Thursday, January 27, 2011

Harry Connick, Kris Kristofferson, a Jonas brother and Willie Nelson make a film?


UPDATE: That should be "a" Jonas brother, as in the youngest one. and Sara Hickman and her daughter are also likely to have a role in this very musical cast.

Extras info is here.

I've been hearing rumblings about the film adaptation of Turk Pipkin's story When Angels Sing, and it looks like it's about to start filming in Bastrop.

A casting call from Beth Sepko Casting & Third Coast Extras for photo doubles today asks for:

Adult Male- light-gray hair 5'9 - 5'11 thin to medium build
Adult Male- brown hair 6'2 - 6'7 medium build

The first is likely Kris Kristofferson, the second Lyle Lovett, (or perhaps extra-tall Pipkin, who surely will have a cameo role at the least) who are both set to star with Harry Connick Jr. and Willie Nelson. Hometown hero Tim McCanlies (Secondhand Lions) is directing and Elizabeth Avellan is among the producers. Oh, and the Jonas brothers are somehow in this one, too.

Looks like a February and March shoot.

The story:
Michael was eight years old on the Christmas Day he lost his brother David. The day had started out well-Michael and David opened their presents and, much to their delight, they both received ice skates from Santa. With great excitement they set out to the pond behind their grandparents' house in New Mexico to try them out. But the pond wasn't safe, and David never made it out from its icy cold depths. For Michael, the meaning of Christmas changed forever that day.

Thirty years later Michael (Connick) is the neighborhood Grinch. "To me the only wonder of Christmas is not why that tragedy marked me so," Michael says, "but how the rest of my family can seem so completely unscathed." He scowls at his neighbors' fervent holiday traditions and at his own children, who want nothing more than to string Christmas lights through their front yard. But when another holiday disaster strikes and his own cherished young son loses his spirit to live, Michael searches deep within himself to root out the anger, the fear, and the pain of the past. Can he bear to remember exactly what happened that Christmas day? And will he make peace with this past for the sake of his own children?

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I live in Allandale and can confirm they will be shooting in our street in the next few days - we had a visit from a PA today asking us to not park on the street from Feb 4-11. Base Camp will be in the Northwest Park parking lot.

Violet Crown Realty said...

Filming in Central Austin 1/13/11 near IM fields.

Joe M. O'Connell said...

Do you mean 2/13?

Violet Crown Realty said...

Feb 13th... The year has gotten away from me!

Moxy Jane said...

We were playing at Northwest Park today and saw some filming action...and smelled the yummy catering being set up!!

Anonymous said...

Movie was being filmed today in the IM fields. Harry is as gorgeous up close as he is on the screen. Fans were allowed up close. Had an awesome time being a part of this in Austin.