Cast & Crew From “Iké Boys” On Oklahoma, Japan, Future Projects & Premiering At Fantastic Fest
In Iké Boys, best friends Shawn Gunderson and Vikram “Vik” Kapoor escape from the drudgery of high school life in Oklahoma through their obsession with all things Japanese. When a mysterious anime film transforms them into its superhuman characters, they at first think that their wildest fantasies have come true. But when ancient monsters threaten to unleash the apocalypse on New Year’s Eve of 1999, Shawn and Vik must look to each other to become the heroes they were always meant to be. Joining their adventure is Miki, a Japanese exchange student whose determination to go on a Native American vision quest puts her on a collision course with both Shawn and Vik and their foes… and whose destiny may determine the fate of the world. An interesting mesh of genres, of course.
On September 24, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Iké Boys co-writer/director Eric McEver and stars Quinn Lord, Ronak Gandhi and Christina Higa saout their inventive new film, future projects, Oklahoma, Japan and plenty more. The film — which also stars Billy Zane, Yumiko Shaku and Ben Browder — will make its world premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest on Sunday, September 26, 2021.
More on Iké Boys — of which the trailer is embedded below — can be found by clicking here and here.
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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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