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Dito Montiel’s ‘Empire State’ Adds Several to Cast; Morris Chestnut An ‘Identity Thief’
24 May 2012 10:51 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
With Dwayne Johnson, Liam Hemsworth, and Emma Roberts seemingly ready to lead Empire State, Dito Montiel has started to track down supporting players in his real-life crime drama. Deadline has two reports on this front, telling us that Chris Diamantopoulos (The Three Stooges), Michael Angarano (Red State), Nikki Reed (Twilight), Jerry Ferrara (Entourage), and Paul Ben-Victor (The Wire) will all take some screen space. (It’s pointed out that Ben-Victor and Diamantopoulos have both played Moe Howard in the past. Trivia!)
Adam Mazer wrote the film, which centers on “two childhood friends from Astoria, N.Y., who plan to rob an armored car depository, with Johnson playing the NYPD detective out to bust them.” Diamantopoulos is the only one with a confirmed role, and it seems like a big one; he’ll play a mob boss who realizes that only two people committed a robbery, while everyone else thinks its a group of criminals. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
‘Empire State’ Adds Nikki Reed, Michael Angarano, Jerry Ferrara; Lionsgate Releasing
24 May 2012 9:28 AM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Empire State, the drama that stars Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson, has filled out its cast with Twilight Saga‘s Nikki Reed, Michael Angarano, Emma Roberts, Entourage‘s Jerry Ferrara, Paul Ben-Victor, Shenae Grimes and Greg Vrotsos. Chris Diamantopoulos already had been added. The latter marks a convergence of Moe’s, with Ben-Victor playing Moe Howard in the ABC biopic of The Three Stooges, and Diamantopoulos just played Moe in the feature film. Empire State production kicks off Tuesday in New York City and New Orleans with Dito Montiel directing an Adam Mazer script about two friends in the ’80s who pull off a heist at an armored car company. Pic’s financed by Emmett/Furla Films with Georgia Film Fund 14, and will be distributed by Lionsgate. David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, George Furla and Randall Emmett are producing, while Norton Herrick, Stepan Martirosyan, Bill Chase and Cheetah Vision Films are exec producing. »
- MIKE FLEMING
Untitled Chris Paciello Project Goes with Writer Adam Mazer
23 May 2012 5:16 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Atlas Entertainment has made a pre-emptive pitch sale to New Line Cinema and is currently developing a script based on the life of Chris Paciello, the nightclub impresario who transformed the Miami club scene.
Emmy winning writer Adam Mazer (HBO's You Don't Know Jack) has been tapped to write the original screenplay. Charles Roven, William Green, Richard Suckle will produce for Atlas. The company's Andy Horwitz will co-produce. New Line Cinema's studio executives Richard Brener and Walter Hamada will oversee production for the company.
The Untitled Chris Paciello Project, is based on the true story of Paciello, the charismatic nightclub owner, who in the 1990's became the "King of Miami" and turned South Beach into the hottest party destination in the world.
