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Post by Ace on Jul 3, 2006 1:07:16 GMT -5
« Ace Reply #65 on Jun 22, 2006, 7:15pm »
So Dickon Hinchliffe from the Tindersticks is the composer for this film. And being woefully out of the loop I'd never listened to nor heard of the Tindersticks before. So I did a little searching and wow, where have they been hiding?
There's this one murder ballad off ther 2003 album "Until Morning Comes" and it's just spell binding. His orchestration is just so lush, haunting, subtle and complex and I think he could do wonders with a film noirish score.
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Post by Ace on Jul 3, 2006 1:08:15 GMT -5
<<Lauryn Reply #66 on Jun 22, 2006, 7:28pm »
For comparison I did some checking, and Sach's film "Forty Shades of Blue" was shot in 30 days on a $1.5 million dollar budget -- nothing unusual there for a quasi-documentary Sundance helmer. Though he has a bit more cash to burn and a higher profile cast to make a splash with in "Marriage," I'm tending to think the reported dates may be wrong.
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Post by Ace on Jul 3, 2006 1:08:34 GMT -5
The behind the scene people are starting to get quite impressive.
Dante Feretti Art Director (7 Oscar noms 1 win) and Colleen Atwood for Costume Design (6 oscar Noms and 2 wins)
Ace
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Post by Ace on Jul 3, 2006 1:15:19 GMT -5
« Lauryn Reply »
Word of mouth must mean something, I'm getting increasingly wowed at how this little film is attracting big fish in the talent pool. Feretti is staggeringly good (Fellini's art director, now Scorsese's) -- top five in his field, surely, and Colleen Atwood, who just worked on the sumptuously filmed "Memoirs of a Geisha" is certainly no slouch. They could really do something distinctive with the look and feel of the film. Director Sachs, who seems the type to lavish attention on the design elements, must be salivating already.
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Post by Ace on Jul 3, 2006 1:15:44 GMT -5
Either they raised the budget or it's a great script and they got them for peanuts or somehwere in the middle or both.
IMDB now has MGM lised as Worldwide Distributor. That was an early unconfirmed rumor/option but I haven't seen it mentioned in Variety as a done deal.
Distributors
* Kimmel International (2006) (Non-USA) (all media) (international sales) * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (worldwide) (theatrical)
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Post by Ace on Jul 3, 2006 1:21:35 GMT -5
Cast & CrewPierce Brosnan: Peter Harding Chris Cooper: Philip Bartels aka Barty Patricia Clarkson: Beatrice Bartels Rachel McAdams: Lorna Dickson Director: Ira Sachs Screenplay: Ira Sachs & Oren Moverman Cinematographer: Peter Deming Editor: Affonso Gonçalves Production Design: Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski Art Director: Dante Ferretti Composer: Dickon Hinchliffe Costume Designer: Colleen Atwood Casting: Avy Kaufman Producers: Steve Golin, Sidney Kimmel, Ira Sachs Executive Producers: William Horberg, Alix Madigan Filming scheduled now also listed at BCI Film Commission and it's the same dates. MARRIAGE Marriage Films Inc. Prod: David Nicksay Director: Ira Sachs DOP: Peter Deming PM: Simon Abbott PC: Linda Sheehy-Brownstein LM: Geoff Teoli ALM: TBA PD: Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski Casting: Heike Brandstatter Casting: Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter Sched: Jul 21 - Oct 26/06 So it does look like they're actually going to be shooting this for 14 weeks. Wow. ============================ If anyone wants a genuine autograph this is probably the best way to get one. It seems like he signs a bit when on set, at least he has for his previous films. Send a SASE (Self addressed stamped envelope) with a photo inside to the set Pierce Brosnan C/O MARRIAGE 6/210 555 Brooksbank Avenue North Vancouver BC V7S 3S5 Filming dates: Jul 21 - Oct 26/06
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Post by sparklingblue on Jul 16, 2006 13:57:53 GMT -5
I'm about halfway through the book by now, and I'd been avoiding reading articles who might play whom because I wanted to see who I would put in which part in my imagination. I'm quite taken with the book, actually, though I usually don't favour mysteries. And I'm thrilled that PB will play Peter Harding. So, needless to say, I'm looking forward to it and hearing more about it.
