{"id":66794,"date":"2025-09-17T21:29:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=66794"},"modified":"2025-09-17T22:04:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:04:25","slug":"hardwick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/17\/hardwick\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviews with Omari Hardwick, Trae Romano and Matthew Loren Oates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-66806\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/xenocastbanner.png\" alt=\"Omari Hardwick, Trae Romano and Matthew Loren Oates of the movie &quot;Xeno&quot; - banner from Instagram photos\" width=\"288\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/xenocastbanner.png 357w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/xenocastbanner-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview with Omari Hardwick, Trae Romano and Matthew Loren Oates of the movie, &#8220;Xeno&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 8\/27\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, it was really fun to speak with Omari Hardwick, whom (as I mentioned in this video) <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmegasite.net\/prime\/articles\/hardwick.shtml\">I interviewed 15 years ago<\/a>! He was very nice, and humble, in this chat. He plays a great villain (of sorts), named Keyes, in this compelling scifi drama. I hope you can watch the movie because it&#8217;s got a lot of heart. It&#8217;s definitely worth watching. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fandango.com\/xeno-2025-241202\/movie-overview?date=2025-09-19\">It premieres Friday, 9\/19 in select theaters!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Omari Hardwick<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Omari Hardwick of the movie, &quot;Xeno&quot; by Suzanne 8\/27\/25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pjaEQDfy9Gg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Trae Romano and Matthew Loren Oates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Second, I spoke with Matthew, AKA Mattie, who wrote and directed the movie, as well as actor Trae Romano. It&#8217;s very exciting. Trae was one of the stars of this film. I recognized him from the show &#8220;Stargirl,&#8221; where he played Mike, kid step-brother to the heroine, Courtney. He plays a different character here, Gil, but he&#8217;s still on the good guys&#8217; team.\u00a0 The actress who stars in the movie, Lulu Wilson, does a fantastic job as a sad high school girl who discovers something amazing in the desert. Gil is one of her classmates, who clearly has a crush on her. The film sort of reminds me of &#8220;E.T.&#8221; mixed with &#8220;Predator.&#8221; I really think they should make it into a TV series because the characters and story are so intriguing. I found the ending to be sad, but I didn&#8217;t realize that there&#8217;s another clip midway through the credits. Don&#8217;t miss that!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Trae Romano and Matthew Loren Oates of the movie, &quot;Xeno&quot; by Suzanne 8\/27\/25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K2HfrptMD4o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/xenokeyart.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66798 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/smaller-xenokeyart.png\" alt=\"Key art for the movie &quot;Xeno&quot;\" width=\"242\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/smaller-xenokeyart.png 270w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/smaller-xenokeyart-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a>MORE INFO:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xenomovie.com\/\">Official Site<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/73mpV0yAz0A?si=7BSm7we9xHLtP7iM\">Trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><u>XENO<\/u><\/strong><\/span><strong><em><u>IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE SEPTEMBER 19, 2025<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IMDb:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt27629220\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt27629220<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating: <\/strong>PG-13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Sci-Fi \/ Adventure \/ Family<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime: <\/strong>103 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language: <\/strong>English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Country of Origin: <\/strong>USA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year: <\/strong>2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production Company: <\/strong>Hartbeat in association with Tabooma<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66797 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gil.jpg\" alt=\"Gil, played by Trae Romano in the movie &quot;Xeno&quot; Photo provided by Blue Fox PR.\" width=\"341\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gil.jpg 435w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gil-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Matthew Loren Oates<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Matthew Loren Oates<\/p>\n<p><strong>Producers:<\/strong> Kevin Hart, Bryan Smiley, Luke Kelly-Clyne, Shana Marie, Jesse Jensen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production Company:<\/strong> Hartbeat, in association with Tabooma<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distributor:<\/strong> Blue Fox Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Lulu Wilson, Omari Hardwick, Trae Romano, Wrenn Schmidt, Paul Schneider, Garrett van der Leun<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tagline: <\/strong><em>One Bond. Two Worlds.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66804 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/oatesbio.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Loren Oates - Writer\/Director of &quot;Xeno&quot;\" width=\"383\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/oatesbio.jpg 529w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/oatesbio-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/>Logline:<\/strong> A teenage girl and a terrifying alien form a powerful bond after a chance encounter in the desert, sending them on an adventure that questions the nature of good and evil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis: <\/strong>A teenage girl and a terrifying alien form a powerful bond after a chance encounter in the desert, sending them on an adventure that questions the nature of good and evil.As government agents close in, the girl discovers the alien is not the extraterrestrial she expected. Compelled to protect her new friend, <strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66805 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/romanobio.png\" alt=\"Trae Romano, who plays Gil in the movie &quot;Xeno.&quot;\" width=\"166\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/romanobio.png 185w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/romanobio-184x300.png 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><\/strong>she uncovers a secret that could change the fate of both their worlds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Loren Oates<\/strong> (Director\/Writer) was born on 5 November 1981 in Sacramento, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0424556\/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk\">We Don&#8217;t Work (2003)<\/a>, <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt27629220\/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk\">Xeno (2025)<\/a> and <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0466787\/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk\">Wasted (2006)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trae Romano&#8217;s<\/strong> (Gil) love of acting came after a summer on the set of the Farrelly Brothers remake of &#8220;The Three Stooges&#8221;. This was soon followed by 555 with Jane Adams. His breakout performance was starring opposite Beau Bridges in &#8220;Robbie&#8221;, where he played young Robbie. When Trae isn&#8217;t acting and doing school work, he enjoys playing guitar, skateboarding and playing video games <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66803 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hardwickbio.jpg\" alt=\"Omari Hardwick, who plays Keyes in the movie &quot;Xeno.&quot;\" width=\"335\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hardwickbio.jpg 534w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hardwickbio-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>with friends. He splits his time between Atlanta and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Omari Latif Hardwick<\/strong> (Keyes) is an American actor known for his starring role as James St. Patrick \/ Ghost, the protagonist of Starz&#8217;s Power and his role as Vanderohe in Zack Snyder&#8217;s Army of the Dead (2021). He is also known for his roles in Saved and Dark Blue, in Spike Lee&#8217;s Miracle at St. Anna (2008), Kick-Ass (2010), Tyler Perry&#8217;s For Colored Girls (2010),[2] and as Andre in BET Network&#8217;s Being Mary Jane.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-66796\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/keyes.jpg\" alt=\"Keyes, played by Omari Hardwick in the movie &quot;Xeno&quot; Photo provided by Blue Fox PR.\" width=\"278\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/keyes.jpg 391w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/keyes-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! &nbsp; Interview with Omari Hardwick, Trae Romano and Matthew Loren Oates of the movie, &#8220;Xeno&#8221; by Suzanne 8\/27\/25 First, it was really fun to speak with Omari Hardwick, whom (as I mentioned in this video) I interviewed 15 years ago! He was very nice, and humble, in this chat. 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