Hollywood hopefuls were front and center Saturday trying to land camera time in a Jamie Foxx film to be shot around the city. Matt Shantz may not be the actor in the family, but he decided to have some fun Saturday morning. His 12-year-old son, who has a private...
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Old Delco jail has film part
"LAW ABIDING CITIZEN," the movie set to begin shooting here soon with Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx, has added a shuttered Delaware County prison to its list of filming locations. The prison board yesterday approved a motion to allow the shoot at the facility, reports...
Long Bow Archer needed on Law Abiding Citizen (Blog)
ARCHER needed We are working on a studio feature film, scheduled to shoot in Philly beginning in March 2009. We are looking for a man, age 30-40, any ethnicity, who is an excellent archer. Specifically, someone with excellent skills with a traditional longbow. This is...
Game: Movie of the Day
If you got your hopes up that this was either the film-version of the CW comedy about football players' wives/girlfriends, The Game, or a biopic of the West Coast rapper of the same name, my apologies. Nope, this is the latest from the writer/director duo that brought...
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN BACKGROUND
Heery Casting is looking for background talent for the new feature film, “Law Abiding Citizen”, directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. Needed are SAG and Non-Union background men and women, ages 18-70, all ethnicities, for scenes set in...
Law Abiding Citizen Open Call This Saturday (Blog)
Heery Castingis having an open call for background actors for the feature film ”Law Abiding Citizen”, directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. Both union and non-union men and women between the ages of 18 and 70, of all ethnicities, are...
Aniston, Butler find laffs at Columbia
[i]Andy Tennant to direct bounty hunter comedy[/i] Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are in negotiations to topline an untitled bounty hunter project at Columbia. "Hitch" helmer Andy Tennant is attached to direct the comedy, which centers on a bounty hunter (Butler)...
Gerry Butler To Hunt Jennifer Aniston
In Andy Tennant's bounty hunter comedy Bounty hunters. We don’t need their scum. But it sure helps when they’re played by Gerard Butler. The charming Scot will take time out from being Our Helen’s stalkee to star in an as-yet untitled romantic action comedy in which...
Aniston and Butler Choice Casting (Blog)
Whoever worked out the casting of Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler for the upcoming Columbia project about a bounty hunter who is hired to retrieve his ex-wife, who skipped bail, is one smart producer. Right now, I can’t think of any better comedic casting. If you...
Butler and Aniston in Romantic Adventure (Blog)
I've been concerned that perhaps Gerard Butler was going to be heading down the romantic comedy route a bit too much and not developing the rest of his career, and the announcement that he is in negotiations with Jennifer Aniston to star in a romantic adventure film...
Gerard Butler To Pursue Jennifer Aniston For Untitled Prison RomCom (Blog)
This movie deal comes with some major tabloid baggage. If you’re a follower of celebrity gossip, you know that everyone was certain that Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler were an item. It turns out those “business lunches” were just that — business. According to...
Gerard Butler to Hunt Jennifer Aniston’s Bounty (Blog)
I’m not sure what it is about the freezing cold winter mornings in Ohio, but the always seem to have odd effects on the way I think. Take for instance this morning, when I first took aim at this story about Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston’s upcoming project....
Inglings: Law Abiding Citizen Casting
Philly's Heery Casting, which worked on Arlen Faber and Push, will help find actors for the next big film shooting here: F. Gary Gray's Law Abiding Citizen, starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. Heery is looking for actors ages 18 to 70 - especially men 30 to 45 -...
New DVD Releases: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 (Blog)
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Tropic Thunder Wall E 300 These are the movies arriving on DVD, November 18th. # The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (Drama) - Cast: Amber Tamblyn, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Kyle MacLachlan, Blythe Danner;...
Game Details Revealed
This past weekend we got the chance to speak with Alison Lohman about her upcoming film Game, which is written/directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (the madmen behind Crank). [quote “I’m doing a movie now called Game with Gerard Butler. I get to ride a...
“Prisoner” types needed
We are casting for "Law Abiding Citizen", the new film starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx, being directed by F. Gary Gray ("The Negotiator") Right now, we are looking for MEN, age 25-50, all ethnicities - who are BIG, SCARY, THUG types to play prisoners. This will...
Early Buzz: Neveldine/Taylor’s Game (Blog)
Lakeshore Entertainment held a test screening of Game last week in Southern California. Game is the latest film from Neveldine/Taylor, the mad men behind Crank. It stars Gerard Butler, as a prisoner who is implanted with nano-technology which allows a video gamer to...
Game Blows Up Already (Blog)
A test screening of directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s GAME has spurred early reviews, and with these early reviews, I’m going to assume early hype. Here’s what some people had to say about this film: “I’ll just say that this movie is going to blow people...
Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx Swap Roles in Law Abiding Citizen (Blog)
Law Abiding Citizen, the Gerard Butler vehicle had been stumbling a bit of late. Frank Darabont, of The Green Mile fame, quit the film. The start date and locations kept changing. But it now looks like the project is finally coming together and in some interesting...
Geoff Zanelli / Robb Williamson: Game (Blog)
Game, Lionsgate's upcoming science fiction thriller starring Gerard Butler, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael C. Hall, Aaron Yoo and John Leguizamo, gets an original score co-composed by Geoff Zanelli and Robb Williamson. Zanelli recently scored Outlander for The Weinstein...
F. Gary Gray makes ‘Citizen’ arrest
[i]Director will replace Frank Darabont on legal thriller[/i] Director F. Gary Gray is the winner in the sweepstakes to replace Frank Darabont on the legal thriller "Law-Abiding Citizen." Darabont recently fell off the film, setting off a scurrying among agents and...
F. Gary Gray takes over ‘Citizen’
[i]Director in talks to replace Darabont on drama[/i] Director F. Gary Gray is leaving one film and signing on for another. On Thursday, he pulled out of plans to direct Eric Bana in “Armored” for Millennium Films. While it appeared that Gray would be replaced,...
F. Gary Gray is the Newest ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ (Blog)
Last week, the upcoming thriller Law Abiding Citizen was embroiled in a bit of drama when its director, Frank Darabont, unexpectedly dropped out seemingly just after it had managed to cast Jamie Foxx. Rumors still abound that the split wasn't a friendly one -- and...
Frank Darabont Exits Law Abiding Citizen (Blog)
We’re sad to report that Frank Darabont has left the director’s chair of Law Abiding Citizen, the upcoming vigilante thriller which will star Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx. With the film close to the beginning of shooting, Darabont’s departure is a surprise. His...
SHAWSHANK’s Frank Darabont Quit LAW ABIDING CITIZEN!!
Hey folks, Harry here... What A Bummer! I followed up with Frank Darabont about the below story, and unfortunately it is true. Frank and the production parted ways over a week ago. Oh well, my enthusiasm for the production has now ebbed. I am – Hercules!! Longtime...