Screenwriter Adam Mazer is currently in production on Empire State, directed by Dito Montiel and starring Dwayne Johnson, Liam Hemsworth, and Emma Roberts. Mazer won an Emmy »
- MovieWeb
How Louisiana Actors and Crew Benefit from Boom in Local Productions
23 May 2012 12:00 AM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Louisiana may be the greatest actor among the 50 United States. In countless films and television shows, the state has portrayed Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado, the jungles of South America, London, and even Los Angeles.Current and upcoming feature films shooting in the state include Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," the sci-fi adaptation "Ender's Game," and Dito Montiel's "Empire State," a heist flick set in New York City."Historically, Louisiana has had a film industry," said Chris Stelly, executive director of Louisiana Entertainment, a division of the office of economic development. But he estimated that the business attracted only two or three projects a year prior to 2002, generating about $10 million in revenue for the state.Since becoming a pioneer a decade ago by establishing tax credits for film and television productions, though, business has been booming in Louisiana. Seventy-nine applications were submitted for the tax incentive program in 2007, according to. »
- help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
Lightning Entertainment Finds Love And Honor Starring Liam Hemsworth
9 May 2012 2:55 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Lighting Entertainment (.Lightning.), the Santa Monica-based sales, production and distribution company has acquired International sales rights in all media to the romantic drama Love And Honor (formerly known as Awol) starring Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games), it was announced today by Lightning President Robert Beaumont. Lightning will premiere the film for international buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
Aussie thesp Hemsworth is joined by some of the most talented actors emerging in film right now including Austin Stowell (Dolphin Tale), Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies), Aimee Teegarden (Scream 4), Chris Lowell (The Help) and Wyatt Russell (Cowboys And Aliens). The film is directed by Danny Mooney who makes his directorial debut. Love And Honor is written by Jim Burnstein and Garrett K. Schiff, and is a love story in the tradition of films like The Notebook and The Lucky One, about a soldier who secretly returns home from the war »
- Michelle McCue
Liam Hemsworth Joins Paranoia
13 April 2012 10:14 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Liam Hemsworth, younger brother of actors Chris Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth, didn’t waste any time capitalizing on his role as Gale Hawthorne in the box office smash The Hunger Games and lining up a future film role. Variety reported that Hemsworth joined director Robert Luketic’s corporate thriller Paranoia, set in the world of competing telecom corporations. Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman also continued talks to join Paranoia. Paranoia joined an already-substantial lift of future projects for Hemsworth including Timeless, from director Phillip Noyce; Empire State, from Dito Montiel; and Arabian Nights, from Chuck Russell. Of course, Hemsworth also signed on for the next installment of The Hunger Games franchise, Catching Fire. »
Liam Hemsworth Joins Paranoia
13 April 2012 10:14 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Liam Hemsworth, younger brother of actors Chris Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth, didn’t waste any time capitalizing on his role as Gale Hawthorne in the box office smash The Hunger Games and lining up a future film role. Variety reported that Hemsworth joined director Robert Luketic’s corporate thriller Paranoia, set in the world of competing telecom corporations. Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman also continued talks to join Paranoia. Paranoia joined an already-substantial lift of future projects for Hemsworth including Timeless, from director Phillip Noyce; Empire State, from Dito Montiel; and Arabian Nights, from Chuck Russell. Of course, Hemsworth also signed on for the next installment of The Hunger Games franchise, Catching Fire. »
Liam Hemsworth Talks The Hunger Games, the Sequels, The Expendables 2, Timeless, Dito Montiel’s Empire State and More
23 March 2012 7:28 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
As everyone knows, director Gary Ross‘ The Hunger Games is now playing in theaters. During the recent Los Angeles press junket, I landed an exclusive interview with Liam Hemsworth. Since he’s been doing so much press recently, I tried to ask new questions like what’s his favorite movie, director and actor, what's his karaoke song, what surprised him about making the film and the promotion that has come with it, deleted scenes, the mall tour and more. In addition, with Hemsworth busy with a number of other projects, we also talked about The Expendables 2, Phillip Noyce's Timeless, Dito Montiel's Empire State, and more. Based on Suzanne Collins' novel and produced by Nina Jacobson, The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Wes Bentley , Alexander Ludwig, Isabelle Fuhrman and Amandla Stenberg. For more on the film, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Emma Roberts joins Liam Hemsworth in Empire State
13 March 2012 8:38 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
The Hemsworth brothers are taking over Hollywood. Chris stars in The Avengers and The Cabin in the Woods, not to mention Snow White and the Huntsman. But his little brother, Liam, isn’t doing badly himself. He credits his big brother for getting him into acting, and now the star of The Hunger Games and Expendables 2 can add Empire State to his list of upcoming projects.
Liam Hemsworth, boyfriend to actress and singer Miley Cyrus, who isn’t afraid to Punk her hunk, will team with star Emma Roberts for Empire State, which is being called a “heist drama” by the folks over at Variety. Dito Montiel directs and Dwayne Johnson will also appear in the picture.
