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In the \u201890s New York acting scene,\u00a0Steve Zahn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Rick Gomez<\/a>\u00a0were two moons orbiting the same planet. They went out for the same roles and ran in the same crowds. Gomez landed a coveted spot in the World War II miniseries\u00a0Band of Brothers<\/em>, while Zahn bowed out due to scheduling issues that prevented him from reuniting with his\u00a0That Thing You Do\u00a0<\/em>director Tom Hanks. Despite these close encounters, they don\u2019t recall ever meeting.<\/p>\n Nearly 20 years later, Zahn and Gomez finally linked up on\u00a0The Crossing<\/em>, in which Zahn played a sheriff to Gomez\u2019s deputy. The sci-fi show was short-lived, airing for just one season on ABC in 2018, but it spawned one of the closest relationships in both men\u2019s lives. \u201cWe both worked the same way. We were both rewriting the scripts and trying to convince them to make it cooler than it was,\u201d recalls Zahn with a laugh. Adds Gomez: \u201cWe totally mind melded and have this very similar sensibility. And where our sensibilities veer, it\u2019s complementary.\u201d<\/p>\n As their friendship grew, their families grew close too. Zahn and Gomez are even friends with each other\u2019s kids.<\/p>\n So, a few years ago, they took the next plunge and started a new company, Macaroni Art Productions. Zahn runs things out of Lexington, Kentucky, where he moved in 2004 to raise his family, while Gomez oversees his end from his home base in northern California. The company was also co-founded by Coby Toland and Jenny Gomez, and counts Mandi Reno as head of production.<\/p>\n Soon Macaroni Art will debut its first feature,\u00a0She Dances<\/em>, which will\u00a0bow at Tribeca<\/a>\u00a0in June. Zahn and Gomez wrote the script during the pandemic, and shot\u00a0She Dances<\/em>\u00a0with a ragtag group of friends and family in Kentucky. (It helps when your friends are actors such as Ethan Hawke). Gomez directed, with Zahn starring opposite Hawke, Audrey\u00a0Zahn,\u00a0Mackenzie Ziegler,\u00a0Sonequa Martin-Green and\u00a0Rosemarie DeWitt. It centers on a father and daughter who must reconnect while on the road to her final dance competition.<\/p>\n They also have the Kentucky-shot docuseries\u00a0You Belong Here<\/em>, focused on Chef Ouita Michel, described as \u201can exploration of memory, generational legacy, and the seasonality of life.\u201d It will bow at the ATX TV Festival in Austin next month.<\/p>\n The pair is open to shooting anywhere, but are also keen on Kentucky, which has been pushing a tax incentive program to entice shoots. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of the wild west,\u201d notes Zahn. \u201cYou don\u2019t need a permit to shoot the parkway. It\u2019s like, \u2018What? Really?’\u201d<\/p>\n Another project they would like to shoot is\u00a0Hot Fruit<\/em>, starring Zahn as a widowed winemaker who processes his grief by harvesting the first grapes planted on a vineyard with his late wife. Gomez wrote the script and would direct if it comes together.<\/p>\n Though it took decades to connect, the pair recently landed on Apple TV+\u2019s\u00a0Silo<\/em>\u00a0together by complete happenstance, and shared a house in London when they shot. \u201cIt\u2019s like a college situation,\u201d says Zahn.<\/p>\n Adds Gomez of the long path they took to one another: \u201cOnce all of the planets aligned, they all aligned.\u201d<\/p>\n Macaroni Art is repped by: IAG. Zahn, whose upcoming credits include the Glen Powell Hulu show\u00a0Chad\u00a0<\/em>Powers and Sony\u2019s Anaconda, is repped by UTA ,Principal Entertainment LA and imprint. Gomez, whose credits include\u00a0Justified<\/em>,\u00a0Ray<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Sin City<\/em>, is repped by IAG.<\/p>\n View this article at The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the \u201890s New York acting scene,\u00a0Steve Zahn\u00a0and\u00a0Rick Gomez\u00a0were two moons orbiting the same planet. They went out for the same roles and ran in the same crowds. Gomez landed a coveted spot in the World War II miniseries\u00a0Band of Brothers, while Zahn bowed out due to scheduling issues that prevented him from reuniting with
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