First off I want to hear about your upcoming
project 'Red River' which you star in as Ranger Ennis as well as
produce, and do the cinematography for.
Give me a little teaser that will make
'Red River' irresistible to the www.racksandrazors.com readers?
Well, first off I
believe the number one thing that definitely will
not disappoint your readers is the fact that this
movie has more blood in it than any movie Ive
ever been in. On top of all the blood that youll
see, there is a lot of nudity which is always a
plus. As far as my fans, I believe they will
really enjoy this Ranger Ennis character. This
character is the comic relief in the movie and I
believe my fans will enjoy seeing me in a
different light.
I also want to
hear about your upcoming project
'Window with a View' also
starring Katie Price and your 'Stash'
costar Debbie Rochon. Do
you have any more news about that 2011 release?
The last I
heard regarding Window with a View is theyre
taking the rest of this year to gather the
remaining finances and production should start
shortly after that.
So it seems
like once you made 'Zombie Planet'
(2004) and the sequel the following year ('Zombie
Planet 2: Adam's Revenge') you
were sort of hooked on making movies. Was
acting something you always wanted to do and it
just took the experience to get you to jump in
with either feet or what? How did your
emergence as "actor" happen?
My first
acting gig was in high school
(Thibodaux High) in Louisiana. It was a play
called Arsenic and Old Lace,
where I played Officer Klein. I really did enjoy
performing in the play but did not have the
acting bug at that point. It did motivate me to
take the next step, which for me at that time,
was to attend John Casablanca modeling and acting
school in New Orleans. The movie that really
hooked me into this business was a movie shot in
Canton Mississippi titled O` Brother
Where Art Thou? Although my role was
only a featured extra in two scenes, (rally and
banquet) it was an incredible experience. After
the movie wrapped, my family and I moved to
Lexington, Kentucky in 1999. Within a year, my
wife ran across an ad in a local paper stating
a local production company (ZP
International) was looking for actors and
production crew. So I auditioned for cast
and crew and the rest, well, the rest is history.
I also want to
hear about your role as Detective Mike Stone in
'Hell-Ephone'. How did that
movie role come about?
Detective Mike
Stone in Hell-Ephone is a
continuation of the character Mike Stone in Dance
with a Vampire but with a twist. Stone
becomes an alcoholic in pursuit of this
peripheral killer. The way this came about was,
we had a lot of positive response about the
character Stone after the release of Dance
with a Vampire. George Bonilla
(writer-director) pitches me on the ideal, while
we were filming Monstrosity.
I told George I was not really interested in
bringing the character back unless we would come
up with something a bit different, a
challenge/twist. I thought personally he was just
a normal character not anything exciting about
him that would warrant a second movie, even
though there are those that really liked me as
this character.
You've made a
lot of horror movies, in addition to those I've
mentioned there have been 'Shadows
Light', 'Monstrosity',
'Dance With a Vampire',
'The Edison Death Machine',
etc. What has been the most
frightening thing that's ever happened to
you on a set?
I have been
very fortunate not to have anything frightening
happened to be on a set so far. One of the most
nerve-racking times on a set was, on the set of Shadows
Light. We were doing a scene where
this Succubus, played by the beautiful Cynthia
Allen, was wearing next to nothing and was to
seduce me so that she could suck the life out of
me. The scene required me to wear silk boxers and
a T-shirt. The scene had to be shot several times
to get all the coverage and each time it was shot
my silk boxers would slide all around as she was
crawling up on me. I was so nervous hoping that
Little Billy was not going to slip
out and say, hi.
Do you have
any other upcoming projects you want the
racksandrazors readers to know about?
I just wrapped
a movie called Mountain Mafia
where I worked with Cherokee Hall, Casey Miracle
and the lovely Denise Blackwell. Some of the
other stars in it are Rupert, Al Snow, Tiffany
Shepis and Tim Wilson. My character in this movie
is mentally retarded; I believe my fans will
enjoy seeing me in a different light. Stay tuned
for a release date. I just signed on for the new
George Bonilla film currently titled Santa
vs the Zombies. If you havent
guessed yet, yes, I play Santa. I would like to
mention to your readers a project that my wife
Denise and I was executive producers on and I had
a supporting role in called Stash Written and directed by Jacob Ennis, its
currently out on DVD through Bloody Earth Films. Stash
was featured on G4 (Attack of the Show) and can
be rented at any Hollywood Video location
nationwide. Last but not least my wife (Denise
Blackwell) and I through our production company
Can Too Entertainment we have partnered with
Justus League Films, 148 Productions and
Pepperjack web solutions to bring a Horror and
Paranormal convention to Pikeville Kentucky in
March 2010 called Dark Woods Con.
Please check it out at darkwoodscon.com.
Vampires,
werewolves, zombies, witches, creatures, aliens,
telemarketers...what does it for you horror wise
Billy and why?
I would have
to say Vampires, Witches and Aliens. I have
always been fascinated with vampires since I
watch the movie Interview with and
Vampire (Based off a novel by Anne
Rice). Witches (the cute ones) are just plain
sexy and aliens fascinate me.
What was the
first movie to scare the shit out of you?
I would have
to say Pee-Wees Big Adventure.
No really I guess I would have to say, the one
movie that kind of scared me and I really couldnt
get it out of my head, was the movie Carrie.
I thought that was a pretty disturbing movie.
And what
was the last horror movie you saw that really
annoyed you?
Annoyed
because of the realism of this film and seeing
the possibility of this truly happening - I would
have to say the movie The Hills Have
Eyes. I say this is because the threat
of nuclear war is very real and to think that
mankind could be affected and then left all alone
to deal with our mistakes that way is extremely
disturbing to me. To me thats one of the
reasons a movie scares you, if you can see that
really happening, it makes it real to you.
Okay, we're
pulling into the Billy W. Blackwell Drive
In. What three horror flicks are on the triple
bill for tonight and what goodies are they going
to be serving up at the concession stand?
I would have
to say The Hills Have Eyes, The Omen
and Pet Sematary.
And at the
concession stand it would have to be beer, nachos
with jalapeno peppers with a shit load of cheese,
popcorn, chocolate covered almonds, boobs,
Butterfingers, Almond Joy and Boston Baked Beans.
All topless female servers, hints the word boobs.
What is your
dream horror movie role?
Would be any
horror movie starring Bruce Campbell. I would
love to be his comic relief sidekick. So if you
read these interviews in Racks and Razors and Im
sure Bruce does, Im in brother.
And your
favorite horror flick death scene?
I dont
know if I have a favorite death scene but any of
the death scenes in the Saw movies are bad ass.
What's the
best Halloween costume you ever had?
I am a huge
fan of Phantom of the Opera. I have dressed up as
the Phantom more then anyone else.
Thanks Billy,
and all the best to you. |