It's no secret yours truly got himself shot to death on the set of Billy Trigger little more than a year ago. What Basementites might not be aware of is our own Shawn has contributed music to the Montreal -based action film . That's right, this musically talented mofo wrote and performs the flick's end credits song Pull the Trigger, a bad ass piece of hard rock/heavy metal perfect for a movie like this. You heard his work as lead singer for The Stars of Fiction earlier this week. Check out his solo tunes right here . Also contributing music to the flick -- which our man John Fallon wrote and stars in under Christian Viel's direction -- are French actor, musician and composer Rurik Salle. His band Fugu Dal Bronx perform Dead March, Insistation, Musoo and Twist the Knife. Franck Barraud contributes an instrumental song called No Limits. Anderson Bradshaw, Deke Richards , Meghan Gabruch and the great Fred "The Hammer" Williamson co-star in Billy ...

The final edit of the Montreal-based action flick Billy Trigger, written and starring John Fallon, is complete! What does this mean? The world is one step closer to seeing this movie on the big screen. Excited? You should be. Here's what John had to say about the state of the project, which shot last November: "I believe that Billy Trigger is the best film (director/editor) Christian Viel and I ever collaborated on. His camera work is tops and his action scenes are bad and ass. This is also (surprisingly) the “meatier” flick we’ve ever done as the characters/relationships are fleshed out and layered. A result of the many re-writes I did on the script at the request of executive producer Berge Garabedian and director Viel and of the actors, who brought their own ideas and of course their own energy on set. For example, there’s a love story in the film that wasn’t really on the page, but that was born and took life on set due to the chemistry two of the actors shar...

My work on Billy Trigger didn't end with my demise. Like everyone else involved with the movie, I chipped in and did my part moving lights and props and taking behind-the-scenes pictures for the film's Facebook page. From left to right: Deke Richards, Fred Williamson, makeup artist Marlene Jacques, Anderson Bradshaw, Meghan Gabruch, sound man Dimitri Medard, John Fallon and director Christian Viel. The Hammer wrapped filming on the Friday, but not before I got to read lines for him during a scene where he talks with Bruno (played by Battlestar: Galactica's Matthew Bennett) on the phone. Bennett had wrapped the week before, so someone had to cue The Hammer to his lines for filming his side of the conversation. I was hanging out in the kitchen when I noticed him looking my way. He gestured me over, and looked very serious. "Read lines for me," he said. So I did. Rehearsal went well but, for some reason, I flubbed my reading during the first couple of ta...

My death scene comes and goes quickly, which is to say everyone on set is so professional that things go off without a hitch. Christian has me walk across the deck, Luger pistol at the ready. Billy Trigger is in the bedroom. He sees me and ducks into a closet, closing the pocket door behind him. I open the door to the deck and walk in, gun in front of me in a two-hand pistol grip. I notice the closet door move and snap off a round one handed before ducking outside, waiting for the return shot to come. When it doesn't, I step in and prepare to fire again. That's when John Fallon as Trigger blows me out the door with a well-placed bullet. Anderson and Christian take me through the motions of being shot and falling without hurting myself. And Christian has several camera set ups to make the scene pop. He shoots it first from inside the bedroom, catching John at the closet and me on the deck. The second set up is done inside the closet as John and I exchange shots. A th...

The condo we're shooting in -- literally and figuratively -- is owned by Valerie Wiseman, who also plays Jezebel, one of Pops' minions. And it's a beautiful crib to film in. An open-plan main level with stairs leading up to a bedroom well lit by big windows. Us thugs with Anderson Bradshaw and Fred Williamson There are five of us on the hunt for Billy Trigger, along with Pops of course. My cohorts include Richards, Gouchy Boy (recently seen in Fat Steven Seagal's Maximum Conviction), Neon Cobran and Danny Blanco-Hall. All of them are seasoned actors and stuntmen with lots of action experience. Stunt co-ordinator Anderson Bradshaw has worked with the likes of Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, to name a few. He's also a former soldier. Suffice to say, he knows his shit. Anderson gets us ready, handing us knee and elbow pads. You get shot. You fall down. You need protection. Neon puts on a back protector as well because his goon takes a tumble down t...

Looking back at my experience on the set of Billy Trigger, it's all become one big blur. A fast-paced and surreal adventure that won't ever be forgotten. I travelled somewhere I'd never been before, hung out with some great people, met Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, and got my ass killed on film. Pretty awesome stuff really! To break it down: I touched down in Montreal at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, and caught a taxi to the downtown office John Fallon shares with fellow actor/producer Deke Richards, who fans will remember from Deaden. Richards plays mobster Mikey in Billy Trigger. It was good to see The Arrow again, and we caught up over a few whiskies before hitting a local pub, McKibbins, which doubles as the bar owned by The Hammer's character, Pops, in the film. John said I can't come to Montreal and not have some traditional poutine. I've had the dish before, but nothing compares to the plate I downed at McKibbins. Good grub! Then...

