THE STATE’S FILM OFFICE SAYS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR “SCALPED” WILL BE SHOT IN SANTA FE, POJOAQUE AND LAGUNA PUEBLO STARTING THIS MONTH. IT’S EXPECTED THE PRODUCTION WILL EMPLOY 120 CREW MEMBERS, 15 NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ACTORS AND 350 BACKGROUND TALENT.
“SCALPED” IS BASED ON THE SIXTY ISSUE CRIME-WESTERN COMIC BOOK SERIES WRITTEN BY JASON AARON. FILM OFFICE DIRECTOR NICK MANIATIS SAYS THE STORY DEALS WITH “MODERN DAY CHALLENGES IN THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OTHER ISSUES OF CULTURAL IDENTITY.”
