The Transformers and Jennifer’s Body star plays a soldier-for-hire in M.J. Bassett’s new film.
And though the lions seem to have escaped, theres clearly one still around.
Megan was on the list.
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I was like, ‘Well, were never going to get Megan Fox, that’s ridiculous.
Its a little movie.’
She read it and said ‘Yes’ the next day, which never happens ever."
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How didRoguecome about?
Id gone this big convoluted route through action movies and fantasy movies and horror stuff.
Molly actually [said], “Would you like to executive produce it?
Because we have a very small budget, we cant afford you.”
I said, “No!
I want to direct, write, and produce it.
I dont care about the money.
How did your daughter get involved, both cowriting and acting in the film?
All three of my kids are in the film business now.
Ones an AD, ones a makeup artist, and Izzy has become a writer.
A sort of feminist, intense, dark story.
Shes a good writer.
Shes a better writer than I am and Ive written tons of these things.
I want there to be a fresh voice in here.”
She wrote a draft of the script, and it was terrific.
And then Megan Fox got involved, which turned it into something else.
What attracted Megan to the project?
I went to meet her, and we talked, and shes a very environmentally-aware woman.
She’s socially conscious and she wanted to do something that shes never done before.
Shes been treated as a sex object, as a sexual being.
I think she was drawn to the fact that sex is not relevant to this character at all.
Its pretty progressive without really trying to be, which Im really proud of.
How did that come about?
[Laughs] I like my action movies to have comedy in them.
I think that makes the characters accessible.
We had this list of ear worm-punch in songs and one of these was the Backstreet Boys song.
We made our presentation to the management of the Backstreet Boys.
Roguecostars Greg Kriek, Jessica Sutton, Calli Taylor, Brandon Auret, Adam Deacon, and Sisanda Henna.
The movie is released on demand and digital Aug. 28 and on Blu-ray and DVD Sept. 1.
Exclusively watch the trailer forRogueabove.