The second week of shooting on the action flick Billy Trigger commenced today, and there's already a bunch of production stills and some behind-the-scenes shots on the Interwebs. So we decided to grab a few  -- 'cause we're shifty that way -- and share them with yah. If you wanna see more cool shit, check out the movie's official site/blog or visit Billy Trigger on Facebook and give the film a Like. We did. You should too! And we'll have a series of set reports for you later this week when I hit Montreal. Stick with us! Billy Trigger (John Fallon) announces last call at the bar. Meghan Gabruch is Jinny, a broken girl who figures into the action. Fred Williamson and Anderson Bradshaw go over some lines. In case you forgot, Irish mobster Billy Trigger has been the O’Brien family’s number one enforcer for three years now. And for good reason: he is cold, calculating and relentless and has never tackled a job he couldn’t finish. His life is...

The Cast and crew of Montreal-based action flick Billy Trigger have just wrapped their first week of shooting, and word from the front is all went well despite some setbacks. In the words of Billy Trigger himself, writer/actor John Fallon: DAY 3 was all about a shootout/stalk scene in a junkyard with the great Anderson Bradshaw (Ewan). The location was eye popping to say the least (a maze of beat up cars, the sun reflecting on them), I loved doing the action scenes (shooting, ducking, jumping over the hood of a car) and yes my leg got in the way, but I worked with it. To read more about it, check out Fallon's official blog where he spits out the full truth about what went down on set. Word has it the film is taking on the vibe of a 70s action/exploitation movie, which sounds damn fine to me. Below are pics from the first week that I submit for your approval, Basement Dwellers. Matthew Bennett, Fallon, director Christian Viel and Anderson Bradshaw on the eve of shoot...

We want to take a few moments and send a big shout out to our bro John Fallon, director Christian Viel, producer Berge Garabedian and the rest of the cast and crew of Billy Trigger as the film begins shooting today in Montreal . . . in more ways than one! From Shawn and I and the rest of  The Basement crew, break a leg! And I look forward to joining you all on set Nov. 15 and 16. I've been told to pack a pair of jeans, a leather jacket and my all balls. All three are ready to go! Billy Trigger is the first full-length feature financed by popular movie fansite JoBlo.com, and it reunites Fallon with director Viel. The two collaborated on Recon 2020, Recon 2022: The Mezzo Incident, Recon 2023: The Gauda Prime Conspiracy and Deaden in 2006.  The plot you ask? Irish mobster Billy Trigger has been the O’Brien family’s number one enforcer for three years now. And for good reason: he is cold, calculating and relentless and has never tackled a job he couldn’t finish. Hi...

Who would have thought that a podcast recorded in a basement would lead to this? On Nov. 15 and 16 yours truly (this is Jason by the way) is headed to Montreal to get my ass kicked and killed in the upcoming action flick Billy Trigger. And I can't freakin' wait! Better yet, the man killing me is Billy Trigger himself -- John Fallon. Yup, the same dude who was our honoured guest at Dark Fest 2012 and is the star of Dead Shadows. You might also know him as The Arrow of Arrow in the Head. And I get to act opposite Fred Williamson as one of his evil henchmen. Pumped much? Yes! What does this mean for The Basement? Our first official set visit bitches, that's what! I'll be reporting throughout my two days on set and provide the gory details of my untimely demise. It'll be awesome, promise! Billy Trigger is the first full-length feature financed by popular movie fansite JoBlo.com. It reunites Fallon with director Christian Viel. The two collaborated on Recon...

Who here's excited for the upcoming action flick Billy Trigger? All of you? Damn straight you are! And with good reason too -- this is the first full-length feature financed by popular movie fansite JoBlo.com and it stars actor/writer/director/DarkFest2012 guest John Fallon (The Arrow of Arrow in the Head) and blacksploitation star Fred Williamson. If that's not enough to get you pumped, we don't know what is. The full plot synopsis for Billy Trigger hit today, and we're gonna lay it all out for you right now: Irish mobster Billy Trigger has been the O’Brien family’s number one enforcer for three years now. And for good reason: he is cold, calculating and relentless and has never tackled a job he couldn’t finish. His life is trouble-free and solitary and consists mainly of three things: loose women, doing the work and cashing in. That’s until Pops (Williamson), the head of the organization, hands him his next assignment. Trigger is tasked to look over Pops’ young ...

We're psyched to inform Basement Dwellers that our man John "The Arrow" Fallon has another film in pre-production! Billy Trigger, which John wrote back in 2008, has received financing and will shoot in October. For fans of his first feature, Deaden, this is very good news indeed. Blisteringly good actually because Deaden is one of the best works of grindhouse/action cinema we've seen in years. John, Berge Garabedian, and Christian Viel produce with Viel also on board as director. John plays Billy Trigger. The action film is scouting locations and has locked Battlestar: Galactica's Matthew Bennett as one of the stars. But what's this bad boy all about? Read on: Irish mobster Billy Trigger has been the O’ Brien family’s number one enforcer for three years now. And for good reasons; he is cold, calculated and relentless and has never tackled a job he couldn’t finish. His life is trouble-free and solitary as it mainly consists of: loose women, ...