Locally Produced Film “BoyBand” Opens in Theaters

Artigo/Ajemian Films latest feature length film “BoyBand: Breakin’ Through in ‘82” will open to the public on Friday, June 4th at Showcase Cinema North in Worcester, where it will run for a week. Stars Michael Copon (One Tree Hill, Scorpion King II, Bring it On: In It To Win It), and E-Knock and Lorenzo Hooker III from Boston’s dance crew Status Quo (MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew) will be in Worcester for the opening. The 3 stars will take part in a Q&A after the 7pm screening on Friday the 4th. (Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.nationalamusements.com or at the theater) The film opens at Showcase Cinema in Revere on Friday, June 11th where it will run for a week. There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers, and actors E-Knock, and Lorenzo Hooker III from Status Quo following the evening shows on the 11th.

Writer/Director Jon Artigo is flying in from Los Angeles for the opening, and will join Producer Andrea Ajemian and Music Producer Kaz Gamble at the Q&As after Friday and Saturday night’s screenings. There will be an after party open to the public on Friday the 4th at Gilrein’s, located at 802 Main Street in Worcester. Doors open at 9pm with a $7 cover. DJ Kaz Gamble will be spinning 80’s music, as well as music from the film’s soundtrack, which includes over 20 original songs written by Gamble. Members of the cast and crew will be there to mingle, and enjoy live performances from the film’s stars, including local singer/songwriter Sam James.



BoyBand was shot entirely in Worcester County, and is set at the fictional Worcester High. The film was originally called We Got the Beat, when it filmed for 5 weeks during the summer of 2008. Starring a number of Hollywood actors including Robert Hoffman (Step Up 2, She’s the Man), Ryan Hansen (Party Down, Veronica Mars), and Ming Na (ER, The Joy Luck Club), over 30 local actors had speaking roles in the film, with over 20 non-union actors becoming eligible to join the Screen Actors Guild after being cast. Jon and Andrea’s fourth feature film in 9 years, (previous work includes the award winning films Rutland, USA, Freedom Park, and Still Green), BoyBand is a commercial teen comedy set in 1982 about a high school quarterback who quits the team to turn his heavy metal band into the first ever boyband. The film is being self-distributed in select theaters in Massachusetts, and hopes to create a national buzz. BoyBand differs from typical art house indie films, as it’s a wacky teen comedy with commercial appeal. The film isn’t yet rated, but filmmakers anticipate a PG-13 rating for language and sexual references.

For more information, visit www.boybandmovie.com and click on the official blog, which has details for all the events surrounding the film’s opening, or follow the film on Facebook (Boyband: The Movie).