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Post by Ace on Jul 22, 2006 0:35:13 GMT -5
Globe & Mail: Where the streets are packed with starsALEXANDRA GILL From Saturday's Globe and Mail July 22, 2206 Stirring up a cross-town rubber-necking storm, clockwise from bottom left: Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Beals, Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Danny DeVito, Ryan Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Matthew Perry, Kristin Davis, Matthew Broderick and Jean-Claude Van Damme. (Lori Langille/The Globe and Mail: Map courtesy of Photography by Getty Images and Reuters)VANCOUVER — It's summer in Vancouver and the Hollywood film industry is sizzling, despite the robust Canadian dollar and a production drought that has nearly sucked Toronto dry. We don't mean to gloat — and would certainly never gawk — but there are so many celebrities working on the West Coast right now, you can barely swing a cocktail glass or shake a dog leash without bumping into a few. Oh, look. There's little Danny DeVito diving into a massive feast of king crab at Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House. He's here for Deck the Halls, a holiday family flick with Matthew Broderick and Kristin Davis. And isn't it nice that Davis (the prissy miss from Sex and the City) was able to spend some downtime with her new beau, Matthew Perry, who was also in Vancouver to film a movie called Numb, about a screenwriter who ends up bedding his shrink (Mary Steenburgen). Why, just the other week, Davis and Perry were seen snuggling in the velvet room at Elixir restaurant in the Opus Hotel. Sweet. Then there's Rachel McAdams, now being spotted all over town with her honey, Ryan Gosling. She's here to shoot a forties-era film called Marriage with co-star Pierce Brosnan (who, word has it, was followed into a hotel washroom last week by an annoying male fan; apparently, a few nasty words were exchanged). Later this summer, we'll no doubt be running into Jessica Alba, who returns for Fantastic Four Part 2. And Renée Zellweger, signed to star in the horror flick Case 39. And Halle Berry, who's coming next month to co-star with Benicio del Toro in a movie called Things We Lost in the Fire, and who will in all likelihood be working out at Studeo55, where she was a devotee while in town last year to shoot the latest X-Men flick. The list just goes on and on. “We are fully booked, and there's actually a shortage of space here for various productions,” says Paul Clausen, director of operations for the British Columbia Film Commission. “Considering the dollar is as high as it is, we thought it would have more of an effect in terms of the number of productions coming to B.C., but things are really good this year.” In all, Vancouver has 12 U.S. feature films shooting this summer (down from 20 last year, but highly respectable nonetheless), as well as 13 television series (up from seven last year) and eight movies of the week (there was only one last summer). Take a glance at the national picture through a wide-angle lens and the Vancouver film industry is looking extremely healthy, especially when compared to Toronto and Montreal, which hasn't bagged a major U.S. production in more than a year, and doesn't have any on the horizon until fall, when Paramount Pictures rolls into that city to begin shooting a $100-million-plus adaptation of the children's book The Spiderwick Chronicles. Vancouver's hot summer season comes on the heels of a banner year for 2005, when B.C. reaped near-record film-and-TV production spending, by local and international producers, of $1.2-billion — up 50 per cent from 2004. Last year's numbers made Vancouver one of the top three film-production regions in North America — surpassed only by Los Angeles and New York — and bucked a national trend that saw overall spending drop sharply. So why is B.C. doing so well? Many industry observers say the province's rebound and continued strong showing can be attributed to the tax credit for foreign and domestic producers that the provincial government raised last year. But Shawn Robins, communications director for the provincial Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts, says the tax credits (which were extended last winter for another two years) are only one of many factors that give B.C. a competitive edge. “They work to a point, but they're not the be all and end all,” Robins says, pointing to impressive studio facilities, a large pool of skilled workers, stable labour relations and an aggressive film commission. “B.C. has been at this game for a long time,” says Robins, “and we have a very deep, experienced industry with a lot of technical expertise.” Indeed, when Twentieth Century Fox was looking for a location to shoot Night at the Museum, a $100-million, special-effects-heavy adventure comedy starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Mickey Rooney and Dick Van Dyke, the cast and crew were originally slated to go to Montreal. But the spring production was moved to Vancouver to be closer to special-effects houses both here and in Los Angeles. In all, B.C.'s Lower Mainland is home to five purpose-built studio facilities, including the appropriately named 300,000-square-foot Mammoth Studios in Burnaby, where the Fantastic Four sequel will begin shooting on a 120,000-square-foot stage next month. “We have the best studio facilities in Canada,” boasts Peter Leitch, president of Lions Gate Studios and chair of the Motion Picture Production Industry Association of B.C. “We simply wouldn't attract the level of production that we do if we didn't have them.” Vancouver also has two big geographical pluses going for it: its relative proximity to Los Angeles; and British