We are pleased to announce that Ian was elected to be a representative in SAG-AFTRA, the main actors’ union.
Ian ran as part of MembershipFirst – “an organized community of SAG-AFTRA members and leaders who’ve come together to protect the rights and interests of every member in every category of our union.” Ian will represent Hawaii as a National Board Member, a Local Board Member, and a Convention Delegate.
Congratulations, Ian…this is exciting news, and we know you will represent Hawaii and be a great support to your fellow union members.
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One of Ian’s biggest supporters, Tatiana who’s on Twitter @Tat_Yatanis……treated Ian and fans to her latest compilation video of his most recent TV character, Russ Taylor from MacGyver!
Tatiana’s videos are some of the best when it comes to fan made videos…….it’s commonly said she uses her “Tat Magic” to always bring an entertaining video viewing experience for fans everywhere. Whether its her magic or more what we believe is, her amazing videography skills, one thing is certain. It’s always a pleasure watching them!
In this one, she captures so much of Russ’s sense of humor and unique charm, which made him a fan favorite rather quickly when Ian joined the cast for the show’s 4th and 5th seasons.
While CBS announced plans not to renew MacGyver for a 6th season, disappointing the show’s fans worldwide, we’re so grateful CBS gave Ian the opportunity to bring Russ to the screen and in a character that both he and viewers enjoyed so much.
Here’s to Russ Taylor and here’s to Tatiana’s video showing us some of his most best and entertaining moments. Enjoy!
Enjoy this look behind the scenes of Awaken, to meet the musicians who bring the phenomenal music to the film!
Thank you to Director Bob Degus for this opportunity to watch and learn how the music part of the film came to be….
Awaken – The Music – Featurette
Celebrating the Music of the film Awaken and the musicians. (in alphabetical order
David Daniel Brown Diana Carr Bogdan Djukic Shireen Jarrahian Ram Dass Khalsa Gaiea Sanskrit Adrienne Shamszad
Awaken is an intense, cautionary cinematic fable, deeply relevant to our times. The film takes a brutal, unflinching look at mankind stripped bare of the thin veneer of social convention. It is a daring, bold, often painful journey into the darkness of our primal, carnal selves, ultimately asking the audience to answer the question “what will it take for us all to awaken?”
GABRIELLE ANWAR HENRY IAN CUSICK DAVE BAEZ
Directed by BOB DEGUS Written by MICHELE McGUIRE Produced by MICHELE McGUIRE, ALEXANDRA ANGELIQUE LEEPER, JON SILBERG, BOB DEGUS Executive Producer JEFF KNIPP Director of Photography NATHAN WILSON Edited by BOB DEGUS and LOGAN BREIT Music Producer RAM DASS KHALSA Songs by DIANA CARR, GAIEA SANSKRIT, ADRIENNE SHAMSZAD Music by DAVID DANIEL BROWN, BOGDAN DJUKIC, SHIREEN JARRAHIAN, and RAM DASS KHALSA Light Language ABIGAIL STELLAR SHEKINAH Production Designer JEFF KNIPP Costume Designer ALYCIA BELLE A film by BOB DEGUS AWAKEN
Actress Gabrielle Anwar (Jessica) rehearses a scene on the set of the indie-film Awaken, directed by Bob Degus.Actor Henry Ian Cusick rehearses a scene from the indie-film Awaken, directed by Bob Degus.Actor Dave Baez (Elias) rehearses a scene on the indie-film Awaken, directed by Bob Degus.
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The on going #SaveMacGyver campaign has announced it’s very first MacGyver Virtual Convention, “for the fans, by the fans” and Ian is the show’s first actor who has committed to appear!
Joining Ian will be his MacGyver co-star Tristin Mays (Riley Davis), 5th season showrunner Monica Macer and the 5th season writing team.
In addition, Creator, Executive Producer and Writer Lee David Zlotoff and Costume Designer Sarah Downer will appear. MacGyver Technical Consultant Rhett Allain, and Sam, Mike, and Jeff from the Making Fun of MacGyver podcast are the latest guest announcements too. We’ll update the guest list as more guests are announced!
The virtual con will take place on August 28 and 29, 2021 and fans are encouraged to submit questions for Ian and with a fast approaching deadline of July 27, 2021 6PM CST, it’s advisable to do it asap!
Submitting a question does not guarantee an answer but not submitting one, guarantees no answer.
The MacGyverCon website is up and running and all info can be found on it, along with ticket information too. MacGyverCon.com
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Ian will be appearing at his second virtual con, at Dream It At Home Con 13 this coming Saturday on July 17! Come join in the fun and meet him for the first time, or enjoy chatting with him again.
This time with Ian there will be 1 panel, 2 meeting rooms, and a trivia contest between Ian and the fans. In addition, there are 1:1 conversations 3:1 conversations, and you can get a video message from him too. So plenty of options to choose from!
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From the Awaken Facebook page comes news of the new trailer for Awaken, the full length indie film by Bob Degus and starring Henry Ian Cusick, Gabrielle Anwar and Dave Baez.
“BIG NEWS!!! We have officially finished Awaken!! Thank you so much to all of our supporters for your patience as we’ve been working away on the various post production aspects of this beautiful film! Please take a look at our new trailer!! We’d greatly appreciate it, if you feel inspired to share our page with your friends, as we move into the distribution phase…”
The film now moves to it’s distribution phase and we all hope for that to happen very soon! Stay tuned!
