Friday, January 11, 2008

What's being shot in January

Here's the latest update from the state:

Welcome to (225) 342-FILM, the official hotline of the Louisiana Office of Entertainment Industry Development. Here's what's happening for the second week of January 2008:

The Comedy Central television pilot “Speed Freaks” is in preproduction in Shreveport and will shoot for one week beginning Jan. 28. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (318) 676-0718.

The Universal Pictures feature film “Cirque du Freak” is in preproduction in New Orleans with shooting scheduled from February 19 through June 1. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by fax at (504) 571-2023.

The Weinstein Company feature film “Soul Men” starring Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson is in pre-production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled for January 22nd through the end of March. Resumes are being accepted by fax at (318) 429-7598.

The Screen Gems feature film “Mardi Gras” is in pre-production in New Orleans with shooting scheduled for March and April. Resumes are currently being accepted by e-mail at mardigrasprod@yahoo.com.

The feature film based on the videogame “Tekken” is in pre-production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled to begin Feb. 5 for six weeks. Resumes for all crew positions are currently be accepted by fax at (318) 603-4564.

The WWE feature film “Twelve Rounds” is in pre-production in New Orleans and will shoot Feb. 25 through May 12. Resumes are being accepted by e-mail at torossi@earthlink.net .

The Weinstein Company feature film “The Comeback” starring Ice Cube is in production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled through Feb. 14. Inquiries can be faxed to (318) 698-1301. For casting information, please visit www.bamcastingla.com.

The Sony Studios Pictures feature film “The Year One” starring Jack Black and Michael Cera is in pre-production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled from January through March of 2008. Resumes for crew are currently being accepted by fax at (318) 673-9705. For casting more information, please call (267) 295-7838.

The Nu Image/Millennium feature film “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” is in pre-production in Shreveport. Details are coming soon.

The cable television series “Sordid Lives” is shooting in Shreveport through Jan. 25. Please fax inquiries to (318) 603-4571. For casting information, please visit www.gloriosocasting.com.

The Disney children's television show “The Imagination Movers” is in production in New Orleans will shoot through March of 2008. Inquiries are being accepted by fax at (504) 818-3840.

And for more information about the film and television industry in Louisiana please visit us online at http://www.lafilm.org.

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