Columbia's superb location possibilities, including mountain ranges, ocean vistas and, in the interior of the province, desert, ranchlands and lake country. “It's pretty cool when we can travel 30 minutes outside Vancouver and get into remote forests, farmland and all that kind of stuff,” says Rino Pace, location manager on the Paramount Pictures political thriller Shooters, which is using a semi-arid region near Kamloops as a stand-in for Afghanistan. For his part, Mark Wahlberg, who plays an exiled marksmen in Shooter, enjoyed one wilderness location at the Grouse Mountain ski resort so much that he moved into a staff cabin for a couple of weeks. (Maybe that explains why he hasn't been sighted very much around town.) Labour stability has been another boon for Vancouver this summer, especially with Montreal currently mired in a bitter dispute, between two competing unions, that is being largely blamed for the city's stagnant industry. Last week, negotiations between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Alliance Québécoise des techniciens de l'image et du son (AQTIS) broke down yet again, as the two unions continued to fight over who will represent the province's film technicians. In Vancouver, where labour relations can be as fierce as the cat fight between Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, a unique arrangement between the unions representing many workers in the film industry is a model of genteel civility. Last spring, the B.C. Council of Film Unions (a joint group representing almost 8,000 members, from camera operators to Teamsters, and which provides a one-stop-shopping bargaining unit for the industry) hammered out its fourth four-year master contract. The only wild card on the local labour front involves the Union of B.C. Performers, currently facing a standoff with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which is seeking pay cuts for low-budget productions. Still, the number of TV series filming in B.C. this summer — including Battlestar Galactica, Blade, The L-Word, The 4400, Intelligence and Men in Trees — has nearly doubled from last year. “Television is especially important because it provides regular weekly work for local crews,” says Robins, “and utilizes more domestic expertise in key production roles than feature films, which come with more people attached to them.” Of course, TV also brings in big names, including Jennifer Beals, the star of The L Word, who has been sighted all over Kitsilano, dining at a Milestone's chain restaurant, and pushing her baby girl's stroller at Shoppers Drug Mart. Her co-star Cybill Shepherd has been hanging out in Yaletown, where locals have witnessed her decidedly more upscale tastes: dining at Cioppino's, a swish Mediterranean grill, and shopping at trendy Beautymark (until too many common folk entered the store, that is, prompting her to flee). Allison Swan, a freelance reporter for Star magazine and a native Vancouverite, says the pickings are definitely ripe in the city this summer. “Vancouver is a great place for star watching,” she says. “Yes, the actors are busy working, but when the work is done, they can't resist coming out to play.” Yes, the stars do seem to enjoy Vancouver — especially Jean-Claude Van Damme, who bought out the entire penthouse floor of Coal Harbour's James Cheng-designed Shaw Tower for his Canadian pied-à-terre. The Muscles from Brussels was certainly having a good time with his dad and daughter during a recent dinner at Brix Restaurant & Wine Bar in Yaletown. Maybe too much of a good time — his father apparently had to cut the action star off after one too many postprandials later that night at Elixir. Then there's Ryan Reynolds, a native Vancouverite. While chilling out to the tunes at George Ultra Lounge, he was overhead by staff commiserating about his allegedly former fiancée, Alanis Morissette. The relationship must be improving, considering that local gossip hound Elaine Lui has just reported on her website that the two lovebirds were seen frolicking on English Bay beach last week. “They were kissing, surrounded by their dogs and still very much a couple,” she wrote. Ah, a happy ending in Hollywood North. With all the good news of late, what more could the local film industry ask for? With a report from Suzanne Ma
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Post by Ace on Aug 4, 2006 16:49:26 GMT -5
Delta Optimist: Film crews flocking to town (8-04-06)by Dave Willis The summer months are usually a lively time for filming in South Delta and this year is no different, says a civic official. "It's busier at the moment. July and August are busy and we also do more commercials in the summer," said Chris Aziz, municipal film liaison. Last month there were 32 days of filming by Aziz's count. Each day a crew is out shooting in the community counts as a day of filming, she noted, explaining why her count was higher than the number of days in the month. "There can be three on some days and none on another," she said. The preliminary count for August currently stands at 14, Aziz said Monday. "I'm expecting that to double or triple," she said. The Optimist reported in early May there had been a total of 60 days of filming in the first four months of the year. The crew of Marriage, a Pierce Brosnan feature film, wrapped up filming at the East Delta Hall last week while another movie, Shooter, was filming at the Boundary Bay Airport in East Ladner Monday.Recently shot TV series include Intelligence, Masters of Horror and Three Moons Over Milford. The Sandlot 3, a film expected to release straight to DVD early next year, is scheduled for shooting today and tomorrow in Ladner. Production co-ordinator Donald Munro noted Ladner was also used for the second