Ileana, one of the leading heroines in Tollywood, has at last signed her second Tamil film. She will play the heroine to Vikram in the movie 24. Ileana's first Tamil movie Kedi was a flop. Since then she refused to sign any Tamil films. Is spite of refusal, she was having numerous offers from Tamil to pair with prominent actors like Rajinikanth, Vijay, Ajith, Suriya and Dhanush.
In an interview director says, “ We have signed Ileana for 24. It will be her re-launch in Tamil. She has given us dates from February for the second schedule of the film.” According to Vikram she is one of the most beautiful women he has ever seen, and her pairing with him is will be one of the highlights of the film.
Producer refused to reveal Ileana’s salary in the film, though she is rumoured to be getting around Rs 1.50 crore in Telugu. Tamil industry sources confirmed that Ileana has been paid a little more than a crore to do 24, making her one of the highest paid actors in the industry.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Taylor Swift eyes Hollywood career
Taylor Swift hopes to land bigger roles in Hollywood after her cameo in new movie Valentine's Day.
The singer shares the screen with real life 'boyfriend' Taylor Lautner in the film.
"It's a small role, but it's something I'm really excited about. I'd love to explore the possibility of maybe going down that path (acting)," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.
The singer shares the screen with real life 'boyfriend' Taylor Lautner in the film.
"It's a small role, but it's something I'm really excited about. I'd love to explore the possibility of maybe going down that path (acting)," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.
Avatar premier: stars gather at Hollywood Boulevard
Hundreds of fans gathered at the Hollywood Boulevard Wednesday to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars at the opening of the most-awaited sci-fi project, Avatar.
Avatar, which is set to hit cinemas Friday, is a 3-D motion picture strongly acclaimed by its critics.
Hollywood stars gathered at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, in the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Directed by James Cameron
, of Titanic fame, the movie had an enormous budget of $310 million!
Cameron considers himself an innovative storyteller
Cameron, who has been called a visionary, was accompanied by his wife Suzy Amis. He talked to the reporters for half an hour after which the film was scheduled to screen.
The director believed the success of the film will be due to the emerging technologies and the storyline, which he considers to be innovative.
“I'm a techno geek and I love the innovative processes, but I never put that before telling a story,” said the 55-year-old.
“I spent a lot of time in the writing; I spent a lot of time thinking about the characters. I love working with the actors finding the characters. I love the casting process, finding the actors that will bring those characters to life,” he added.
The cast
The 3-D film is expected to take cinema to newer levels. The whole cast came to support it.
Sam Worthington came with girlfriend Natalie Mark, while Sigourney Weaver, who plays Dr. Grace Augustine, came with Giovanni Ribisi.
Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Paxton and Tom Arnold, also came to support the movie. Esteemed Fox co-Chairmen Jim Giannopoulos and Tom Rothman were also seen.
The story
The story of the multi-million project is centered around Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) who is wounded in combat on Earth. He is selected to participate in the Avatar program, which could enable him to walk again.
Jake travels to Pandora, an extraterrestrial planet filled with incredible life forms. Pandora is also where the Navis (a race stronger than humans) live.
When the humans attack them, the Navis’--who are otherwise peaceful--harmony is disturbed.
Jake, however, falls in love with a young Navi girl, Neytiri, and thus gets caught in the battle to save his planet.
The term Avatar is a Sanskrit word which means “descent” or “form of oneself”.
Avatar, which is set to hit cinemas Friday, is a 3-D motion picture strongly acclaimed by its critics.
Hollywood stars gathered at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, in the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Directed by James Cameron
, of Titanic fame, the movie had an enormous budget of $310 million!
Cameron considers himself an innovative storyteller
Cameron, who has been called a visionary, was accompanied by his wife Suzy Amis. He talked to the reporters for half an hour after which the film was scheduled to screen.
The director believed the success of the film will be due to the emerging technologies and the storyline, which he considers to be innovative.
“I'm a techno geek and I love the innovative processes, but I never put that before telling a story,” said the 55-year-old.
“I spent a lot of time in the writing; I spent a lot of time thinking about the characters. I love working with the actors finding the characters. I love the casting process, finding the actors that will bring those characters to life,” he added.
