) ▁quotes ▁Bib lic al ▁script ure ▁from ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Re vel ation ▁in ▁narr ating ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁all usion ▁is ▁made ▁both ▁to ▁Robert ▁F rost ' s ▁The ▁Road ▁Not ▁T aken , ▁Sto pping ▁by ▁Wood s ▁on ▁a ▁Snow y ▁Even ing ▁and ▁an ▁alter ed ▁version ▁of ▁T . ▁S . ▁Eli ot ' s ▁The ▁H ollow ▁Men . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Kelly ▁and ▁Cher ry ▁Road ▁Films ▁began ▁development ▁of ▁South land ▁T ales . ▁Fil mm akers ▁entered ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁actors ▁Se ann ▁William ▁Scott , ▁Sarah ▁Mich elle ▁G ell ar , ▁Jason ▁Lee , ▁Jane ane ▁Gar of alo , ▁Tim ▁Bla ke ▁Nelson , ▁Amy ▁Po eh ler , ▁Kevin ▁Smith , ▁and ▁Ali ▁L arter . ▁Music ian ▁M oby ▁was ▁approached ▁on ▁compos ing ▁and ▁performing ▁the ▁film ' s ▁score . ▁Kelly ▁cons ci ously ▁sought ▁out ▁actors ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁had ▁been ▁p ige on ho led ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁show case ▁their ▁" und isc over ed ▁tal ents ." ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁Fil ming ▁was ▁sl ated ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁year , ▁it ▁had ▁not ▁begun . ▁D way ne ▁Johnson ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁principal ▁phot ography ▁was ▁sl ated ▁to ▁begin ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Fil