Charles Agron

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Charles Agron is an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor working in horror and thriller. He frequently works with Tobin Bell, Lance Henriksen, and Don E. FauntLeRoy.

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Career

In his early career, Agron made many short films, including "Dark House", on which he based his feature writing debut, 2014's Dark House . He was introduced to screenwriter Victor Salva by cinematographer Don E. FauntLeRoy, and they co-wrote the feature together, with Agron producing through his Charles Agron Productions banner. [1] Critics felt it had strong performances but weaker writing. [2] [3] Working in horror, Agron said he is inspired by Stephen King and particularly The Shining . [1]

In 2015, Agron founded film distribution company K Street Pictures, with the Charles Agron Productions banner under it producing in-house releases. Their first release was Monday at 11:01 A.M. , which Agron produced, wrote, and starred in as lead Michael, a man who loses sense of time. [4] Critics said that, while the film borrows from other works of the genre, Agron's screenwriting was good, though not his acting. [5] [6]

Agron will play the lead in the upcoming film Altered Reality , which he also wrote and produced. [7] [8]

K Street have released films including Alex & Eve , Last Call , and documentary And The Winner Isn't... , [9] which Agron also produced. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "INTERVIEW: Scribe Charles Agron Talks To Me About @DarkHouseFilm". Rama's Screen. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ↑ "Nerdly » 'Dark House' Review" . Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Dark House Is One Nutty Horror Movie - Page 1 - Movies - New York - Village Voice". Village Voice. 2014-03-21. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  4. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (2015-11-09). "Charles Agron Launches K Street Pictures & Sets First Release". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  5. ↑ C, Luiz H. (2016-01-28). "[Review] 'Monday at 11:01 A.M.' Feels Familiar But Still Surprises". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  6. ↑ Scheck, Frank (2016-02-04). "'Monday at 11:01 A.M.': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  7. 1 2 Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-03-02). "'Awaken': Tobin Bell, Lance Henriksen And Ed Asner To Star In Charles Agron's Indie Thriller". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  8. ↑ Brackett, Charmain (16 March 2020). "'Awaken' movie wrapping production in Augusta". The Augusta Chronicle . Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2019-07-19). "U.S. Distributor K Street Pictures Boards Dylan Thomas Pic With Rhys Ifans & John Malkovich, Plans To Relaunch It In Market". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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