Sean McNamara To Direct Indie ‘One Man’s Castle’

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EXCLUSIVE: Sean McNamara (Reagan) has been tapped to direct the indie One Man’s Castle, scripted by producer John Zaring (Pursuit of Happiness), for the latter’s Zaring/Cioffi Entertainment, Virtuosity Media, and his own banner Brookwell McNamara Entertainment.

A story involving cancel culture and familial loss that meditates on themes of redemption and reconciliation, the film’s protagonist is Bobby Wynn, a former star NFL quarterback-turned-TV-commentator who returns home when tragedy strikes.

In addition to Zaring and McNamara, producers will include Bianca Cioffi and Charles Vignola of ZCE, Virtuosity’s Todd Allen, and BME’s David Brookwell.

Topline roles will be filled once the SAG-AFTRA strike resolves. As a direct result of Texas’ $200M Film Incentives Fund, signed into law in July of this year, production should kick off in and around Austin, Texas next fall. “ONE MAN’S CASTLE is a captivating exploration of the human condition,” said McNamara. “With a unique blend of heart, humor, and reflection, it made me cry and laugh in all the right ways and places, and I am confident that top tier talent will gravitate to these characters, who despite the odds, conquer the greatest of all difficulties – family relationships.” Added writer-producer Zaring, who returns to filmmaking after a two-decade hiatus producing celebrity-driven televised events, “I’ve been carrying around this idea for years, but it took the wisdom of age as well as a worldwide pandemic to allow me the time to finally put it into words.