Marc Singer, Star of Original "V" TV Series, Pairs with Blade Runner Beauty, Sean Young in Ground-breaking drama, The Republic

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 12, 2009 -- [Los Angeles] Marc Singer, who rose to fame as Mike Donovan in the TV mini-series “V,” stars in the ground-breaking Internet series The Republic, a chronicle of the trials and tribulations of the Alden Family as the country collapses around them.

Singer plays a father and a civil engineer struggling to thrive in this strange new world. In the original 80’s mini-series, “V”, Singer played a reporter who discovers that the aliens that have invaded the earth are hiding a dangerous secret. Singer has also starred in a string of sci-fi hits, including the Beastmaster and Highlander.

Joining Singer is accomplished actor Sean Young -- perhaps best known for her role opposite Harrison Ford in Blade Runner. Young replaces Melody Thomas Scott who was forced to leave the project due to a scheduling conflict.

Young plays Martha Alden, a working mother who evolves into a core-of-steel activist fighting against new laws imposed on her family. Marc Singer plays her devoted husband Frank.

The Republic is the brain-child of Edgar®-nominated author Clayton Emery. Costume Designer is Michael Philpot (Spiderman 3 and 4). Director of Photography is Christian Leplus, who includes work with renowned Director Franco Zeffirelli among his lenser credits. Producers are Christian Leplus, Larry Houston and Ken Penders . Bernadette Shahin and Susan L. Therriault are Executive Producers.

Making his directorial debut is Ken Penders, a veteran comic book writer and illustrator for DC, Marvel, Image and Archie . He helms both The Republic and The Lost Ones - a superhero epic published by Image Comics and created by Penders, shooting concurrently.

Preliminary sequences not involving the leads have been filmed. Shooting featuring the lead characters commences this week. Principal photography on The Republic and The Lost Ones trailer is expected to be completed by Thanksgiving.

Floating Island Productions is an independent specialty film company based in Los Angeles that places a strategic focus on emerging and innovative digital platforms.

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For More Information, Contact:
Ken Penders
Floating Island Productions
(310) 927-9497
E-mail: kenpenders@floatingislandproductions.com
Website: www.therepublictv.com

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