Wednesday, February 13, 2008

17 productions on the ground in La.

Here's an update from the state office:

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

The Weinstein Company feature film "The Patriots" starring Forest Whitaker is in preproduction in Metairie with shooting scheduled from April 1 though June 1. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by e-mail at patriotsmovie@yahoo.com.

The Disney television pilot "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday" is in pre-production in Harahan with shooting scheduled from March 12 through March 19. Resumes are currently being accepted by e-mail at nitawilson2001@yahoo.com.

The independent feature film "The Open Road" starring Jeff Bridges and Justin Timberlake is in pre-production in Hammond and Baton Rouge with shooting scheduled from February 19 through March 26. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (985) 542-5225 or by e-mail at productionresumes2008@gmail.com. For casting information, please e-mail extrasrock@gmail.com

The TNT movie of the week "Librarian 3: Curse of the Judas Chalice" starring Noah Wiley is in pre-production in Harahan with shooting scheduled from March 3 through March 31. Resumes and inquiries can be e-mailed to Librarian_resumes@yahoo.com.

The FOX Television Studios movie of the week "Fab 5: Texas Cheerleader Scandal" is in pre-production in Harahan with shooting scheduled from February 19 through March 14. Resumes and inquiries can be faxed to (504) 734-3120. For casting information, please email talazaccasting@gmail.com.

The independent feature "Chess" is in pre-production in New Orleans with shooting scheduled from April 7 through May 16. Resumes are currently being accepted by fax at (504) 821-7867.

The Crystal Sky feature film "Robosapien" is in pre-production in New Orleans with shooting scheduled from March 24 through April 25. Resumes are currently being accepted by e-mail at nolamovieresumes@yahoo.com.

The Millennium feature film "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" starring Michael Douglas and Amber Tamblyn is in pre-production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled for March 3rd through April 14. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at bardoubt@gmail.com. For casting information, please visit www.gloriosocasting.com

The New Line Cinema feature film "Final Destination 4" is in pre-production in Harahan and will shoot March 3 through May 29. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (504) 734-3403.

The Weinstein Company feature film "The Midnight Man" is shooting in Shreveport through March 8. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by fax at (318) 603-4562.

The Universal Pictures feature film "Cirque du Freak" is in pre-production 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 shooting in Shreveport through March 15. Inquiries are being accepted by fax at (318) 429-7598.

The feature film "Tekken" is shooting in Shreveport through March 28. Inquiries are currently be accepted by fax at (318) 603-4564. For casting information, please visit www.gloriosocasting.com.

The WWE feature film "12 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 "Comeback" starring Ice Cube is in production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled through March 15. Inquiries can be faxed to (318) 698-1301. For casting information, please visit www.bamcastingla.com.

The Screen Gems feature film "Mardi Gras" is in pre-production in New Orleans with shooting scheduled from April 28 to June 18. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by e-mail at mardigrasprod@yahoo.com

The Sony Studios Pictures feature film "The Year One" starring Jack Black and Michael Cera is in production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled through the end of March. Inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (318) 673-9705. For casting information, please call (318) 676-7998.

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

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