The story is based upon actual events of 1982. The script, penned by Adam Mazer, unfolds as two childhood friends from Astoria plan to rob an armored car depository. Hemsworth is one of the pals with criminal intent. »
- Sasha Nova
Emma Roberts Signs On For Heist Film Empire State
12 March 2012 4:33 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Emma Roberts is in a very important part of her career right now. After years of working as a child actress she is at a point where she needs to show that she can take adult characters and make them actually seem like adults. To do so it looks like she's going to go the Blake Lively route, playing a lead female role in a heist film set in a major Northeastern city. Roberts has signed on for a part in Empire State, the new film from director Dito Montiel, according to Variety. The project is already set to star Liam Hemsworth as one of two childhoods friends who plan a job to rob an armored car depository. Dwayne Johnson is also attached to star as the NYPD detective hunting them down (think Jon Hamm's character in The Town). Roberts will play a waitress who may or may not »
Emma Roberts Joins Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson in Drama Empire State
12 March 2012 11:02 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Scream 4 star Emma Roberts is set to join Dwayne Johnson and Liam Hemsworth in the heist drama Empire State. Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) is onboard to direct the pic, which is based on the true story of a 1982 NYC armored car company robbery that was thought to be the largest cash heist in U.S. history. Hemsworth plays one of two childhood friends who plan to rob an armored car depository, while Johnson plays the NYPD detective out to bring them down (naturally). Variety reports that Roberts will play a waitress who acts as a potential love interest for Hemsworth’s character. I thought Roberts was impressive in Scream 4, and she recently starred in two Sundance indies: The Art of Getting By and the upcoming Celeste and Jesse Forever. I was a fan of Montiel’s A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and I »
- Adam Chitwood
Bardem on Set of 'Skyfall,' Allen Moves to Copenhagen, 'Total Recall' Title Treatment and 'Avengers' Marathon
12 March 2012 10:06 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
New set photos of Javier Bardem as the villain in the new James Bond film, Skyfall, have emerged online. You can get a look at more by visiting the source. [source] New release dates: Mirror Mirror will now release on March 30, 2012; Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers will hit theaters on December 20, 2013; and Sony has set a August 9, 2013 release date for the RoboCop remake. Woody Allen's cinematic tour of Europe will continue following this year's Rome-set feature Nero Fiddled. Up next he will take his cast to the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen, for a 2013 shoot. Prior to Rome and Denmark, Allen's recent films have visited France (Midnight in Paris, London (You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Match Point) and Barcelona (Vicky Cristina Barcelona). [source] Emma Roberts is joining the cast of Dito Montiel's heist drama Empire State, which stars Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson. The film is based on »
- Brad Brevet
Emma Roberts Joins Heist Flick 'Empire State' With Dwayne Johnson & Liam Hemsworth
12 March 2012 7:58 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
After casting one of the new Expendables, Liam Hemsworth, and everybody's favourite thumb-with-a-face, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dito Montiel's heist flick "Empire State" had easily filled up it's beefcake quota, and now the balance is being redressed somewhat by adding a bit of much needed femininity into the mix.
Emma Roberts -- an actress who we're slowly growing to like more and more with each project -- will play a waitress in the film who serves as a potential love interest for Hemsworth's character. The film itself centers on Hemsworth's character and his childhood friend who plan to rob an armored car depository, but unfortunately for them an NYPD detective played by The Rock is out to bust them.
We like the casting of Roberts, but we hope for her sake that she has a little bit more to do than simply be Hemsworth's bit of skirt. It will »
- Joe Cunningham
Emma Roberts Visits the 'Empire State'
12 March 2012 7:57 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Best known for her work in "Scream 4" and a slew of indie flicks that hit the film festival circuit (most recently "Celeste and Jesse Forever"), Emma Roberts is about to make a leap to the big leagues. The starlet has signed on for Dito Montiel's "Empire State," which already counts Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson among its cast.
Based on true events dating back to 1982, the story follows two childhood friends (Hemsworth will play one) from Astoria, N.Y., who plot to rob an armored car depository.
According to Variety, Johnson will take on the role of the NYPD detective out to bust them and Roberts will play a waitress who becomes a love interest for Hemsworth's character.
Not too shabby, Miss Roberts. Not too shabby indeed.
