Director Michel K. Parandi had an unmistakable sense about Connor Storrie. While casting the lead role in his science fiction project 'April X,' Parandi resisted producers' advice to audition numerous actors, instead zeroing in on Storrie early and remaining certain of his choice—a conviction he compares to immediately recognizing Harrison Ford's star potential while casting the original Blade Runner. According to Variety, just months after production wrapped, Storrie's talent became undeniable, proving Parandi's instincts about the actor's future were exactly right.

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