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Shooting Begins for To The Last Man

And so it begins...






See our July 29th post for more details about To The Last Man.
Keep checking this blog for the latest news from the shoot.

Raging Stallion Announces Casting for To The Last Man

San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios today announced the final cast for To The Last Man, the industry's biggest budget film of 2008. Heading the cast are Ricky Sinz and Scott Tanner, each playing the heads of rival ranches that battle for access to water rights. Co- stars in the project include GayVN Performer of the Year Jake Deckard and Raging Stallion Exclusives Damien Crosse, Logan McCree, R.J. Danvers, Tristan Jaxx, Bo Matthews, Antonio Biaggi, and Damian Rios. Guest performers selected to join the cast are Antton Harri, Jackson Wild, Jimmy Tripps, Rick Powers, and Scott Fremont. To The Last Man will be jointly directed by Chris Ward, Ben Leon and Tony Dimarco. Dimarco also serves as head writer and Ben Leon is serving as head of cinematography.

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To The Last Man, based on the Zane Grey novel of the same title, is one of the most highly anticipated projects of the year and well over 100 adult performers were considered for parts in the film. Almost every major performer in the industry angled to be included in the cast. In an age of shrinking budgets, To The Last Man is the only gay adult film in 2008 with a cost exceeding $200,000.00. Raging Stallion also produced last year's big budget film, GRUNTS, for which the studio received multiple awards and accolades including GayVN and Grabby Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and dozens of others.



"We really enjoy shooting blockbuster films," commented RSS president Chris Ward. "All of us are really looking forward to doing a real honest-to-goodness Western. It’s a sexy genre and it really goes with our company name!" Ward added that Raging Stallion has rented two ranches--one in New Mexico and one in California--for principal photography." Just like GRUNTS, we are going to be true to the genre-- this is not going to be a film about pretty boys riding horses—it’s rough and rugged and will look like the real deal." Horses and cattle, together with wild elk, will be featured in the film.

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Ben Leon, co-director and head cinematographer commented about the cast as follows: "In the process of planning next years' blockbuster, we decided to significantly upgrade our shooting equipment. We have added a few expensive but essential pieces to our arsenal. As we move toward shooting more large narrative projects we've upgraded our sound equipment by buying new lavalier microphones for recording dialog on horses and additional boom mics for group scenes. We also bought a new steadicam, a dolly track, and a camera crane which will allow us to mix hand held work with smoother camera movements adding depth and weight to many of our shots." All Raging Stallion films are shot on full-HD.



Tony Dimarco had this to say about the cast of To The Last Man: "I’m very excited to be working on this film with such a stellar cast and crew. Rugged and handsome, the models for this film look like they could be right out of a Sergio Leone Western with the added bonus of being incredibly sexy and well hung!" Dimarco, who also wrote the script, enjoyed the challenge of writing a Western. "The unspoken emotions of the mythic Cowboy mixed with a brooding sexuality makes writing this type of film rich with possibilities. Minimal, yet complex, the Western genre is full of drama and story."

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The story of To The Last Man is one of violence and conflict as two rival gangs of cowboys fight it out to see who ends up on top--both literally and figuratively! Inspired by the films of Quentin Tarantino, To The Last Man ends in a dramatic shoot out that leaves blood and guts spilled across the screen. "Not to worry," said Ward. "There is a non-violent, all-sex edit for consumers who do not want to see all the mayhem! This movie is going to go where no porn film has gone before—it’s really a gay marriage between Adult and mainstream product that tells a story and shows lots of amazing sex. Some of the scenes will be pretty controversial--there is one scene in particular that is very upsetting..." Ward refused to elaborate.



Shooting on To The Last Man begins on July 31 and runs thru August 18. The movie is set for release on Thanksgiving weekend in both regular and Blu-ray™ formats.

Raging Stallion Announces Four New Exclusives:

Tristan Jaxx
Manuel DeBoxer
Damian Rios
Bo Matthews

San Francisco-based Raging Stallion Studios, the largest gay production studio in the United States, today announced that it had signed four new exclusive models, each given a long-term modeling contract for print and video work. Established stars Tristan Jaxx, Damian Rios, and Bo Matthews join new discovery Manuel DeBoxer as the newest addition to the RSS stable of exclusive contract players--bringing the team total to just over twenty exclusive stars. Each of these four new exclusives will be featured in the up-coming To The Last Man, the big RSS cowboy movie scheduled to start filming next week in New Mexico.