movie in the soon-to-be trilogy. He said a crew member who lives in the community happened upon the area used for the movie south of Delta secondary while out for a jog. That film was shot about two years ago. "It was quite by fluke. They didn't even do a scout or anything," Munro said. There's about four weeks of shooting in Ladner remaining for the current Sandlot movie, he said. The film's main character is Tommy Santorelli, an egotistical, bitter professional baseball player who only takes the field for money and personal glory. The plot sees Santorelli sent back in time so he's able to relive the experience of playing ball in the sandlot. "He goes into a coma and when he wakes up, he's a kid," Munro said. Munro said there hasn't been any complaints caused by filming from locals so far. "Ladner's been fantastic," he said. Ladner Business Association president Kelly Guichon said she's heard few grumbles from local business people due to the increased amount of filming. "Some of the merchants were a little bit distraught because they weren't getting much notice in advance but other than that it's been very positive," she said. The filming industry brings people, and their spending money, to the area, Guichon said. "Generally speaking, we're elated. We're happy with it." Several months ago, LBA vice-president Bill McKnight met with civic officials and a representative of the B.C. Film Commission to communicate concerns regarding parking, noise and street closures. Aziz, Delta's film liaison, said if enough complaints are heard from certain business areas, efforts would be made to stop filming in the vicinity and redirect film crews elsewhere. "We will declare the area hot and cool it off for a little while," she said. The strategy is a common one, she said. "That's what's happens anywhere in the Lower Mainland _ if the complaints overrule the people who are happy about it, the area gets cooled off." Aziz noted crews are interested in using Westham Island, home to the Reifel Bird Sanctuary and numerous farms, for filming. "Of course we have farming issues there and concerns. We look into that and make sure the traffic flows freely. It's not considered lightly at this time of year. Farm traffic gets the right-of-way through a movie set," she said. Delta generates revenue from the film industry by renting out municipal land and buildings in addition to charging for the use of police and fire services. published on 08/02/2006
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Post by Ace on Aug 6, 2006 2:20:09 GMT -5
From the David Wenham fan site The Dessicated CoconutFrom the San Diego Con on July 28, 2006 (where he was promoting 300 with Gerard Butler) In the IESB video David mentions that his next project is an independent film called Marriage, a 1940s crime drama being filmed in Vancouver. Ira Sachs is directing. The cast includes Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson, and Chris Cooper. Some of you may know him as Faramir
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Post by Ace on Aug 8, 2006 21:01:50 GMT -5
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Post by Yuliya on Aug 9, 2006 7:47:02 GMT -5
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Post by Ace on Aug 9, 2006 10:11:50 GMT -5
Ditto, I really dislike the hat. It's too small. He needs a hat with a wider brim, a fedora.
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Post by Ace on Aug 10, 2006 10:27:21 GMT -5
From Canadian Gossip Columnist Lainey: Notes on Rachel & PierceImages for use exclusively on Laineygossip.com courtesy FLYNET Images. August 8th. She went to yoga in Vancouver. Then reported to work. Practically an open set on Broadway at the Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver. Fans, extras, two pubs nearby - a frickin' spectacle. Rachel was shy but lit up when a fan shouted out her name. Very sweet. Not sure if you want to know this but you said you wanted all the details here goes. She also smokes on occasion. Was seen a few times in the car over the course of the last few days with a ciggie in hand. But also endearing, especially when she gamely walked out in slippers along a needle infested alley off Hastings. See attached. Total gorgessity, non? Look at that face! And then Pierce. A true rock star by all accounts. Playing it up for the crowd, take after take, cheekily asking for feedback, undeterred by the rowdy Irish hootin' away at the bar next door. And interestingly enough, when he was begged by onlookers to do a little 'Bond', his response was: 'Never again, those days are over.' www.laineygossip.com/pics/pierce%20%20marriage%20aug06.jpgwww.laineygossip.com/pics/rachel%20marriage%20set%203%20aug06.jpgwww.laineygossip.com/pics/rachel%20marriage%20set%202%20aug06.jpgwww.laineygossip.com/pics/rachel%20marriage%20set%201%20aug06.jpg======================== And from Celebrity Moms (?)Pierce Brosnan looks just dandy, thank you, next to a vintage Rolls-Royce on the Vancouver set of his 1940s period drama Marriage on Tuesday. Source: PEOPLE
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Post by Ace on Aug 10, 2006 15:04:43 GMT -5
Set photos of Pierce and Rachel McAdams at Keystone
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Post by sparklingblue on Aug 12, 2006 6:46:33 GMT -5
Oh, isn't he dapper in those period clothes? Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Ace on Aug 15, 2006 17:21:22 GMT -5
More photos (alas those of Pierce are mostly small and some watermarked) added to the Gallery PB Files: Marriage: GalleryFrom Chasing VancouverRachel McAdams shot scenes with Pierce Brosnan at the Ovaltine Cafe, which gets a rather atmospheric write-up here that's probably a good indication of the tone of their movie.
