HJ: So you mentioned earlier your next project. What's that going to be?

GW: It's called The Sacrifice. It's based on another novel by Robert Whitlow. It takes place in Catawba County, in the Hickory area. There is a Catawba North Carolina, but this is a fictitious version. It revolves around a school shooting. We believe that it is time to present a message of hope in that situation, not one of exploitation or of darkness. That's what the novel is, it's a story about hope and sacrifice. The only thing that really defeats evil is sacrifice. Hilarie has signed on to do it, as has Malcolm. Our director of photography is back again. Largely all the same crew we had that shot in Wilmington. And it will shoot early next year.

HJ: Part of my review talks about how beautifully shot this movie is.

GW: Yeah he's an A-list DP, named Tom Priestly. As a Director of Photography he did The Thomas Crowne Affair, which is a beautiful movie. He did both Barbershop movies, just big, big films. I kidded around and said we were by far his lowest budgeted film ever. As a camera operator he did The French Connection, Annie Hall, Sophie's Choice, Amadeus. His first movie ever was Midnight Cowboy. He lives in Wilmington and just liked the script. He invited his buddy, a camera operator, and those two designed the look of the movie. We were like, "Who's that guy?" and I looked him up the next day and he shot A Few Good Men. So we just had a great crew.