J.G. Turner also plays the lead, Tristin Harris. While filming the gunfight scene for the Forgiven. Jay was actually shot in the leg with one of the blanks.
J.G. was actually filming the shot inside the jeep that crashed through the tires. Jay wanted the angle, but didn't want to sacrifice the safety of his DP, Sean Pollock. In the aftermath of the crash, Jay actually suffered two cracked ribs.
The movie theater actually depicted in the film is the hometown theater of Jay's and also was the first theater to premiere "The Forgiven".