The cast
The 3-D film is expected to take cinema to newer levels. The whole cast came to support it.
Sam Worthington came with girlfriend Natalie Mark, while Sigourney Weaver, who plays Dr. Grace Augustine, came with Giovanni Ribisi.
Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Paxton and Tom Arnold, also came to support the movie. Esteemed Fox co-Chairmen Jim Giannopoulos and Tom Rothman were also seen.
The story
The story of the multi-million project is centered around Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) who is wounded in combat on Earth. He is selected to participate in the Avatar program, which could enable him to walk again.
Jake travels to Pandora, an extraterrestrial planet filled with incredible life forms. Pandora is also where the Navis (a race stronger than humans) live.
When the humans attack them, the Navis’--who are otherwise peaceful--harmony is disturbed.
Jake, however, falls in love with a young Navi girl, Neytiri, and thus gets caught in the battle to save his planet.
The term Avatar is a Sanskrit word which means “descent” or “form of oneself”.
'American Idol' creator to launch 'If I Can Dream'
"American Idol" creator Simon Fuller has a new project: a Web-based series that also will explore the desire of ordinary people to become Hollywood stars.
Fuller's "If I Can Dream," which is being billed as the first of "a new generation of post-reality entertainment," will document the story of five young people who dream of success in Hollywood. The show will allow viewers to interact with the individuals and narrative in real time, and will be seen live 24 hours a day, seven days a week at www.ificandream.com.
The series is scheduled to launch multiple platforms including online, radio, TV and mobile handsets early next year.
Fuller's "If I Can Dream," which is being billed as the first of "a new generation of post-reality entertainment," will document the story of five young people who dream of success in Hollywood. The show will allow viewers to interact with the individuals and narrative in real time, and will be seen live 24 hours a day, seven days a week at www.ificandream.com.
The series is scheduled to launch multiple platforms including online, radio, TV and mobile handsets early next year.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Taylor Swift was unlucky in love at school
Taylor Swift has revealed that she was unlucky in love with boys at school.
The Love Story hitmaker, who admits her songs are laced with feelings of rejection from her days at high school in Nashville, Tennessee, said that she used to give her crushes advice on gifts for their girlfriends.
The singer, recently linked to Twilight hunk Taylor Lautner, still remembers her bad luck with boys during her formative years.
"I used to say I had a condition called girl-next-door-itis. I'd always be really good friends with the guy and then he'd ask me what to get his girlfriend for Valentine's Day and I'd hide my feelings and smile and give him great ideas," Contactmusic quoted Swift as saying.
Another mind game in the offing
Films having psychological manipulation as the concept are not new in Tollywood. Be it Missamma, Nandanavanam or the recent Katha, such films have their niche market.
Yet another film on the subject is going to come before the audience. Titled Koffi Bar, the film stars Sashan and Biyanka Desai. It is simultaneously being made in Tamil and Kannada too. Produced and directed by Geetha Krishna of Kokila and Keechurallu fame, the film was launched in the month of January in this year, but took time to complete.
Then the director-producer said that the film will set a new trend and that it belongs to a separate genre. Reportedly, the film also stars Girish Karnard, Atul Kulkarni and others.
A multi-talented guy, Mr. Krishna is also scoring the music. Vanamali has written the lyrics. So, will Koffi Bar prove a break for Sashank?
Many can expect Geetha Krishna to become more popular with this one in the mainstream category, which so far has been limited.
Yet another film on the subject is going to come before the audience. Titled Koffi Bar, the film stars Sashan and Biyanka Desai. It is simultaneously being made in Tamil and Kannada too. Produced and directed by Geetha Krishna of Kokila and Keechurallu fame, the film was launched in the month of January in this year, but took time to complete.
Then the director-producer said that the film will set a new trend and that it belongs to a separate genre. Reportedly, the film also stars Girish Karnard, Atul Kulkarni and others.
A multi-talented guy, Mr. Krishna is also scoring the music. Vanamali has written the lyrics. So, will Koffi Bar prove a break for Sashank?
Many can expect Geetha Krishna to become more popular with this one in the mainstream category, which so far has been limited.
Africa and Bhutan on Tollywood radar
Tollywood is heading for an African Safari. Soon, exotic African locales could become a feature of Bengali films and Tollywood blockbusters might ramp up the heat in African movie
markets, a la big brother Bollywood.
Priya Entertainment, one of the leading entertainment companies in Tollywood, has initiated discussions to acquire movie halls at Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, the east African country bordering the Gulf.
It is also working on a proposal of the Ethiopian government to set up an integrated film city near Addis Ababa, a five-hour flight from Mumbai. The overseas plans of Priya Entertainment include a multiplex in Bhutan’s capital Thimphu — the first for the city.
The group operates six entertainment complexes in West Bengal that include Star Theatre and Priya Cinema in Kolkata and Geetanjali in Bolpur. Each complex has a movie theatre, restaurants, banquet and conference halls.
The managing director of Priya Entertainment, Arijit Dutta, feels that Ethiopia and its neighbouring African countries, like Somalia and Kenya, could be ideal locations for outdoor shooting. “These are exotic locations and quite cheap compared to South-East Asia or even Mumbai. Ethiopia could be a distribution hub for Hindi and Bengali films in Africa as well,” he said.
Elaborating on the plans, he said that the Ethiopian government has earmarked 6,000 hectares of land for a film city near Addis Ababa. “They have asked us to set up the film city. We have two meetings scheduled with Ethiopian minister for culture, Mohd Darir. If things materialise, it could be a good location for Bengali films,” he said, pointing out that Bollywood is doing good business in Africa. Tollywood could replicate this, he said.
“We can make double version films in Bengali and Ahmaric (the Ethiopian language) and I believe that it will make good business sense to utilise some African locations also,” he said.
The company is acquiring seven cinemas in Addis Ababa for a start, the Priya MD said. “These are all owned by the government. The scope of business is quite good. The average movie ticket in Addis Ababa is around Rs 70-80 (in Indian currency) and there is a good movie crowd in the capital city,” he said.
Commenting on Bhutan, he said that Priya is joining hands with Kolkata-based Tai Industries for a multiplex in Thimphu. Tai has business interests in Bhutan. A Bhutan consulate official said there are only two single screen cinema halls in Thimphu. If the multiplex comes up, it will be the first in the Bhutanese capital.
markets, a la big brother Bollywood.
Priya Entertainment, one of the leading entertainment companies in Tollywood, has initiated discussions to acquire movie halls at Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, the east African country bordering the Gulf.
It is also working on a proposal of the Ethiopian government to set up an integrated film city near Addis Ababa, a five-hour flight from Mumbai. The overseas plans of Priya Entertainment include a multiplex in Bhutan’s capital Thimphu — the first for the city.
The group operates six entertainment complexes in West Bengal that include Star Theatre and Priya Cinema in Kolkata and Geetanjali in Bolpur. Each complex has a movie theatre, restaurants, banquet and conference halls.
The managing director of Priya Entertainment, Arijit Dutta, feels that Ethiopia and its neighbouring African countries, like Somalia and Kenya, could be ideal locations for outdoor shooting. “These are exotic locations and quite cheap compared to South-East Asia or even Mumbai. Ethiopia could be a distribution hub for Hindi and Bengali films in Africa as well,” he said.
Elaborating on the plans, he said that the Ethiopian government has earmarked 6,000 hectares of land for a film city near Addis Ababa. “They have asked us to set up the film city. We have two meetings scheduled with Ethiopian minister for culture, Mohd Darir. If things materialise, it could be a good location for Bengali films,” he said, pointing out that Bollywood is doing good business in Africa. Tollywood could replicate this, he said.
“We can make double version films in Bengali and Ahmaric (the Ethiopian language) and I believe that it will make good business sense to utilise some African locations also,” he said.
The company is acquiring seven cinemas in Addis Ababa for a start, the Priya MD said. “These are all owned by the government. The scope of business is quite good. The average movie ticket in Addis Ababa is around Rs 70-80 (in Indian currency) and there is a good movie crowd in the capital city,” he said.
Commenting on Bhutan, he said that Priya is joining hands with Kolkata-based Tai Industries for a multiplex in Thimphu. Tai has business interests in Bhutan. A Bhutan consulate official said there are only two single screen cinema halls in Thimphu. If the multiplex comes up, it will be the first in the Bhutanese capital.
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