Tom Cruise to shoot upcoming project in New Orleans, Baton Rouge
It's not as if more star power is actually needed to make the first quarter of 2012 a historically busy stretch for the local film industry, but it's getting it anyway, in the form of one Tom Cruise.
AP photoActor Tom Cruise arrives for a press conference for his latest movie 'Mission: Impossible _ Ghost Protocol' in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday (Dec. 2). Early next year, Cruise is slated to shoot a new film in Louisiana.
The "Mission Impossible" actor is slated to be in town this spring to shoot his next big-budget film for Universal Pictures. The as-yet untitled project - which while in development has gone by the names "Oblivion" and "Horizons" - is a sci-fi actioner that reportedly will co-star current Hollywood "it" girl Jessica Chastain ("The Help," "Tree of Life," "The Debt").
The unofficial blurb: "A court martial sends a veteran soldier to a distant planet, where he is to destroy the remains of an alien race. The arrival of an unexpected traveler causes him to question what he knows about the planet, his mission, and himself."
Directed by "TRON: Legacy" helmer Joseph Kosinski and produced by Peter Chernin ( "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Terra Nova"), it is scheduled to shoot in New Orleans and Baton Rouge from March 12 to Aug. 12, according to the state film office.
Kosinksi wrote the script with Oscar-winning screenwriter Willia! m Monaha n ("The Departed"), based on comic books by Arvid Nelson.
A Universal representative had no further details on the project.
Cruise joins an already-impressive list of names - including Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks, Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Morgan Freeman, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis - expected to be in town for various projects in what continues to shape up to be a remarkably busy start to 2012 for the local film industry.
Prospective crew members on the Cruise project can direct resumes to craterlakeprods@gmail.com . Contact info for all other local projects currently shooting, or preparing to shoot, is below, courtesy of Louisiana Entertainment.
PRE-PRODUCTION
- BROKEN CITY Emmett/Furla Films feature film Broken City starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, and Catherine Zeta-Jones will shoot November 27, 2011 to January 2012 in New Orleans. Please direct resumes for crew positions ONLY to brokencityproduction@gmail.com .
- CUTTER One Eyed Dog Films' feature film Cutter will shoot early 2012 for 10 weeks in Baton Rouge. Seeking a line producer ONLY. Please direct resumes to lana@one-eyed-dog-films.com .
- DJANGO UNCHAINED Weinstein Company's feature film Django Unchained starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jamie Foxx will start shooting February 2012 in New Orleans. Please direct resumes to djangoprodoffice@gmail.com or supercoolresumes@gmail.com .
- ENDER'S GAME! Sum mit Entertainment's feature film Ender's Game will shoot February 24, 2012 to June 8, 2012 in New Orleans. Please direct resumes to egmovie@gmail.com .
- GETAWAY Feature film Getaway starring Ethan Hawke will start shooting January 2012 in Baton Rouge. Please direct resumes to getaway.film@gmail.com .
- THE HOST Chockstone Pictures' feature film The Host starring Saoirse Ronan will shoot February 13, 2012 to April 20, 2012 in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Please direct resumes to host.resumes@gmail.com or fax resumes to 225.952.9030.
- THE ICEMAN Nu Image/Millennium's feature film The Iceman starring Chris Evans, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michael Shannon will shoot December 14, 2011 to January 28, 2012 in Shreveport. Please direct resumes to iceman.production@gmail.com .
- KING DOG Feature film King Dog will shoot December 5, 2011 to January 14, 2012 in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas. Please direct resumes to kingdogthemovie@gmail.com .
- MAERSK ALABAMA (A CAPTAIN'S DUTY) Sony Pictures' feature film Maersk Alabama (A Captain's Duty) starring Tom Hanks will shoot February 13, 2012 to May 2012 in New Orleans. Please direct resumes to maerskmovieresumes@gmail.com .
- NOW YOU SEE ME Summit Entertainment's feature film Now You See Me starring Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, and Jesse Eisenberg will shoot January 16, 2012 to March 26, 2012 in New Orleans. Please direct resumes to nowyouseeme2011@gmail.com .
- SCENT OF THE MISSING Danni Productions' feature film Scent of the Missing will shoot December 1, 2011 to December 16, 2011 in Hammond. Please direct resumes to scentofthemissing@gmail.com .
- SCHISM Feature film Schism will shoot December 27, 2011 to January 18, 2012 in New Orleans. Please direct resumes for crew positions ONLY to schismfilm@gmail.com .
- SNITCH Exclusive Media Group feature film Snitch starring Dwayne Johnson and Susan Sarandon will shoot December 3, 2011 to January 20, 2012 in Shreveport. Please direct resumes to snitchmovie@gmail.com .
- SYNARCHY Digital Media Production House's feature film Synarchy will shoot February 4, 2012 to March 2, 2012 in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Please direct resumes to synarchy@digitalmediala.com .
- THE UNTITLED TOM CRUISE PROJECT Universal Pictures' feature film The Untitled Tom Cruise Project will shoot March 12, 2012 to August 12, 2012 in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Please direct resumes to craterlakeprods@gmail.com .
- ZOMBIE PLANTATION Huze Media Group's feature film Zombie Plantation will shoot December 1, 2011 to February 1, 2012 in the St. Amant/Gonzales area. Please direct resumes to info@huzemedia.com .
FILMING
- BREAKOUT KINGS (SEASON 2) Fox's television series Breakout Kings is shooting October 18! , 2011 t o February 13, 2012 in Baton Rouge. Please direct resumes for crew positions ONLY to breakoutkingscrew@gmail.com .
- COMMON LAW CBS's television series Common Law is shooting October 10, 2011 through mid February 2012 in New Orleans. Please direct resumes for crew positions ONLY to commonlawresumes@gmail.com or fax resumes to 504.731.3588. For casting positions ONLY, please direct resumes to commonlawextras@gmail.com .
- THE EAST Scott Free Productions feature film The East starring Alexander Skarsgard, Brit Marling, and Patricia Clarkson is shooting November 2, 2011 to December 12, 2011 in Shreveport. Please direct resumes to the.east.movie@gmail.com .
- PITCH PERFECT Gold Circle Productions feature film Pitch Perfect starring Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow is shooting October 24, 2011 to December 16, 2011 in Baton Rouge. Please direct resumes to pitchperfectoffice@gmail.com or fax resumes to 225.361-0996.
- SOUTHERN RIVALS (AKA DOGFIGHT) Warner Bros. feature film Southern Rivals (aka Dogfight) starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis is shooting November 14, 2011 to February 14, 2012 in New Orleans. Please direct resumes to rivalsresumes@gmail.com .
- TREME (SEASON 3) HBO's television series Treme (Season 3) is shooting October 31, 2011 to May 17, 2012 in New Orleans. Please direct resumes for crew positions ONLY to blowndeadlineprod@gmail.com . For casting positions ONLY, please direct resumes to tremeextras@gmail.com
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