Jsu Garcia v Rob Lowe for Francisco d'Anconia in
Ayn Rand's
Atlas Shrugged -
Jsu Garcia for president ... no not really ... but he is shaking an awful lot of hands, meeting and chatting with folks as they leave the 7.05pm screening tonight in
Westwood.
Jsu asks the crowd who would they prefer to have seen - him or Rob Lowe?!? The answer is clear :) And Jsu talks about the appreciation of so many
Ayn Rand fans who have waited so long to see this
movie get made. So great to connect with so many grateful loving fans.
Jsu Garcia, star of
Atlas Shrugged (as Francisco d'Anconia) and also currently starring in
The Wayshower, which he also co-wrote and co-directed with Dr.
John-Roger, welcomed the audiences for the Atlas Shrugged screenings at the Landmark Theatre in
Westwood April 17th, 2011. Many of the audience came as fans of Ayn Rand, raising their hand to having already read the classic book the
movie was based on.
Jsu Garcia has been meeting and greeting with all audiences today at the Westwood screenings of Atlas Shrugged, chatting about the making of the movie, the grassroots marketing and this
film's success of it's first release into 300 theatres this weekend. Also happy to share of course about his own feature
film, that he wrote and co-directed with
John-Roger,
The Wayshower, and connecting with so many folks looking for inspiring, uplifting messages from film.
So far the numbers for this weekend's screenings of Atlas Shrugged have been promising ... particularly if the four screenings we saw in Westwood today were any indication. And judging by folks' overwhelmingly positive responses as Jsu and friends chatted with audience members after screenings ... looks like Atlas Shrugged could do very well.
Atlas Shrugged Cast ...
Taylor Schilling ... Dagny Taggart
Edi Gathegi ... Eddie Willers
Paul Johansson ...
John GaltMichael O'Keefe ... Hugh Akston
Matthew Marsden ... James Taggart
Patrick Fischler ... Paul Larkin
Geoff Pierson ... Midas Mulligan
Grant Bowler ... Henry Rearden
Jsu Garcia ... Francisco D'Anconia
Michael Lerner ... Wesley Mouch
Jon Polito ... Orren Boyle
Christina Pickles ... Mother Rearden
Rebecca Wisocky ... Lillian Rearden
Ethan Cohn ... Owen Kellogg
Annabelle Gurwitch ... Reporter #2
Navid Negahban ... Dr. Robert Stadler
Graham Beckel ... Ellis Wyatt
The Wayshower
Directed by
John-Roger and Jsu Garcia
Starring
Eric Roberts,
Peter Stormare, Jsu Garcia,
Howard Lazar,
Nina Bergman,
Evan Hart,
Eliza Roberts,
Dey Young,
Leigh Taylor-Young and
Sally Kirkland 