"We produce so many movies--just about 50 this year--so we have a strong need for top talent," commented company president Chris Ward. "Because of our output, we need to have guaranteed access to top stars--exclusive contracts are the way to guarantee our talent supply. Each of these men will help Raging Stallion stay at the top of the industry. All of them are hot men who very much represent the broad look of the 'Raging Stallion' type. I look forward to working with them all over the next year."

Tristan Jaxx joins Raging Stallion after a year working at Falcon. He enjoyed working for the legendary studio, but felt that Raging Stallion was a better fit for his rough and rugged features. "At Raging Stallion we will shoot him with his chest hair!" said Ward. "I have admired his work over at Falcon--they worked with him very well. Our 'Tristan Jaxx' will be something a bit different." Jaxx is married to RSS exclusive Tristan Phoenix.





Manuel DeBoxer is a stunning new discovery who has now shot two films for the studio. French Canadian by birth, he has a swarthy look that fits the historic RSS image--muscular, hairy jocks. Manuel is heavily featured in the upcoming "The Drifter," a film shot in July in the northern California woods. The Drifter will be released in early September.







Damian Rios was briefly an exclusive for Ridgeline Films before becoming a free agent. In an unusual move, Raging Stallion and Randy Blue will share the actor for the duration of his contract, making Rios the industry's only joint exclusive. "Damian brings us a great look--Raging Stallion has long had a strong Latin influence (we won Best Latin Movie many times at the GayVNS)," said Ward. "He is also a real charmer!"






Bo Matthews had worked in several Raging Stallion movies as a free agent. He and the studio fell in love with each other, so it was no surprise that an exclusive contract was offered. "Bo is one of San Francisco's finest men--and I don't mean just in terms of his good looks. He is a great guy."

Steve Cruz is Hotter Than Hell - Part 1

Hey Everyone!

Raging Stallion has teamed up with Steve Cruz to announce Hotter Than Hell--our huge 4 disc summer blockbuster! The movie comes in two parts, with the first two discs coming out this weekend! Steve wrote the story and Ben Leon and I directed this amazing film. Nearly every one of the major RSS exclusives makes an appearance, with noteworthy performances by Steve, Ricky Sinz, Damien Crosse, RJ Danvers, Logan McCree, Tristan Phoenix, and Luke Haas. Below are some sneak peek photos from the film. Enjoy!

Raging Stallion Wins at GRABBYS

At the final award ceremony of the 2008 season, Raging Stallion finished on top by claiming the GRABBY Awards for Best Picture (GRUNTS) and Best Director (Chris Ward and Ben Leon). Ink Storm was awarded the prize for best fetish film, and Playback won best sex scene for the pairing of Jake Deckard and Remy Delane, both RSS exclusives. Deckard also shared the prize of Performer of the Year and Steve Cruz won Best Newcomer. Cruz is the current RSS Man of the Year. Ricky Sinz got two awards--Best Supporting Actor and Best Solo for GRUNTS. The staff of Gay Chicago Magazine puts on the GRABBY show in Chicago each year during IML weekend. This is the tenth year of the GRABBY Awards.

The GRABBYS mark the end of the 2008 awards season, a period that began on January 1 with the publication of the Mannet.com top 100 Movies of the Year. The high point was the GayVN awards show in February. Raging Stallion dominated each of the awards shows in 2008, making this the most successful awards season for the studio to date. GRUNTS was the near unanimous choice for the best movie of 2007. While many of the awards were based on the strength of GRUNTS, many other RSS movies also won prizes during the year--Mirage, Ink Storm, Playback, Fist And Shout, and Instinct.

"It was our year," commented RSS president Chris Ward. "We really worked hard to make the best movies possible. Our guys have never been better, and the lineup for next year looks even more spectacular! GRUNTS is going to be a hard act to follow, but we will do our best to keep turning out award winning quality pictures. I am very proud of our studio and of our actors. It took us almost ten years to get to the top (RSS was founded in 1999), but it was worth it. To have RSS included in the ranks of studios such as Channel One, Hot House, and Falcon is a real honor."

