance test screening of Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart was conducted this past weekend in Vevay, Indiana at the historic Hoosier Theater. We are happy to report that the reaction was very positive about the TV Pilot and we also got some great anonymous feedback through comment cards collected from those in attendance. The turnout was strong and even featured a couple members of the main cast, James Tackett (Eigil) and Larry Alan Vires (Thorvald). Over the next few weeks we will be making our final adjustments for the version we will present to networks and also showcase in our premiere and select screenings!

Audience gathering in advance of test screening on Saturday, June 2nd. (photo credit: Timothy Shackleford)
Head costume designer Timothy Shackleford with main cast member James Tacket (Eigil) (Photo credit: Timothy Shackleford)
Writer and Director Stephen Zimmer with Executive Producer Holly Phillippe speaking with the audience prior to the test screening. (photo credit: Timothy Shackleford)

Seventh Star Studios Announces James Tackett for Role of Warrior Eigil in Rayden Valkyrie TV Pilot!

Seventh Star Studios is proud to announce James Tackett as the warrior Eigil in the TV Pilot Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart!

James will portray Eigil, a warrior from the north who finds himself in the company of others from his lands, and many more, when he joins a mercenary company led by the renowned Rayden Valkyrie. The hunt of a group of brigand slavers takes him into an ancient forest; a shadowy realm where he will face dangers far worse than human warriors.

The world Eigil inhabits is featured in Stephen Zimmer’s sword and sorcery novel Heart of a Lion. The story in the TV pilot is not an adaptation of the novel, but rather an original storyline envisioned to be the foundation for a series of episodes filled with the adventures of Rayden’s war band.

“James Tackett is the kind of guy you want to have in a cast,” Director/Screenwriter Stephen Zimmer said. “He is a very gifted actor with the physicality to carry out action sequences and stunts.  He also has an infectious, positive energy that is a boost to any production environment.  I am so thrilled that James is a member of the wonderful ensemble cast we have for this project!”

Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart is scheduled for production late spring on locations in Kentucky and represents the first visual media project for Seventh Star Studios, a division of Seventh Star Press, a publisher of speculative fiction based out of Lexington, Kentucky.

About James: James is an award-winning actor from Louisville, Kentucky with over forty acting credits including feature films, short films and television appearances. He has portrayed characters ranging from comedic to action to dramatic, appearing in such classics as the action/comedy OVERTIME, the suspense/thriller UNITED WE FALL, and the hilarious new sitcom FAMILY TREE. He also has an extensive martial arts background, having a black belt in shaolin kung fu and a brown belt in hapkido. James looks forward to bringing the character of Eigil to life in the epic tale that is, RAYDEN VALKYRIE: SAGA OF A LIONHEART.

 

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