- Director Richard Kelly has only hinted to us that Kevin’s part in “Southland Tales” will be very interesting and unforgettable, but still no hints as to what that very part might be. However, we’ve learned quite a bit more about the plot today, and it’s certainly very different than we expected (though quite intriguing). AP reports:
‘Southland’ lines up Rock
Thriller ‘Tales’ costars Gellar, Scott
Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) will star opposite Seann William Scott and Sarah Michelle Gellar in the science-fiction thriller “Southland Tales” for writer-director Richard Kelly and Cherry Road Films. Production is slated to begin Aug. 1 in Los Angeles.
“Southland Tales” is set in Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as the city stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Johnson will star as an amnesiac action star whose life intertwines with an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
“I see enormous potential for him to become a great actor,” Kelly said of Johnson. The filmmaker added that some actors will have a musical component to their roles, but would not identify who. “Not all of them know what they’ll be doing.”
Cherry Road has greenlit the picture with co-financing from Universal Pictures International, Inferno Distribution and Wild Bunch, with Universal distributing in most foreign territories through the UIP banner, and Wild Bunch distributing in France, Benelux, Spain and Switzerland. UTA reps the domestic.
Sean McKittrick will produce under the Darko Entertainment banner he co-founded with Kelly. Cherry Road principals Bo Hyde and Kendall Morgan will produce.
Executive producers are Matthew Rhodes and Judd Payne of Persistent Entertainment, Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel of Inferno Distribution, and Oliver Hengst of Academy Film. Moby will compose the music.
“Southland Tales” also will be presented as a nine-part interactive experience with the prequel saga to be published as six separate 100-page graphic novels written by Kelly. These will be released over a six-month period early next year leading up to the film’s release, with the feature film covering the story’s final three chapters.
JoBlo reports that the website will be the largest ever created for a film (it’s already active www.southlandtales.com too), and has one of the hottest Sarah Michelle Gellar pics you’ll ever see. Yowza.
- The Arkansas Democrat Gazette has a piece on Joey Lauren Adams’ directorial debut, “Come Early Morning”. The film will star Ashley Judd, and Adams is proud to be shooting it in her home state of Arkansas. A snippet:
Adams said the script for the new movie “is based on my family members, but the actual story is not true.” She described it as a coming-of-age tale in which the main character is 35 years old. The movie will depict Southerners who are “intelligent, creative, soulful, spiritual, warm, complicated people,” she said.
Adams said the goal is to have the movie, which will also feature Diane Ladd, appear at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Arkansas Business Online also has their take on the story. Similar news. Here’s a taste:
“Come Early Morning” will star Ashley Judd and will be shot entirely in central Arkansas. Adams said some locations are still being scouted, but decisions have already been made to shoot at an undisclosed apartment complex in North Little Rock and at the Perry Hotel in Lonoke.
A crew of about 100, which is a mix between locals and those imported from Hollywood, expects to begin shooting April 25 and wrap by May 30.
Adams said she hopes to have the film out of post production and finished in time to debut at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in January.
“We’re going to shoot for that, but that’s every independent filmmaker’s hopes,” she said.
- And finally today, Canoe lists Kevin in their “Hip To Be Square” column of celebs:
Why he’s a geek: A comic-book lover his whole life, Smith named his daughter Harley Quinn after the Batman archvillain. He has also gone public recently with his love of everything Degrassi.
Why he’s chic: The director of Clerks and Chasing Amy continues to be cool and “indie” despite the pressures of Hollywood. He is currently working on Clerks 2.
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