Lee Wilson Talks The Legend of Van Dorn, Acting & Writing the Civil War Film

🎬 Bionic Buzz® interviewed actor and screenwriter Lee Wilson over Zoom about his new historical drama, The Legend of Van Dorn, available now to rent, purchase, or stream on select digital platforms.

Wilson stars as Confederate General Earl Van Dorn and wrote the film’s screenplay. During our conversation, he discusses where his passion for acting began and the remarkable journey that took him from portraying General Van Dorn in a local stage production in Spring Hill, Tennessee, to spending years developing the story into a feature-film screenplay.

He also shares what it was like filming on location with Civil War reenactors, bringing this complicated historical figure to the screen, and several entertaining behind-the-scenes stories from the production.

ABOUT THE LEGEND OF VAN DORN:

A brilliant but disgraced Civil War general receives a second chance in a quiet Tennessee town. However, as his bold tactics win battles, a dangerous affair with a married woman—and her jealous husband’s desire for vengeance—threatens to destroy him.

CAST:

Lee Wilson — Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, The Worst Love Story Ever
D.B. Sweeney — Megalopolis, Captive State
Ellie Patrikios — Snowfall, Flatliners
David B. Meadows — Osiris, Hollywood Grit
Andrew Reid — The Lightning Code
Darby Cappillino — Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries, I’m Not Ashamed
John James — All My Children, Dynasty
Joe Lando — Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Bold and the Beautiful