IMTA Alum Seann William Scott in American Reunion!

Please enjoy this very special Press Release from IMTA:

Star revels in the joy of returning to his breakout role

IMTA Press Release

American Reunion opened nationwide Friday, April 6

“[My fiancé Lindsay] hadn’t seen American Pie, thank god. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t be engaged.” – Seann William Scott

IMTA alum Seann William Scott (LA 95) is okay with the fact that he will always be known as the sex- starved Steve Stifler in the American Pie film franchise for a couple of reasons: audiences love the character, and Scott loves playing Stifler. “I know when I decided to do American Pie Reunion, it was like, ‘Ok, let’s come to terms with the fact that I’m going to be forever known as this guy.’ You have to embrace it,” said Scott. “It's so much more fun now as well, because my sense of humor has changed ‒ I'm weirder and a little bit more bold. What a fantastic character, to see this guy in his 30s, doing things that other 30-year-olds really don't want to see, but maybe they want to do.”

In American Reunion, the fourth installment in the hugely successful American Pie series that launched his career, Scott plays an older but none-the-wiser Stifler. “Stifler's the person who hasn't changed, but the world around him has changed. He can’t deal with it; he's still living in the high school world. That is definitely fun to play,” Scott explained. “I don’t know why people like the character so much, at least in the first two films. Maybe it’s because he gets to say the things that we want to say, but if we do say them, we get into trouble.”

With all of the original American Pie cast members returning to their roles, American Reunion has lost none of the raunchy humor and appeal that made the first three films into huge hits. “The amazing thing was that at the table read when we all got together and read the script for the first time, I hadn’t seen a lot of people for 10 years, and I could tell that everybody was in such a good place,” said Scott. “All the characteristics that we loved in each other were all there, but more grown up. It made the experience even more fun because there was just more substance to the conversations we were having.”

Clearly Scott, who was also an Executive Producer on the film, had a great time making Reunion. “I like this movie so much, and I hope we have that situation where this movie is well-received and people dig it as much as we like it. And then, who knows? I’m at a point now, as much as there are all sorts of roles I want to do, having this much fun with these guys means more to me now, as an actor, and more than anything. I’d be happy to do this, as long as it lasts, because I have so much fun.”

– IMTA –

Blu-ray Review: Goon

Goon, a new hockey comedy in the vein of Slap Shot, introduces us to a most refreshing and hilarious character, Doug Glatt (Seann William Scott, at his very best), also known as "Thug." Like many great comedy characters, he's a walking contradiction: he's incredibly tough and extremely good at beating people up. But at the same time, he does this from a place of supreme peace.

When he pummels someone into submission, there's no hate, anger, or vengeance. It's just a skill he has mastered and performs with zenlike concentration. He sometimes even apologizes to his victims. Additionally, he's not very bright, but even in this ignorance, there's a kind of bliss. For example, he's totally unable to return any kind of verbal insult, which usually diffuses a tense situation.

As Goon begins, Doug works as a bar bouncer. But when he beats up an actual player at a hockey game, the act does not go unnoticed, and he gets an offer to join the local team. His job does not involve actually touching a puck, however. Rather, he beats up offending opponents, and then calmly takes his place in the penalty box.

Of course, he rises through the ranks, moving up to a bigger league, and eventually to semi-stardom. In any other movie, this would lead up to the "Big Game," but the screenplay -- by writer Evan Goldberg (Superbad) and actor Jay Baruchel -- instead focuses on that most noble of causes: true love. When Doug sees Eva (Alison Pill) in a bar, his world stops. In his limited capacity, he can only tell her how beautiful is. For her part, Eva is turned on by brutal hockey players, and cheats on her boyfriend with Doug, creating a sticky situation.

Before the movie ends, Doug must also fight the veteran player Ross Rhea (an excellent Liev Schreiber) on the ice. This is not about justice, hatred, or revenge, as much as it is simply inevitable. They both know they are going to fight, and they both agree to this.

The director Michael Dowse, who also made the party movie Take Me Home Tonight, creates a kind of grungy, funky universe, one in which a creature like Doug could have slowly evolved. Dowse does make the common mistake of dropping the humor a few degrees while wrapping up the plot. But the characters themselves are so pure and honest that the movie sails through on momentum, like a well-placed slap shot.

Magnet releasing's new Blu-ray looks pretty good, given that the movie has a dark, washed-out visual quality. It comes with the "power play" mode, wherein viewers can access various features during the movie. There's a raunchy commentary track with director Dowse and writer/actor Baruchel. It also includes deleted scenes, bloopers and outtakes, lots of other little featurettes and interviews, and trailers.