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Post by Ace on Aug 15, 2006 22:07:32 GMT -5
Well, word is (a poster via the IMDB Marriage board) that Marriage is going on a one month hiatus at the end of August and will resume late September. As we discussed earlier, 10 weeks makes much more sense than a 14 week shooting schedule for an indie drama. The hiatus is unusual, but Chris Cooper is filming another film "Kingdom" and it might be for him.
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Post by Ace on Aug 18, 2006 14:10:34 GMT -5
Wall Street Journal: Playing Harder to Get
Hollywood's New Challenge: Getting Rachel McAdams To Say 'I Do' to a Role By KATE KELLY August 18, 2006; Page W3
Minutes after auditioning Rachel McAdams for "Wedding Crashers," director David Dobkin told the studio executive who had recommended her that she had to be hired. "She plays like a Stradivarius, man," said Mr. Dobkin, who cast her in the 2005 comedy as the young socialite who sets a toxic bachelor straight.
These days, the director might have trouble getting Ms. McAdams to even consider showing up for an audition. Though she has only six major studio films under her belt, the 29-year-old Canadian actress has become a red-hot property. But she is also baffling some in ego-driven Hollywood for rejecting many of the high-profile, well-paying parts that young actresses are expected to jump at.
Ms. McAdams's career-management strategy highlights the pitfalls of being a rising star today in the movie business, where balancing personal priorities with the building of a long-term career can be a tricky business. Hollywood has generated a bumper crop of promising new film talent in recent years only to see insiders write them off after they appear in movies considered either too commercial or crass -- with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck losing some cachet through overexposure or questionable creative calls. Twenty-somethings Jake Gyllenhaal and Scarlett Johansson, meanwhile, have improved their street cred by taking on complex films with respected directors. And then there's Ms. McAdams: Representing the extremes of selectivity, the actress -- whom more than one producer or studio executive has described as "the next Julia Roberts" -- has the town in particularly high dudgeon.
But in an industry where rising stars are also increasingly quick to flame out, Ms. McAdams's caution and patience may be the key to survival.
"She's an interesting case study," says Michael London, who produced last December's dark comedy "The Family Stone," in which Ms. McAdams plays an obnoxious younger sister in a New England family who bedevils her brother's girlfriend, played by Sarah Jessica Parker. "I heard a lot of people say, 'That girl better be careful because that auteur trip she's on is going to hurt her career.' But I swear that girl doesn't have an iota of artsy, auteur baggage in her. She just wants to be involved in movies that she enjoys and likes."
Studio Chiefs Scrambling
Since her Hollywood debut in the 2002 comedy "The Hot Chick" with Rob Schneider, Ms. McAdams has been approached about a plethora of opportunities, ranging from Lois Lane in the recently released "Superman Returns" (the part eventually went to Kate Bosworth) to the love interest in the upcoming James Bond film "Casino Royale" (which went to actress Eva Green). Despite her declinations, studio chiefs all over town continue scrambling to work with her. "She has everything you want in a movie star -- the talent, the looks, the accessibility," says Marc Shmuger, chairman of Universal Pictures, which hasn't been able to sign the actress to a movie. "People are both attracted to her and feel a kinship with her."
Ms. McAdams relies on a small cadre of representatives to oversee her career. On the front lines is her longtime manager, Shelley Browning, who associates say fields many of the job inquiries that come the actress's way, as well as handling her media relations. Although the actress signed on with the United Talent Agency late last year and the agency has presented her with numerous scripts and ideas, she hasn't committed to much so far. Ms. McAdams's representatives declined to make her available for this article.
