Thursday, July 03, 2008

What’s shooting in La.? Read up

There are no new announcements for The Shreve this month -- remember that "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" begins shooting July 21 -- but Baton Rouge is heatin' up. And Millennium Films is remaking "Bad Lieutenant" in New Orleans with Nic Cage, Val Kilmer and director Werner Herzog! 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 first week of July 2008:

The Seven Arts feature film Night of the Demons is in pre-production in New Orleans with shooting scheduled from August through October. Resumes and inquiries can be emailed to Liz@voodoopicturesllc.com or faxed to (504) 582-5152.

The Louisiana Media Productions feature film Nine Dead starring Melissa Joan Hart and Daniel Baldwin is in pre-production in Baton Rouge with shooting scheduled from July 7-July 25. Inquiries are being accepted by fax at (225) 610-1664.

The Louisiana Media Productions feature film Overdose is in pre-production in Baton Rouge with shooting to begin July 7. Inquiries are being accepted by fax at (225) 610-1664.

The Films in Motion/Sci-Fi Channel television movie Lightning Strikes is in preproduction in Baton Rouge and Hammond with shooting scheduled from July 7 through the end of the month. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by e-mail at info@filmsinmotion.com.

The Films in Motion feature film Entity is in pre-production in Baton Rouge with shooting scheduled from August 7 through the end of the month. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by e-mail at info@filmsinmotion.com.

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 and Val Kilmer is in pre-production in New Orleans with shooting scheduled from July 8 through August 26. Resumes and inquiries are currently be accepted by e-mail at badlieutenant2008@gmail.com.

The Screen Gems feature film Mardi Gras starring Carmen Electra is shooting in LaPlace and New Orleans through July 11. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by fax at (504) 566-8384. For casting information, please call (318) 673-4567.

The Bullet Films feature film Leader of Wolves is shooting in Lafayette through July 18. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by e-mail at Katie@activityfilm.com.

The Bullet Films feature film Jaws of the Mississippi is in pre-production in Lafayette with shooting to begin in late August for four weeks. Resumes and inquiries are currently being accepted by e-mail at alexis@bulletfilms.net.

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 A&E Network reality television series Billy the Exterminator is shooting additional episodes in Shreveport through late July. Inquiries can be sent to lindam@septemberfilmsusa.com.

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

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