Springfield native Cailee Spaeny has been cast in a lead role in the upcoming box office hit Pacific Rim 2, starring alongside John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens). You might recognize her from her debut film role in a Missouri State electronic arts senior project, Counting to 1000. We sat down with director and writer Josh Pfaff to talk about the filmmaking … [Read more...] about Actress from Missouri State student film earns role in “Pacific Rim 2”
Filmmakers and screen actors often rely on each other to make a production work. This symbiotic relationship is driving a growing collaboration between Missouri State’s department of media, journalism and film, and department of theatre and dance. Overlap in theatre and film Kurt Heinlein, professor of theatre and dance and acting program coordinator, said despite the … [Read more...] about Theatre and film professors partner to give students comprehensive film production experiences