Review: American Reunion

The American Pie gang returns in American Reunion. It doesn't feel that they've been gone so long. But in other ways it feels like they've been gone a very long time. Thirteen years ago, they were high school seniors, but they returned in two sequels, and at least one cast member returned in four more direct-to-video sequels. 

However, when the first movie came out in the summer of 1999, it seemed like a refreshing, irreverent new brand of comedy. Nowadays, it seems a bit too... nice. Except, that is, for Seann William Scott as Steve Stifler. He's still the same jerk, and still the only funny thing in the movie.

And so it is that Jim (Jason Biggs), Oz (Chris Klein), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) gather together for the big reunion weekend. They are all having troubles either in their relationships or in their jobs. Except, that is, except for Stifler. He has no girlfriend, and he hates his job, but at least he has no qualms about insulting the boss. 

Arriving back in their hometown, each guy is tested as old flames are ignited. Jim, who is married to Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) and has a baby, gets some attention from a hot teen (Ali Cobrin) he used to babysit. Mena Suvari, Tara Reid, and Dania Ramirez (the last a newcomer to the series), co-star as the girls that stir the other boys' hearts.

Then the festivities start, and just about every single joke consists of characters -- especially Biggs' Jim -- doing something embarrassing and getting caught. It's always exactly on cue, and never surprising or shocking. This stuff is just not funny anymore, if it ever was. Meanwhile, poor Oz, Kevin, and Finch rarely get even that much. 

The only really funny parts, of course, come from Stifler. Unlike his friends, he never navel-gazes or whines or worries about his troubles. He simply barges into a scene, and takes what he wants. His brand of carnal honesty still works. He provides release in an age when worrying is no longer funny. Unfortunately, even Stifler is given a so-called "character arc," and is required to be unfunny for a large portion of the second half. 

In one of the movie's best scenes, the other pals suddenly realize that if they ever had any fun at all, it was because of Stifler. The same goes for this movie.

Seann William Scott in Goon!

IMTA alum Seann William Scott stars in Goon, a feature film about hockey. The film will be in theatres next month but is available ON DEMAND February 24th! According to Cinemablend, "In the film, Seann William Scott plays Doug Glatt, a bouncer who is seen by all of his friends and family as a black sheep. But when he gets into an altercation at a minor league hockey game, he's invited to try out for the team and that's where the madness truly begins."

Seann William Scott competed at IMTA in 1995. Casting Director Patrick Baca encouraged Seann to compete at IMTA to showcase his talent. Seann signed with a manager at the Convention and flew immediately to New York to audition for the soap opera All My Children. Although he wasn’t cast on the soap, the break-through role of Stifler in the hilarious American Pie movies catapulted Seann's career into the hemisphere. He co-starred with fellow IMTA Alum Ashton Kutcher in the cult classic Dude, Where is my Car?, voices the character Crash in Disney's popular animated Ice Age movies, and starred in the #1 hit film The Dukes of Hazzard with fellow IMTA alum Jessica Biel. His string of hits also includes Role Models, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Old School, Cop Out, and Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach.

"One of my favorite IMTA discoveries…Seann William Scott is doing wonderfully. He is a huge movie star now."

- Patrick Baca, Nassif & Baca Casting, Los Angeles

Sean William Scott starring in American Reunion!

The new trailer for American Reunion is out now (warning: some adult material and themes) and Seann William Scott resumes his role as the lovable Stifler! This film catches up with the American Pie gang ten years later for their high school reunion.

Seann William Scott competed at IMTA in 1995. Casting Director Patrick Baca encouraged Seann to compete at IMTA to showcase his talent. Seann signed with a manager at the Convention and flew immediately to New York to audition for the soap opera All My Children. Although he wasn’t cast on the soap, the break-through role of Stifler in the hilarious American Pie movies catapulted Seann's career into the hemisphere. He co-starred with fellow IMTA Alum Ashton Kutcher in the cult classic Dude, Where is my Car?, voices the character Crash in Disney's popular animated Ice Age movies, and starred in the #1 hit film The Dukes of Hazzard with fellow IMTA alum Jessica Biel. His string of hits also includes Role Models, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Old School, Cop Out, and Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach.

"One of my favorite IMTA discoveries…Seann William Scott is doing wonderfully. He is a huge movie star now."

- Patrick Baca, Nassif & Baca Casting, Los Angeles