Though details remain pretty scarce (and two friends attempting to rob a car doesn't sound like it can be the whole »
- Elizabeth Durand
Emma Roberts Enters ‘Empire State’
12 March 2012 7:38 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
After playing a kid detective and setting up a hotel for dogs, Emma Roberts continues to transition from child starlet to serious actress with Variety reporting the young actress is joining the cast of Dito Montiel’s true-life heist drama ‘Empire State’.
Along with the already cast Dwayne Johnson and Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth, the script, written by Adam Mazar (Breach) centres on real events in 1982 about two friends from Queens who plan to rob an armoured car depository. Hemsworth will be playing one of the two friends while Roberts, it is reported, will be playing a waitress and potential love interest for Hemsworth. Johnson will be assuming the role of a New York detective determined to take them down (as you do). Best stay out of his way. We’ve seen how he gets when he’s trying to take down these types.
The story also states that »
- Nick Savvides
Emma Roberts Joins Empire State
12 March 2012 7:30 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Emma Roberts has joined the cast of Dito Montiel's Empire State. Variety reports that the Scream 4 actress will star opposite Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson in the drama that starts shooting in the spring.
Empire State was penned by Adam Hazer based on real events from 1982. Hemsworth plays "one of two friends from Queens who plan to rob an armored car depository with Roberts getting the role of the waitress who acts as his love interest. Johnson plays the New York detective assigned to the case of solving the crime."
Montiel's first film, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, was also set in Queens and starred Shia Labeouf and Channing Tatum. He also directed Fighting and last year's police drama The Son of No One, both which starred Tatum. Johnson begins filming Michael Bay's Pain and Gain starting next month, so it will be interesting to see »
- Tiberius
Emma Roberts Joins Liam Hemsworth in Dito Montiel’s Heist Drama Empire State
12 March 2012 5:15 AM, PDT | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
Dito Montiel’s heist drama Empire State already stars Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson, and now the movie is adding a female lead into the mix.
Variety is reporting that Emma Roberts is joining the cast of Empire State, where she will play as waitress who serves as a potential love interest for Hemsworth’s character.
Adam Mazer wrote the script for Empire State, which is based on true events that took place in 1982. The movie will follow Hemsworth, playing one of two childhood friends from Astoria, New York who plan to rob an armored car depository, with Johnson playing the NYPD detective who’ll stop at nothing to bust them. Production is scheduled to begin in the spring.
Roberts, who recently appeared in back-to-back Sundance pics “The Art of Getting By” and “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” is currently filming Scott Coffey’s indie comedy “Adult World” with John Cusack and Evan Peters. »
- Mike Lee
Emma Roberts joins Dito Montiel's Empire State
12 March 2012 4:11 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Empire State lands Emma Roberts with Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson. Dito Montiel's heist flick has added the Scream 4 star to the cast of the film which is based on true events taking place in 1982, reports Variety. Scripted by Adam Mazer, the story tells of two childhood friends (Hemsworth is in as one of them) from Astoria, N.Y. who hatch a scheme to rob an armored car depository. Johnson comes in as an NYPD detective out to nab them. Roberts plays a waitress and potential romantic interest for Hemsworth's character in Empire State which Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla are producing alongside Mandeville Films' Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman Look for a start of production some time this spring. »
Emma Roberts joins Dito Montiel's Empire State
12 March 2012 4:11 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Empire State lands Emma Roberts with Liam Hemsworth and Dwayne Johnson. Dito Montiel's heist flick has added the Scream 4 star to the cast of the film which is based on true events taking place in 1982, reports Variety. Scripted by Adam Mazer, the story tells of two childhood friends (Hemsworth is in as one of them) from Astoria, N.Y. who hatch a scheme to rob an armored car depository. Johnson comes in as an NYPD detective out to nab them. Roberts plays a waitress and potential romantic interest for Hemsworth's character in Empire State which Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett/Furla are producing alongside Mandeville Films' Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman Look for a start of production some time this spring. »
Emma Roberts Joins Cast of Empire State
12 March 2012 3:02 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
One of the leads in the horror film Scream 4, Emma Roberts, the niece of Julia Roberts, will next collaborate with Dito Montiel, a director who has a knack for making him look like an amateur. Montiel has made a career in the movies out of delving back into his Queens roots to craft gritty, [...]
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