Louisiana Film Production Report 7.30.09

This is what is out there as far as confirmed and with contact info. A couple of low budget indie films are currently scouting NOLA as well, but currently there is no contact info or offices for them. Also in New Orleans is the ultra low budget indie film Snatched which begins filming in August.

Looks like Millennium is definitely bringing The Mechanic with Jason Statham, to New Orleans.

What looked like it was going to be a barren Fall/Winter production time is filling up from all the gossip around. People are saying between 16-20 films are coming to Louisiana the 2nd half of this year.

From Production Weekly:

Nth Degree
Imprint Entertainment
100 Universal City Plaza
Bungalow 7152
Universal City, CA 91608
818.733.5410 - ph
818.733.4307 - fax
info@imprint-ent.com
Dir: Norry Niven

The Strangers: Part 2
Intrepid Pictures
1221 Second St
Ste 200
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.566.5000 - ph
310.566.5001 - fax
info@intrepidpictures.com
Dir: Laurent Briet
LP: D. Scott Lumpkin
- Louisiana and Iowa


From the state:

Welcome to (225) 342-FILM, the official hotline of Louisiana Entertainment. Here’s what’s happening for the last week of July 2009:

Pre-Production (9)

The Sony Pictures feature film Battle: Los Angeles starring Aaron Eckhart is in pre-production in Louisiana with shooting scheduled for Shreveport from September 9 - October 9 and Baton Rouge from October 11- December 10. Resumes and inquires are being accepted by fax at (225) 330-6961 (no headshots, please).

The Disney feature film Secretariat starring Diane Lane is in pre-production in South Louisiana with shooting scheduled from September 28 through December 4. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at secretariat.themovie@gmail.com.

The Screen Gems feature film Straw Dogs starring Alexander Skarsgard, James Marsden, and Kate Bosworth is in pre-production in Shreveport with shooting scheduled to begin August 17 for eight weeks. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at strawdogslouisiana@gmail.com.

The independent feature film The Somnambulist is in pre-production in New Orleans with shooting scheduled from August 10 through August 29th. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at tst.nola@gmail.com.

The Nu Image/Millennium feature film The Mechanic starring Jason Statham will begin pre-production in New Orleans on August 10 and will shoot for nine weeks beginning October 14. Contact details are coming soon.

The Films in Motion feature film Wrong Side of Town Part II starring Rob Van Dam and Batiste is soft-prep in Baton Rouge with three weeks of shooting scheduled for late August and September. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at info@filmsinmotion.com.

The Bullet Films feature film Monster Wolf is in pre-production in Lafayette with shooting scheduled from September 21 through October 14. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at jobs@bulletfilms.net.

The Bullet Films feature film Swamp Shark is in soft-prep in Lafayette with shooting in Lafayette scheduled from Oct. 26 – November 18. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at jobs@bulletfilms.net.

The independent feature film Keep It Together will begin pre-production in late August and will shoot for five weeks in the New Orleans area. Details are coming soon.

Now Filming (4)

Horizon Entertainment’s feature film Father of Invention starring Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Heather Graham, Virginia Madsen, Johnny Knoxville and Craig Robinson is shooting in the New Orleans area through July 31. Inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at fatherofinvention2009@gmail.com

The second season of the September Films A&E reality television series The Exterminators starring Billy Bretherton is shooting in the Shreveport area through the end of August. Inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at vexcon@bellsouth.net.

The Disney Channel children’s television series The Imagination Movers is shooting in Jefferson Parish through September 17. Resumes and inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at. imnola504@gmail.com

The Most Wanted Films feature film Death House is shooting in Baton Rouge through August 15. Inquiries are being accepted by e-mail at info@mostwantedfilms.com.

And for more information about the film and television industry in Louisiana please visit us online at www.louisianaentertainment.gov.

From Solomon Street:

JULY PROJECT LISTINGS
CONFIRMED PROJECTS:

Battle: Los Angeles
10000 Celtic Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225.330.6960 - phone
225.330.6961 - fax
UPM: Thomas Harper
POC: Karen Jarnecke
battlelosangeles@gmail.com
- Also filming some in Shreveport


"Keep It Together"
Starring Christopher Walken
Line Producer: Joel Hatch
POC: Jenn Wall
Films 6 weeks
Estimated start September

"Father of Invention"
Father of Invention Productions, LLC
824 Distributors Row
Harahan, LA 70123
504.729.4022 tel
504.734.2061 fax
fatherofinvention2009@gmail.com
Line Producer: Danny Stillman
Prod Supervisor: Marc Hammer
POC: Ruth Kesler
Principal begins 6/29 for 5 weeks

RUMORED...
"The Mechanic"
Starring Jason Statham
Millenium
UPM: Matt Leonetti Jr.
looking to NOLA!!

CONTINUING...
“Imagination Movers” Kids TV Series
Back for Season 2
800 Distributors Row
Harahan, LA 70123
504-818-3884
Kati Johnston, UPM
POC - Justin Groetsch
Resumes/Inquiries: imnola504@gmail.com
Shoots Mar 30th - Sept 17th

SHREVEPORT:
"Straw Dogs" Feature
SONY
UPM: Beau Marks
Prod Supvsr: Valerie Sharp
400 Clyde Fant Parkway
2nd Floor
Shreveport, LA 71101
318.221.8083 O
318.221.8109 F
Starts late august