A rare behind-the-scenes photo of Henry Ian Cusick (William) on the set of Awaken. This shot was taken for continuity, to assure his make-up and costumes would properly duplicate in subsequent scenes.
Ian teased on IG yesterday if he was doing his last ever ADR for MacGyver.
For all seen purposes, it seems likely it is.
If it is, we will say good bye to his character Russ Taylor with sadness and a thank you! Thank you to the writers and to Ian for bringing us a character, fans received with open hearts and big welcomes….and sadness because it truly feels like we just met him!
What else lies beneath his surface we may never know but we feel there was much more to see and tell about this wonderful character. He was a departure in many ways from Ian’s previous roles and it was so wonderful to watch him week after week!
Ian has a gift for lightheartedness and comical lines and MacGyver and Russ allowed him to show that side of his acting ability. In addition, Russ could be quite serious too and he lead Team Phoenix with direction and authority. We will truly miss him!
We wish all of the talented MacGyver cast……Lucas Till, Tristin Mays, Justin Hires, Meredith Eaton and Levy Tran, the very best in their future acting endeavors. We feel sure we will be seeing them all in other roles and projects! Our very best wishes to them all!
Thank you to CBS, MacGyver and Team Phoenix for providing us with quality entertainment week after week!
As a couple of Ian’s other characters would say……….’see you in another life’…….and ‘may we meet again!’
And as we’ll hear Russ say tonight………’here’s to the next chapter.’
*Last but certainly not least, a huge THANK YOU to the MacGyver fans! For your dedication, your love, your support and your tenacity to never give up on the show! A stronger and more dedicated fandom has never been seen and should we all get the outcome of #SaveMacGyver we are hoping for…..or we don’t……just know your efforts and the campaign didn’t go unnoticed and will forever be appreciated!!* SaveMacGyver.com
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It’s still difficult to write it, much less believe…. this Friday’s episode is the final one ever for MacGyver.
None the less, as of this writing and despite a massive fan campaign to save the show for one more 6th and final season, CBS has not reversed it’s decision to renew the show.
This final episode titled, “Abduction + Memory + Time + Fireworks + Dispersal” will air at 8/7C.
We have the official preview trailer from CBS below. Source: TVPromos YouTube Channel
THE TEAM MUST DISCOVER WHO TOOK MAC AND RILEY AFTER THEY GO MISSING AND WAKE UP 24 HOURS LATER WITH NO MEMORY OF WHERE THEY’VE BEEN, ON THE SERIES FINALE OF “MACGYVER,” FRIDAY, APRIL 30
“Abduction + Memory + Time + Fireworks + Dispersal” – When Mac and Riley go missing and wake up 24 hours later in a corn field with no memory of how they got there, they must unravel the mystery to find who took them, and how to get rid of the nanotrackers in their bodies, no matter the cost, on the series finale of MACGYVER, Friday, April 30 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
REGULAR CAST: Lucas Till (Angus “Mac” MacGyver) Tristin Mays (Riley Davis) Justin Hires (Wilt Bozer) Meredith Eaton (Matty Weber) Levy Tran (Desi Nguyen) Henry Ian Cusick (Russ Taylor)
GUEST CAST: Amy Dionne (Dr. Sandria) Alexandra Grey (Parker) Shi Ne Nielson (Jennifer Poole) Jennifer Griffin (Helga) Tom Nowicki (Orson Marcato) Ajay Vishwanathan (Cresta) Charles Carson Monroe (Dad Bod) Harlan Drum (Brooklyn) Paige Stanco (Sara) Jai’len Josey (Singer)
WRITTEN BY: Monica Macer, Alessia Costantini, Andrew Klein, & Stephanie Hicks DIRECTED BY: David Straiton SOURCE:CBS
Promo Photos:
In addition, there are 3 sneak peeks which include Ian’s character, Russ Taylor in them. They are posted below.
*Ian tweeted on Monday, the #SaveMacGyver petition link and his thank you to all the fans who have campaigned to save the show.
He, along with all of the cast have felt all the love and appreciate so much all the fans support.
Billboards paid by fans have gone up in LA and Times Square*
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“The Wind and The Reckoning” is a true story set in 1893 Hawai’i during the tumultuous year of the overthrow of Queen Lili’uokalani by American businessmen. A Native Hawaiian father and son (Ko’olau and Kaleimanu) contract leprosy but refuse to be separated from their wife and mother (Pi’ilani) and be banished to Molokai “the island of the living grave”. For three and a half years this brave ohana is pursued by mercenaries and bounty hunters with lethal intentions. Ko’olau and family outlast them all and are able to live their last years together in peace and ultimately give voice to a voiceless people.”
Henry Ian Cusick as McCabeThank you to CusickGallery for this compilation video of Henry Ian Cusick as McCabe
Follow social media accounts for The Wind And The Reckoning and stay tuned for news of it’s release soon!
More photos at CusickGallery in their The Wind And The Reckoning album
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Tonight’s episode, H2O + Orthophosphates + Mission City + Corrosion + Origins begins the show’s season (and series) finale, if CBS doesn’t reverse it’s decision and decide to give MacGyver a 6th season, Fans of the show have an impressive campaign going on and are hoping it will cause the network to reconsider their decision.
Read the latest and sign the petition here on the new website: SaveMacGyver.com
