After this surreal moment, I was finally able to get down to business with Marty, when Foxx, Carter, Crudup and Kidman were called away to another location. And so it began..

Marty: The storyline follows four main characters and they all really have equal screen time. The first is Homer, a recently laid off single father who’s mistakes nearly a decade ago have made it nearly impossible for him to get a new job. Then there’s Kevin, a well off guy who received the bulk of his rich father’s inheritance after his death.

Kevin started up a project all his own. The project is basically a small software company. Maria’s husband was hired by Kevin as a lead programmer on a series of educational children’s games. Through a very unfortunate tragedy Maria’s Husband was killed in a car accident, which forced the company to eventually fold. Aside from these characters is Mike, a small market owner who works in a dangerous neighborhood.

Without giving anything away… just know that all these people are linked in some way. They all experienced the fallout of this one car crash. And what seems to be a pretty normal story, becomes a rather different one through a series of flashbacks. Most of all, I’d just tell you to read it. It’s hard to explain everything that’s happening. Which is something I really like about the film. I’ve never wanted my films to be easy to explain.

Marty: Well first of all, I’m always excited about my releases. Especially with this one though, mostly because it’s my first release in around eleven months and it was really an experiment for me. It’s low budget, it deals with multiple narratives, and really has a minimum of action. I think if I would like to become a great storyteller, this would be a great place to start as somber and quiet as this film is.

As far as you not hearing about the film, yeah, that’s pretty normal. I think aside from the studio I’m working with, (21st Century Cat) nobody knows anything about the film. That’s mostly because I wasn’t active in the game for a while. I went on vacation, than I failed to return to the game for about a month. I also haven’t really talked to anyone about it just because I don’t really believe in "hype" or "buzz". I think if you put a really good film out there or at least the best film you can write, you’re on the right track. That’s my number one goal now after a few failures in a row.

I’d also say I’m more excited about this one because it is more personal to me. I think when you experience a lot of deaths around you, it sort of gives you a weird and unsettling feeling. Where as before you didn’t even think about such a thing as death, suddenly it’s rushed into your life. Then it happens again… that just makes you feel numb. That’s what you see with Maria in the film. Her character is definitely based on me and others I know. Like I said though, it’s a very personal film for me. I don’t think writers should stray so far away from themselves. When you let your feelings bleed in to your work, it sure does make you feel a lot better.

Marty: Yes indeed. In order of appearance the stars are Peter Krause (Who stars as Homer), Billy Crudup (Who stars as Kevin), Nicole Kidman (Who stars as Maria), and Jamie Foxx (Who stars as Mike). Since I’ve already explained those characters in the question before, I’ll talk a bit about the other cast members.

Leading off the supporting actors if Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Janis a colleague of Crudup's character. Janis is an entertaining character, really. I love Helen’s work; she really has a style all to her own. She has the biggest part outside of the big four if you’re going by screen time. Larenz Tate plays Nathan, Mike’s (Foxx) cousin. He’s another character that gives a bit of comic relief to the film. His part isn’t enormous, but he definitely has some great scenes. I really like him as a sort of "sidekick" to Foxx’s character. He did great things in "Menace II Society" and "Dead Presidents."

Peter Sarsgaard has a small but very vital role as Maria’s (Kidman) husband. I actually considered him for the role of Kevin before giving it to Crudup. All but one of his scenes are really intense. I think if there’s any guy out there that could handle it with grace, it’s this guy. He’s extremely talented. You’d know him from "Boys Don’t Cry" and "Garden State." Josh Lucas is the last new character that’s introduced in the film. He’s introduced a little more than half way through. He plays Homer’s (Krause) brother. I actually considered him for Homer, but I like him in this role better. He plays against his looks so well.

Marty: The director will be Stephen Frears. His amazing works include My Beautiful Launderette, The Grifters, High Fidelity (My personal favorite), and the recent gritty film, Dirty Pretty Things. He really does great things with the scripts he’s given. He always gets great performances and the look of his films is always spectacular.

Marty: It’s coming out January 7th. No reason for the date, just the right time. I slacked off for a few months in the way of not starting my second draft for a long time. Early last month I began it and the plan was originally for late December. But we eventually decided on early January.

Marty: I’m just happy to have the rush of another release. I think that people will like what I’m trying to do with the film. If they really understand it, I think they’ll love it. If they don’t, I do fear that they won’t like it. But that fear is always there, you just have to deal with it. I’ll try and make the best film I can. I’m just glad there are people who will read it.

I’m clueless as far as box office goes. That’s something I try to avoid thinking about. It’s really hard to predict a thing like that.

Marty: That is a really good question. I think as a writer in these games, my material has been hit and miss so far. I think this is easily my best original film. I felt early on that there was something special about the material that I was writing. It’s a feeling I hadn’t really felt before. I feel like through this film I finally got my shit together, so to speak, as a writer. I got more organized and I began to really write the best I ever have.

This has carried on throughout my next film as well. I think this film could be the beginning of a much better HTG career, under a new banner (Pink Moon Productions). Most of all, I think the film is strong. That’s the reason I would say that people should give it an honest chance. I’m really proud of the way the film gets stronger (Rather than weaker) with each page. So yeah, GO SEE IT! I think people will be pleasantly surprised with what they get.

I’d personally like to thank Marty for his time and wish him the best of luck on his upcoming film. Look for Aftermath on January 7th, coming to a theater near you.