Wednesday, June 04, 2008

June update: 16 projects in production or preproduction

Here's the latest 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 the first week of June 2008:

The feature film based on the book "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" is in pre-production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled from July 21 through September 2. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at beerinhellmovie@gmail.com

The Nu Image/Millennium feature film "Bad Lieutenant" starring Nicolas Cage is in preproduction in New Orleans with shooting tentatively scheduled from July 8 through August 26. Resumes and inquiries are currently be accepted by e-mail at badlieutenant2008@gmail.com

The Films in Motion feature film "The Deadline" starring Brittany Murphy and Thora Birch is shooting in Houma through the last week of June. Inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at info@filmsinmotion.com

The Lifetime Movie of the Week "Living Proof" starring Harry Connick Jr. is shooting in the New Orleans area through June 27. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by fax at (504) 731-7114.

The independent feature film "Drones" is shooting in Baton Rouge with shooting scheduled through mid-June. Inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (225) 610-1664.

The Screen Gems feature film "Mardi Gras" is shooting in LaPlace and New Orleans through July 11. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (504) 566- 8384.

The Bullet Films feature film "Leader of Wolves" is shooting in Lafayette through June 23. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by e-mail at Katie@activityfilm.com

The Bullet Films feature film "Judgment Day" is shooting in Lafayette through June 6. Inquiries are currently being accepted by e-mail at alexis@sweetpost.net

The Nu Image/Millennium feature film "Streets of Blood" (aka "Microwave Park") starring 50 Cent, Val Kilmer and Sharon Stone is shooting in Shreveport through the second week of June. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at microwaveparkfilm@yahoo.com

The Sci-Fi Channel television movie "Lightning Strikes" is shooting in Baton Rouge through first week of July. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (207) 433-2972.

The Disney television series "Imagination Movers" is shooting in Harahan through July 18. Inquiries are being accepted by fax at (504) 818-3840.

The Prescott Productions feature film "W." starring Josh Brolin and directed by Oliver Stone is shooting in Shreveport through July 12. Inquiries are being accepted by fax at (318) 603-9556.

The independent feature film "I Love You, Phillip Morris" starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor is shooting in the New Orleans area through June 30. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (504) 596-3221. For casting information, please visit www.couloncasting.com

The A&E Network reality television series "Billy the Exterminator" is shooting in Shreveport through late June. Resumes and inquiries can be sent to lindam@septemberfilmsusa.com

The Weinstein Company feature film "Patriots" starring Forest Whitaker and Lil' Wayne is shooting in Metairie through late June. Inquiries are currently being accepted by e-mail at patriotsmovie@yahoo.com

The Lionsgate feature film "Disaster Movie" ("Goodie Two Shoes") is shooting in Shreveport through June 6. Inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (318) 682-5644.

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

No comments: