New Orleans Katrina Heist Pic
From today's Reuters/Hollywood Reporter:
Ravaged New Orleans inspires heist thriller
By Tatiana Siegel
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - New Orleans rappers Lil Wayne and Baby are attached to star in "Cut Throat City," an indie film set in the Big Easy.
Described as the first post-Hurricane Katrina film with social relevance, the film is a heist story that begins in the grimy, decimated Lower Ninth Ward and then hits the road.
Music video veteran Aaron Courseault (R. Kelly, Kirk Franklin) will make his feature film directorial debut on the project.
"This will be one of the first fictional narratives that deals with the tragedy of the government's response to Katrina," said Braxton Pope, one of the producers, "and the movie will be seen through the cultural lens of the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward, one of the most devastated areas."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.
Ravaged New Orleans inspires heist thriller
By Tatiana Siegel
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - New Orleans rappers Lil Wayne and Baby are attached to star in "Cut Throat City," an indie film set in the Big Easy.
Described as the first post-Hurricane Katrina film with social relevance, the film is a heist story that begins in the grimy, decimated Lower Ninth Ward and then hits the road.
Music video veteran Aaron Courseault (R. Kelly, Kirk Franklin) will make his feature film directorial debut on the project.
"This will be one of the first fictional narratives that deals with the tragedy of the government's response to Katrina," said Braxton Pope, one of the producers, "and the movie will be seen through the cultural lens of the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward, one of the most devastated areas."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.
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