Julia Morizawa (Star Trek: Hidden Frontier, Star Trek: Odyssey) has been signed to play snarky college student Abbey Park, best friend of Danny Reyes (played by Caprica‘s Richard Harmon). Ron Boyd (Star Trek: Phase II) will portray Ralph Garlington, a curmudgeonly cinematographer judging the Keystone University Film Festival alongside lead Zachary Wells (Charlie David of Dante’s Cove and Mulligans). Tim Foutch (of the Hidden Frontier spinoff, Star Trek: Odyssey) will appear as Tommy, another Keystone film student competing against Danny in the festival.

“I’ve had the pleasure of directing and acting alongside these actors for some time,” said Judas Kiss director J.T. Tepnapa. “They’re talented and hard-working performers who are a joy to have on a set.”

Tepnapa and Morizawa met on the Hidden Frontier set, where she played the popular Vulcan character, Lt. S’Tal. She was later cast as a telepathic ship’s security officer in the Hidden Frontier spinoff series Star Trek: Odyssey. She has worked on 15 features and television series as an actor, writer and producer. She recently completed a Los Angeles theater run of a play she wrote, produced and starred in, Twenty-Two, and also stars in the scifi Web series Frontier Guard.

Tepnapa and Judas Kiss writer-producer Carlos Pedraza also worked with Boyd in Star Trek: Phase II, the Hugo-nominated Web series that also won TV Guide’s Award for Best Online SciFi Series and was named among Rolling Stone’s five Web series you shouldn’t miss. Boyd plays the acerbic Lt. Vincent DeSalle. He has also appeared in the Canadian TV series, Corner Gas. Boyd is also well known as an artist for DC Comics.

Foutch is already well known among Judas Kiss fans for his portrayal of Tim the Intern in the Judas Kiss podcasts. He also plays the chief engineer in Star Trek: Odyssey and Cadet Fetch Zisser in the Web series Frontier Guard.

Judas Kiss is being produced by Blue Seraph Productions, a Los Angeles company headed by Tepnapa and Pedraza. Their previous work has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, Variety, Frontiers, Fab magazine, the Today Show, MSNBC, and other international news outlets. The film is scheduled to shoot this summer in Seattle.

Links

• Julia Morizawa‘s IMDb profile
• Ron Boyd‘s IMDb profile
• Tim Foutch‘s IMDb profile
• Blue Seraph Productions Web site

In our newest podcast, Tim of the Future, our intern boasted about all the cool new things happening with Judas Kiss, like the new Web site and the prospectus for new investors. But none could be more pleasing to Carlos’ tummy as the recipe to White Bean Chili Gumbo.

So here’s the recipe! Enjoy a bowl while watching our podcasts. Don’t forget to let us know what you think!

Bon Appétit!

Carlos’ White Bean Chili Gumbo

Ingredients:
1 lb Chicken Andouille Sausage (Diced and grilled in olive oil)
1 cup chopped onion
1 can (or the equivalent) chicken broth
3 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
2 tsp Cumin seed (ground will not withstand long cooking as well)
1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves
2 -15oz cans white beans (great northern or cannellini), drained and rinsed
1 to 2 cups sliced okra (frozen if you can’t get it fresh)
1-2 cans of diced tomatoes (not whole tomatoes, you want to use the juice from can)
jalapeno chili peppers, fresh, jarred or canned, optional or ‘to taste’ (depending on how much heat you like!)

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in slow-cooker and stir occasionally. (approx. 3-5 hours, depending on your schedule)
Top each serving with shredded Monterey jack cheese and or broken tortilla chips if desired.
 Chili Gumbo is also great over rice.

And don’t mind how grumpy J.T. is. It’s just his way.

By the way, we hope you enjoy the stepped-up production values in this latest podcast. We’re getting to show off some of Blue Seraph Productions‘ new production capabilities, thanks to our partnership with Butterknife Network.

I had no choice but to rename this podcast from “All About Judas Kiss,” to the new title “Tim the Intern goes Viral.”

Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it.

Having an office that both Carlos and I can work from is the best thing that could have ever happened to us. Now we both have creative space to not only produce films, but also coach actors, write scripts, and provide space for other indie filmmakers.

And here’s our latest podcast showing off the office.

– Jaytee