Veritas, Prince of Truth (2007)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Arturo Ruiz-Esparza

Writers:

Billie Letts (writer)
Deborah Ruiz-Esparza (writer)

Release Date:

12 September 2008 (Mexico)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

Kern has to fight an evil menace that could destroy the earth when Veritas, his favorite comic book hero, comes to life and seeks his help. |

Plot Keywords:

Comic Book Hero | Snake Woman | Wings | Children's Book Come To Life | Fantasy Reality Crossover

Cast

Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Veritas
Bret Loehr	...	Kern Williams
Amy Jo Johnson	...	Marty Williams
Tyler Posey	...	Mouse Gonzalez
Kate Walsh	...	Nemesii
Danny Strong	...	Raymond Wilkins
Anthony Zerbe	...	Porterfield
Arath de la Torre	...	Danny
Carmen Salinas	...	Elva Maria
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kristen Adele	...	Extra (as Kristen Carroll)
Juan Alanis	...	Homeless Man
Joe L. Blevins	...	Comic Book Collector
Randall Bosley	...	Crenshaw
Nathan Childs	...	Commuter
Cody Cook	...	Brett - body double
Atavia Crockett	...	Actress
Matthew Gray	...	Clark
Christopher Holt	...	Basketball Fan
Jennifer Holt	...	Basketball Fan
Kevin Holt	...	Basketball Fan
Nicole Holt	...	Traveler
Todd Jenkins	...	TV Show Announcer V.O.
Chris Kenworthy	...	Traveler
Tiffany McManus	...	Comic Book Convention Kid
Yaya Mier	...	Homeless Woman
Lucia Mijares	...	Sexy Girl
Kevin Milligan	...	Basketball Fan
Stephen Moffatt	...	Businessman
April Montgomery	...	Goth Chick
Donna Sue Nickason	...	Basketball Ticket Purchaser Extra
Chris Nolan	...	Kern - body double
Randal Scott	...	Chester, Comic Book Convention Exhibitor
Eric Shackelford	...	Goth Guy
Morgane Wood	...	Goth Girl
Jesse Corpus III	...	Extra At Train Station (uncredited)
Courtney Graves	...	Extra At Train Station (uncredited)
Mark E. Howell	...	Scared Guy With Briefcase (uncredited)

Directed by
Arturo Ruiz-Esparza

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Billie Letts		writer
Deborah Ruiz-Esparza		writer

Produced by
Valentino Lanus	....	producer
Estrella Medina	....	line producer
Arturo Ruiz-Esparza	....	producer
Deborah Ruiz-Esparza	....	associate producer

Original Music by
John Massari

Cinematography by
Arturo de la Rosa

Film Editing by
Todd Jenkins

Casting by
Emily Schweber

Production Design by
Chuy Carrera

Art Direction by
Raul Carrera
Tom Cole

Set Decoration by
Luisa Cervantes

Costume Design by
Deborah Ruiz-Esparza

Makeup Department
Barney Burman	....	special makeup effects artist: Proteus Make-up FX
Lucrecia González Muñoz	....	makeup artist
Adrienne Hoverson	....	makeup artist: second unit
Steve Prouty	....	special makeup effects artist: Proteus Make-up FX

Production Management
Fernando Cano	....	production manager
Julio Cesar Estrada	....	production manager
Todd Jenkins	....	post-production supervisor
Tiffany Leigh Kieran	....	production manager (as Tiffany Bagby)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Analucia Albo	....	third assistant director
Mario Cisneros Jr.	....	first assistant director
Eduardo Hernández-Garza	....	second assistant director
Todd Jenkins	....	first assistant director: second unit
Mario Ruiz Esparza	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Eduardo Raúl Franco	....	construction coordinator
Kelley A. Hankins	....	painter
Bernardo Jiménez	....	props
José Luis Jiménez	....	props
Arnulfo Macías	....	carpenter
José Guadalupe Sánchez	....	carpenter
Suzanne Stover	....	buyer
Montserrat Trejo	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Jeremiah Clifton	....	sound effects editor
Pedro Mejía	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Elvia Mante	....	puppeteer
César Tavera	....	puppeteer

Visual Effects by
Lyn Caudle	....	visual effects supervisor
John Griffith	....	pre-visualization artist
John W. McInnis	....	concept designer
John W. McInnis	....	previz artist
Mark Moore	....	concept artist
Eric Pham	....	color timing supervisor

Stunts
Gustavo Campos	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Ciancio	....	director of photography: second unit
Lorenzo Contreras	....	gaffer
Gabriel García Campillo	....	second assistant camera
Gabriela Gutiérrez	....	still photographer
Todd Jenkins	....	spfx photography
Luis Marroquín	....	video assist operator
Eliseo Orozco	....	assistant camera
Richard Porter	....	gaffer: insert unit
Jorge Suárez	....	camera operator
Jon Thomas	....	jib grip: second unit
Tom Zembrod	....	jib grip: second unit

Casting Department
Toni Cobb Brock	....	casting: Dallas
Katrina Cook	....	extras casting: second unit
Lupita Cornejo	....	casting: Monterey
Angela Demo	....	casting assistant
Annie Hedgpeth	....	casting associate: Dallas

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Regina Montemayor	....	wardrobe assistant
Karla Sánchez	....	wardrobe

Music Department
John Massari	....	composer: additional music
John Massari	....	composer: theme music
John Massari	....	midi programmer
John Massari	....	music editor
John Massari	....	music remixer
John Massari	....	music scoring mixer
John Massari	....	music supervisor
John Massari	....	musical director
John Massari	....	musician
John Massari	....	orchestrator
John Massari	....	scoring mixer
Jimmy Swan	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Rodolfo Medina	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Edher Campos	....	production coordinator
David Castillo	....	production assistant
Mario Cisneros Jr.	....	script supervisor
Brock Cravy	....	talent coordinator
Alan Derian	....	midi programmer
Barak Epstein	....	extras coordinator: on-set
Carlos García Campillo	....	production coordinator
Gabriel García Campillo	....	production assistant
Agustín Garza	....	production assistant
Ryan Gunn	....	production assistant
Gabriel Horn	....	production assistant
Melissa Kirkendall	....	production coordinator: Dallas
Hope Latimer	....	assistant to director: second unit
Xochitl Leal	....	accountant
Michael Magnus	....	production assistant
John Massari	....	midi programmer
Michael Saleman	....	production attorney
Michael Taliaferro	....	script supervisor
Antonio Urdapilleta	....	production coordinator
Lesslye Yin	....	production office coordinator

Production Companies

• La Panza Producciones
• Twelfth Night Entertainment

Distributors

• Lightyear Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Vivendi Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script research
• Heron Security  security
• Strategic Film Partners  producer's representative

Also Known As:

Veritas - El príncipe de la verdad (Mexico)

MPAA:

Rated PG for fantasy action and some mild suggestive content.

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

Mexico | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

La Panza Producciones

Trivia:

The role of Veritas originally went to Viggo Mortensen, but was accepted by Sean Patrick Flanery when scheduling conflicts arose.