![]() It made me proud to see what Columbus Short was puttin’ down, who is also a great actor and dancer I knew before the film. I can’t tell you how much I appreciated being a part of that fraternity, and it made me proud. That being said, I think it’s all about being a good leader and giving the people underneath you the most weaponry and knowledge possible so that they can continue on having that legacy in a fraternity that’s considered one of the greats. I want to make sure the legacy of what that fraternity is is being honored and represented. PH: He recognizes he’s a senior, and it’s not about him, it’s about the fraternity he pledges for, which is Theta Nu Theta. I went to a white school, UMass Dartmouth, and only heard stories about the black experience at a college. At the same time I really didn’t know too much about black colleges and stuff like that. This opportunity presented itself and I worked really hard to get ready for the audition to make sure I had a real good opportunity to be a part of this film. You come out of each project a better person and a better actor. For Will Smith to become who he is as an actor and a person now, you go through the different bodies of work and experiences that gives you a little more clarity on life. I think especially in the early stages of who Pooch Hall is, I’m trying to do it all. PH: They said ‘ Stomp the Yard 2’ was having auditions, I said, “I need to get in there, I need some money. I think, if anything, we gave them 110% of ourselves to really embrace the characters and make it a point to embrace those characters in a fraternity. I formed a real brotherhood with my man Collins Pennie, Terrence J., who I’ve known before ‘ Stomp the Yard,’ amazing actor, and Lamar (Stewart) who plays the character of Wynn. I was able to experience and do both of them. Pooch Hall: It was great because I went into that film not knowing how to dance, nor did I really know what it meant to be Greek. What was it like shooting ‘ Stomp The Yard: Homecoming?’ The film follows Chance Harris (played by Pennie) looking to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.ī recently spoke with Pooch Hall, who plays Theta Nu Theta frat leader Dane. Polite, Antjuan Tobias, Lamar Stewart, Terrence J, Lil Duval, Kiely Alexis Williams, Keith David, rapper David Banner and music artist Teyena Taylor. ![]() Elsewhere Short and Brown had also starred together in the film This Christmas.Directed by Rob Hardy, and produced by Will Packer, the cast includes Meena Payne, who co-wrote and co-produced the film, actors Collins Pennie, Pooch Hall, Tika Sumpter, Terrance T.P. Stomp the Yard was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, on the campuses of Morris Brown College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Morehouse College, and Clark Atlanta University, and in the MAK Historic District of Decatur, Georgia. The film stars Columbus Short, Meagan Good, Darrin Henson, Brian White, Laz Alonso, and Valarie Pettiford, with Harry Lennix, and, in their film debuts, R&B singers Ne-Yo & Chris Brown. Delta Sigma Theta along with other sororities like Gamma Theta were in the movie. The film was originally titled Steppin', but to avoid confusion over the 2006 film Step Up, the title was changed. The film's script was written by Robert Adetuyi, working from an original draft by Gregory Ramon Anderson. The film's central conflict involves DJ's fraternity competing in various stepping competitions against a rival fraternity from the same school. Directed by Sylvain White, Stomp the Yard centers on DJ Williams, a college student at a fictional historically Black university who pledges to join a fictional Greek-letter fraternity. Stomp the Yard is a 2007 dance drama film produced by Rainforest Films and released through Sony Pictures' Screen Gems division on January 12, 2007.
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