Milliseconds movie cast adds Billy Zane, John Billingsley and more
Billy Zane, John Billingsley, Scottie Thompson and Bonnie Root have joined Philippe Caland’s neo-noir thriller Milliseconds.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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The Milliseconds movie cast is filling out with Billy Zane, John Billingsley, Scottie Thompson and Bonnie Root joining Philippe Caland’s neo-noir thriller, according to Deadline.
Caland is writing, directing and acting in the film, which Deadline described as a mystery centered on a reclusive former painter who is pulled into an inquiry tied to a suicide hotline. The case brings old links and buried truths back into view, according to the report.
The film also features Elijah Lynn Langston, who is making his feature debut, along with Kevin Ryan, Don Wallace and Jason Lee Daniel, Deadline reported. Ryan’s credits include Harry Wild and The Rainmaker.
Who is in the Milliseconds movie cast?
Deadline reported that the cast includes Zane, Billingsley, Thompson, Root, Langston, Ryan, Wallace and Daniel. Zane, known widely for Titanic, is also serving as an executive producer on the project.
Caland will produce through his Junto House Films banner. Root and Cynthia Bravo are co-producers, and cinematographer Gonzalo Digenio is attached, according to Deadline.
The production is set to film in Los Angeles, using broad city views, local architectural landmarks and a location in the Alta Dena area affected by fire, Deadline reported.
What is Milliseconds about?
Milliseconds is being presented as a neo-noir thriller, a crime-tinged mystery style often built around secrets, moral pressure and a shadowy mood. In this story, the starting point is a former painter whose isolation is disrupted by an investigation linked to a suicide hotline.
Caland told Deadline he is drawn to how art and creativity can confront, heal and reveal a person’s “authentic self.” He said the film deals with loss, grief, destruction, transformation, metamorphosis, life and death, rebirth and the belief systems that can confine people.
Who is Philippe Caland?
Milliseconds is Caland’s sixth feature as a director, Deadline reported. His earlier directing credits include Hollywood Buddha, Ripple Effect, The Guru and the Gypsy and Repentance, films he also wrote and produced.
Caland first gained notice as a writer and producer on Jennifer Lynch’s Boxing Helena, according to Deadline. His producing credits also include Dead Girl, Infinity and Loved.
Zane became globally known for playing Cal Hockley in Titanic. Deadline also cited his roles in Dead Calm and The Phantom, his work across more than 100 films, and recent attention for playing Marlon Brando in Waltzing with Brando. He is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency.
Billingsley is next due in the Paramount+ limited series Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey, Deadline reported. He is represented by Trademark Talent and Artium Talent.
Thompson is known for recurring roles in NCIS, 12 Monkeys, The Blacklist and Macgyver, and is represented by TalentWorks and Yazzy Entertainment, according to Deadline. Root, who previously worked with Caland as co-producer on Death in Ojai, is represented by Daniel Hoff Agency and Zero Gravity Management.
This story draws on original reporting from Deadline.