Charlie St. Cloud
Character: Charlie St. Cloud
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- Untitled Workplace Comedy
- Art of the Steal
- The Lucky One
- Einstein Theory
- Fire
- Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
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Taylor Schilling Cast in “The Lucky One”
August 24, 2010 Comments (3) - Posted by Stephany
Ah.. this is so disappointing to me. Taylor Schilling has been cast as the female lead in “The Lucky One” according to THR.
The role was originally marketed and sought after among young Hollywood. Abbie Cornish and Katie Cassidy were both said to audition for the role which ultimately went to Taylor. Katie would have been SO much better, I really was hoping she’d get it. I’m not a big Taylor fan, I thought “Mercy” was horrible.. I’m hoping everything turns out well, but I’m not too happy right now! :[
Zac Efron’s salary more than North Carolina’s talent cap can handle
Yet another Nicholas Sparks film has slipped through our fingers. The production team of “The Lucky One” set up offices in New Orleans on Monday. Although Wilmington’s EUE/Screen Gems studios was a consideration, the producers officially announced they had decided to make the film in Louisiana last Friday, said Craig Fincannon, founder of local casting agency Fincannon and Associates.
High School Musical star Zac Efron signed on for the lead role of the romantic drama about a U.S. Marine who returns from Iraq to search for the young woman in a photo he had found and carried throughout his tour of duty. He finds her in North Carolina, he said.
But, North Carolina’s $1 million tax incentive cap on highly compensated individuals (actors and directors) sent the film to Louisiana, Fincannon said. Efron signed a contract for more than that amount, he said. So, the production team decided to go elsewhere.
Currently Louisiana offers film production companies a 30 percent tax incentive on any motion picture project and does not have any caps on the size of the film or talent pay, said Chris Stelly, director of Film and Television in the Louisiana Office of Entertainment Industry Development.
North Carolina offers film companies a 25 percent tax incentive and recently raised the film tax cap from $7.5 million to $20 million this past legislative session. However, the cap on talent remains at $1 million.
Last summer, Disney chose to film Sparks’ “The Last Song” starring Miley Cyrus in Georgia despite initial plans to film in North Carolina.
Hey guys.. good news for Australian Zac fans! It was just announced that Zac is headed to Australia next month for the Charlie St. Cloud Premiere on September 23rd. Here’s the video (thanks, Julie!)..
Zac Efron, Robert Pattinson, and Miley Cyrus Are Genuine Movie Stars
August 4, 2010 Comments (0) - Posted by Stephany
Hey everyone! Scott Mendelson from The Huffington Post wrote the best article disputing the ridiculous piece that The Wrap put on their site yesterday.. which they emailed me about and thought I would post here on a Zac Efron fansite? Hello, no.. anyway, this article is about how Zac Efron IS a movie star, and Charlie St. Cloud did very well considering. Here’s a snippet, but go read the full article. Be sure to comment at their site and support Zac!
“.. Point being, Charlie St. Cloud is not High School Musical 3, Hairspray, or even 17 Again. It is a dark drama about grieving and loss, and it had absolutely nothing going for it other than Zac Efron’s name and face on the poster. Opening a well-marketed and appealing mainstream comedy like 17 Again to $23 million is impressive. Opening a poorly-marketed and not-terribly appealing drama like Charlie St. Cloud to $12.5 million all by yourself: You, Zac Efron, are a genuine movie star. Same goes for Robert Pattinson. Sure Remember Me ‘only’ made $55 million worldwide (on a budget of just $16 million), but that means that $55 million worth of tickets were sold completely on the shoulders of one Robert Pattinson (quick, raise your hands if you saw that one for Pierce Brosnan or Chris Cooper….?). And by all means, let’s compare the box office performance of Kristen Stewart’s The Runaways, an R-rated 70s rock biopic that never even got a wide release, with the box office run of New Moon.”
Nicholas Sparks Confirms “The Lucky One”
August 4, 2010 Comments (3) - Posted by Stephany
Hey guys.. I just saw on Nicholas Sparks twitter page (@sparksnicholas) that Zac Efron is CONFIRMED to star in “The Lucky One”. He says that they should begin filming this fall. I think we should all buy the book, and read it now so that we are even more excited to see the film! Let’s really make this a huge movie for Zac.
Zac to Star in “The Lucky One”?
August 3, 2010 Comment (1) - Posted by Stephany
Hey guys.. here’s a video from CleverTV about Zac possibly starring in the Nicholas Sparks movie “The Lucky One”. I hope he does this movie, even though I really want to see him do an action movie next.
Zac Efron Plans To ‘Live Vicariously’ Through Brian Bendis’ ‘Fire’ Adaptation – MTV
When it was announced earlier this year that “High School Musical” actor Zac Efron had signed on to star in the film adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis’ “Fire,” it’s fair to say that more than a few eyebrows were raised. Call us pleasantly surprised, however, when we learned that Efron is not only a big Bendis fan, but that he has a solid grasp on the character and can’t wait to start production on the film.
“Brian Bendis is writing a script right now,” Efron told MTV News of the “Fire” production status, while promoting his latest film, “Charlie St. Cloud.” “I don’t know when we are getting a draft exactly. But I know that he’s having a blast and Brian is one of my favorite writers. I’m really looking forward to that, we’ll see what happens.”
Efron went on to say that what he’s most excited about in tackling the character Ben — a college student recruited by the CIA who later discovers he’s been marked for termination by his employers — is the opportunity to step outside himself, along with his repertoire of boy-next-door roles.
“You know the character, he’s not afraid,” Efron said. “You know me in life I have a lot of rules. There is a lot of stuff I can’t do because I would never want to take those risks so to speak.”
“As much as I’m a thrill-seeker, I don’t really get into fights,” he explained. “I’m not a renegade kind of guy. And that’s what this character is.”
Efron added that he plans to take full advantage of his character’s edgy existence.
“I’m definitely going to live vicariously through this character,” he said. “And experience things I can’t do in real life.”
Hahaha.. Zac was on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, and he admits to calling Vanessa before going to a strip club with Corbin Bleu.. its hilarious. Everyone has to watch it. Be sure to go see Charlie St. Cloud tomorrow.
“Zac Efron arrives at his hotel only to find loads of female fans wanting autographs, hugs and pictures in NYC, NY on July 26, 2010. Zac was kind enough to stop and make some time for his fans. He’s been making the press rounds for his new movie ‘Charlie St. Cloud’, which comes to theaters on July 30th.”
