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April 28, 2007

More hi res on the set pictures

MORE PICS FROM CROSSING OVER SET

Hayley at CalistaOnline has come through again: we have another 22 high resolution pictures available from the shooting of Crossing Over. The total number of C.O on the set pictures in our galleries is now 87.

Click here or pic to the left to go to HFW Gallery 1.
Enjoy more!!!!

Posted by Grethe at 01:00 PM

April 19, 2007

Hi resolution Crossing Over pictures available

PICS FROM CROSSING OVER SET

Thanks to Hayley at CalistaOnline we have 20 high resolution pictures available from the shooting of Crossing Over. As you can see in the small preview to the left, Harrison is having the mic kit in his suit adjusted by a member of the crew.

Click here or pic to the left to go to HFW Gallery 1.
Enjoy!!!!

Posted by Grethe at 12:37 PM

April 17, 2007

newsroundup

NEWS ROUND UP

East News photo agency has some pictures of Harrison on the set of Crossing Over. Click here to view thumbnails. If anyone can get larger pictures of Harrison on the set of Crossing Over by all means send them in.
Splashnews has a video up from the Crossing Over set. Click here to go there. (Click the Guest Archive tab and scroll page; the video is in row 4, third from the left).
Ashley Judd to join Crossing Over cast? Variety reports today that Judd is in negotiations and if she joins she'll play an immigration defense attorney who is trying to arrange the adoption of a Nigerian girl.
No Sallah in Indiana 4? According to an article that ran at Dark Horizons John Rhys-Davies will not be and the reason given? Click here to read Cinematical's article.

"Rhys-Davies was asked about his appearance in the film at a recent Sci-Fi convention in New Zealand. He answered that, through a third party, he was told his character was written out of the script in favor of "a younger cast."

Don't forget to vote in our latest poll. This time is it about Crossing Over. Scroll down on this page, it's on the right side.

Thanks to Grandma Jones and Lorrie for the links.

Posted by Eileen at 11:00 PM

April 13, 2007

Shia confirmed

SHIA CONFIRMED

IndianaJones.com announces and USA Today follows up on today's official announcement:

Shia LaBeouf is hired for a role in Indiana Jones 4.

The now discreet young actor can't confirm the rumors about him appearing as Indy's son. He says:""I can tell you I'm sort of the sidekick character, obviously," He continues: "I'm sure there are a lot of laughs at my expense, and some kind of creature crawling on me."

The plot and most other things about the movie is also a mystery to the young actor. He was brimming with questions at a recent meeting with Spielberg but George Lucas had just looked at him and had replied 'I can't tell you that,". Furthermore: "Then when he thinks he is supposed to tell you something but isn't sure, he gets up and leaves the room, goes in to talk with Spielberg and comes back and says, 'Nope. Sorry.'"

We can't say we blame los señores for keeping the lid on, but a big congrats to Shia for landing a prestigious job is indeed due.

Thanks to JimB for the news!

Posted by Grethe at 01:03 PM

April 07, 2007

Crossing Over 1st roundup

CROSSING OVER STARTS ON APRIL 11

The Crossing Over project was also featured by Variety today. Sean Penn will do a cameo as a border patrol agent and Ray Liotta will play a USCIS district adjudicator (bureaucrat). More cast will be added and will be shuttled in and out. Start date is April 11 - yes, in 4 days (!!!!) - according to Variety.

It seems Harrison will play Max Brogan, a seasoned Immigration Customs Enforcement agent who works out of the Los Angeles Immigration Work-Site Enforcement Unit, conducting surveillance and raids.

To flesh out the plot subthemes cited in our news item earlier today (see below): The green card theme appears to involve a young Australian actress who will do whatever it takes to obtain the card - even if it means enduring sexual exploitation by an immigration official. Another subtheme seems to involve the arrest of an illegal Mexican immigrant and her 4 year old son, a third the case of a 15 year old Muslim girl facing the prospect of extradiction whereas her younger U.S born siblings are legally entitled to stay.

The community at this site has received the news with nothing short of elation: typical comments are: Brilliant career move, Fantastic!, Speechless!!!!, JUUUUHUUUUUU!!!! , These are the kind of projects that Harrison should do a lot of from now on and Way to go Harrison!!

Special thanks to NWgal, Max and again Lorrie for contributions, info and sources. Be sure to follow the discussion at our forum: Go to the HFW Forum

Posted by Grethe at 12:43 PM

Harrison filming another movie before Indiana 4?

Harrison filming another movie before Indiana 4?

According to the LA Times Harrison is involved in Crossing Over which, according to IMDb, is "a multi-character canvas about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles. The film deals with the border, document fraud, the asylum and green card process, work-site enforcement, naturalization, the office of counter terrorism and the clash of cultures."

The same article says that the movie will also star Sean Penn and Ray Liotta and according to the LA Times "the Weinstein Co. project is nearly devoid of politics and doesn't only look at the hot-button border crossing issues. Instead, it weaves intersecting story lines, from immigrants gaming the system to obtain their green cards to immigration agents just trying to do their jobs while maintaining their humanity." The film is to start filming next week and will have a 50 day shoot (don't fret Indy fans, that is plenty of time for him to do this film and still be available for Indiana 4). Wayne Kramer (The Cooler, Running Scared) wrote the script and will also direct.

No official word from Harrison's camp on this project but if he is indeed involved count me in as one who can't wait to see this movie. To read more about this go here and a special thanks to Lorrie for the news.


ADDENDUM.... If our research is correct, this project seems to be a full feature development of a 35mm short (running time: 35 mins) on the same theme by the same director. Wayne Kramer first did Crossing Over in 1996. The original short film premiered at the 1996 Santa Barbara Film Festival, was screened at The Palm Beach International Film Festival and WorldFest in Houston the same year. The latter festival awarded the project with a Cerificate of Merit - Finalist. Then KQED picked it up and televised it as part of the series Intensity TV in 2000.

Sources:

IMDb
IMDb Pro
Director Bio 1
Director Bio 2
Director Bio 3
KQED

Posted by Eileen at 12:43 AM

April 05, 2007

Consider Blanchett official

BLANCHETT IS OFFICIAL, STILL WORKING ON CONNERY


Photo by Ken Parnatat /USA Today		 USA Today features an interview with George Lucas. Besides training for his participation in the 31st. Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on April 14 (to the benefit of children's hospitals in southern California), he has one or two things to say about Indy 4: "It wasn't his [Lucas'] idea to cast Cate Blanchett as Ford's new leading lady, he says. "That's who my director wanted, and I always bow to the wishes of my director,"

In other words: the hiring of Cate Blanchett to Indy 4 can now be considered official.

Another comment is also of interest: "Sean Connery has yet to sign on as Indiana's father, Dr. Henry Jones, but Lucas says, "We're still trying."

Don't miss out on this fine feature on Harrison from theraider.net either: Go to feature

Posted by Grethe at 04:04 PM

April 03, 2007

bloggingportal

We have a new feature available to HFW forum members called HFW Blogging Portal

Features include:

If you are unfamiliar with blogging or just need to know how HFW's work, we have a comprehensive Usera Guide that you can download or read online that provides step by step instructions. You can use any/all the above features and arrange them the way you want on your main blog page. Check out what some of our members have done with their blogs. (all we require is you register and accumulate a set amount of posts).

Posted by Eileen at 03:43 PM