Raging Stallion is investing heavily in a major Western Epic to be shot in New Mexico later this summer. The movie will be jointly directed by Chris Ward, Ben Leon, and Tony Dimarco. With a budget almost as large as the $250,000 spent on GRUNTS, the as yet untitled western will be the studio's main effort for the next award season.

Steve Cruz on Energy 92.7!

The San Francisco Dept of Public Health selected Raging Stallion Man of the Year, Steve Cruz to be the new voice of STD prevention for 2008! It is no secret that this is a subject Steve feels passionate about. With his own money, and with the partnership of the STOP AIDS Project of San Francisco, The Test Positive Aware Network of Chicago and media partners Unzipped Magazine, Naked Sword, Gay Chicago Magazine and BigMuscle.com, Steve launched his own public health web campaign in January 2008. HowIRoll.info promotes safer sex and provides information about how HIV and other STDs are transmitted. You can also find testing sites and links to health care professionals that can answer your questions in a non-judgmental way.

"The Department of Health's STD prevention section was looking for a new voice at the same time I launched my campaign. It seemed like a perfect fit, so I jumped at the chance to lend my voice to a worthy cause." The 30 second PSA was launched in last weeks of April for STD awareness month... and it will continue to air every day on Energy 92.7, San Francisco's Premier Dance Station throughout 2008. "As a sexual performer, I am really on the front line. Its not just HIV we need to be aware of. I get a full STD screening every 3 months. You can have an STD an not even experience symptoms ...so it's very important to get tested often, especially if you play often!"

Steve is also launching his own PSA this summer on youtube.com and myspace.com, for howiroll.info. His short commercial will feature top stars of the industry including Johnny Hazzard, Francesco D'Macho, Blake Riley, Jason Ridge, Damien Crosse and many others. "I'm not the only guy in the industry who cares about safety... its not just about how I roll. I wanted to assemble an army of the hottest guys I know to try to encourage safer sex among real men. We're already in their bedrooms, why not also give them information to protect themselves. If we can stop even a few guys from getting HIV this year then this is energy well spent!"

To find out more visit howiroll.info!****

Hear Steve's PSA

Raging Stallion Releases GRUNTS: The New Recruits on Blu-ray

Raging Stallion Studios, the San Francisco porn powerhouse, has released GRUNTS: The New Recruits on Blu-ray disc. The film, which has won numerous awards including GayVN Best Picture, is the first Blu-ray disc for Raging Stallion, and only the second Blu-ray gay erotic disc in release. This rapidly growing format will be the new wave for retail sales over the next few years. Initial sales of GRUNTS Blu-ray are strong, demonstrating that Gay porn fans are up-to- date with their technology. At the same time as the GRUNTS announcement, Raging Stallion outlined an ambitious plan to release almost all major new movies in the Blu-ray format. It is expected that one new Blu-ray disc will be available every three to five weeks. The next Blu-ray feature for RSS will be a Ben Leon feature film entitled "The 4Th Floor" which stars RSS exclusive and world- class tattooed man Logan McCree. Dominance of the Blu-ray market will provide a strong foundation for the continued expansion of the studio, which ranks at or near the top in number of annual sales and market penetration.

"The new Blu-ray technology really allows us to showcase our beautiful men as never before," said company president Chris Ward. "The image is so clear that it almost seems 3-D. After viewers see Blu-ray fucking, they are going to have a hard time going back to the old blurry images they now have. The advance in picture quality is at least as significant as going from black and white to color."

Raging Stallion has developed an aggressive price structure to allow retailers and consumers to enjoy the new Blu-ray discs at no additional cost. "We strongly feel that porn consumers should not be gouged with high prices on this new technology," noted Ward. "Although these discs are expensive to replicate, we decided to keep the price points the same as our regular DVDs. After all, the footage has already been paid for and used on the standard DVD, so Blu-ray profits are all icing on the cake anyway!" He further observed that Raging Stallion, which intends to produce up to fifteen Blu-ray discs per year, is able to save in production costs via economy of scale. "The software to do proper authoring is expensive, but when we spread it out over many products it becomes very affordable."