Collaborating with the discerning Ms. McAdams can be a delicate matter. She threw a wrench in Vanity Fair magazine's plans for its vaunted Oscar-season cover by walking away from the photo shoot last November after discovering the participants would be nude (though strategically obscured) -- leading to a revamp of the cover and a parting of ways with her publicist. Ms. McAdams's penchant for art-house films has made it hard to sell her on commercially driven projects, associates say, that could potentially boost her box-office clout and command a salary that some filmmakers now peg at $5 million or more.
Rich Silverman, a manager who has worked with young stars including Jennifer Garner and Tyra Banks, points to actors such as Meryl Streep and Keanu Reeves as ones who are focused on the long-term game. "They're two different kinds of actors, and yet, they both have amazing career longevity, because they're quality-driven," says Mr. Silverman, who now runs his own firm, Edge Talent Group. "And so I think that Rachel McAdams is following that model, and is smart to do so. She's not just relying on her looks, but is distinguishing herself as an actor."
And her reluctance to engage in traditional movie publicity junkets, particularly where the press may ask personal questions, made the marketing of "The Family Stone" awkward at times. "She's uncomfortable with the notion of exploiting her celebrity," says Mr. London, the producer. "But from a more obliging artist we wouldn't have gotten the performance we got."
She's also not shy about promoting the work of her boyfriend, actor Ryan Gosling, who appeared with her in the 2004 romance "The Notebook." For a planned movie version of the best-selling novel "The Time Traveler's Wife" in which Ms. McAdams may play the title character, she suggested to her representatives that Mr. Gosling might want to direct, say people familiar with the matter. (No decision has been made about the film's director.) She also has agreed to play the part of a nun in a gritty drama he co-wrote and plans to direct. Called "Lord's Resistant Army," it's adapted from a book about child soldiers in Uganda who are kidnapped and forced to fight. Mr. Gosling asked New Line Cinema executives to read the script this summer, and an official says the studio is considering making the film.
Takes the Bus
Supporters of Ms. McAdams say her willingness to prioritize her personal life makes her a breath of fresh air in such a work-obsessed industry. Despite the need to spend time in Los Angeles for meetings, for instance, she has refused to abandon her Toronto home. During her recent film shoot for "Marriage," a low-budget, 1940s period drama, she's been photographed waiting for a public bus. And rather than take a high-profile new film role to capitalize on the success of "Wedding Crashers," which took in more than $200 million at the domestic box office, Mr. London says she spent a good chunk of last fall in Louisiana pitching in on Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
Ms. McAdams is "trying to live a life first," says J.C. Spink, who produced "Red Eye," last summer's airline-kidnapping thriller in which she starred. He adds that he could tell she was down to earth from her behavior on the set. Moments before an important scene was to be shot, Ms. McAdams took the time to chat with Mr. Spink's mother, who was visiting one day, he recalls. "Rachel is a really nice person, which is half the battle," he says.
So how does a frustrated studio executive win over the reluctant star? With a colorful script or a seasoned director. Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, the production company making "Marriage" for under $20 million, didn't have a fat salary to offer, but it did have an intriguing script and an offbeat director of art-house films, Ira Sachs. So to persuade Ms. McAdams to make the film early this year, Mr. Sachs flew from New York to Los Angeles and made the sell over dinner, emphasizing the project's Hitchcockian flavor and suggesting she screen old movies like the 1945 noir thriller "Leave Her to Heaven" and Hitchcock's 1958 "Vertigo" to get a feel for the tone he was seeking. "We all sat on pins and needles for about a week or two," says William Horberg, Kimmel's president of production, "and then got the call back that she wanted to do it."
Next up, according to people familiar with Ms. McAdams's plans, could be "The Time Traveler's Wife," if the right director and co-star can be arranged, or possibly a Warner Bros. movie version of the 1960's television series "Get Smart," alongside comedian Steve Carell, who has agreed to do the film. But even as new and more compelling offers flow in, associates say her choosiness is unlikely to abate.
"She's only going to pull the trigger when those things show up for her that are the right things," says Mr. Dobkin, the "Wedding Crashers" director. "I don't think she's a career jockey." th attracted to her and feel a kinship with her."
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Post by Ace on Aug 19, 2006 1:35:24 GMT -5
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