ATLwood: The final word on the Hunger Games filming here is ...
Seriously! Peeta said so!
- Jesse Blanco/For Savannah Morning News
- “‘CBGB’ star Alan Rickman was at Leopold’s Ice Cream in Savannah” via @gafmde
NEWS
— Remember that Clint Eastwood movie co-starring Justin Timberlake and Amy Adams that filmed here awhile back, Trouble With The Curve? Warner Bros. has moved up the start date to late September, and the trailer is out now. Looks decent - might this start a trend of decent films made here?
— Also, check out a sneak peak at photos from the upcoming comedy Parental Guidance, starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler, also filmed in Georgia.
— And don’t forget that Disney’s The Odd Life of Timothy Green, starring Jennifer Garner, is another ATLwood production (I love that these are finally paying off) — check out the trailer and a story from the set.
— Finally, “The Walking Dead” has launched it’s own game on Facebook (created by Georgia-based independent game studio Eyes Wide Games). It’s currently in closed beta testing, but you can sign up for a notification when it officially launches.
STAR SIGHTINGS
— The Hipster Gardener on Twitter reported seeing Owen Wilson in Decatur this week (at No. 246?), and said “he sounds just like Owen Wilson. JUST LIKE YOU THINK HE WOULD.”
— According to @AJCBuzz, “Want to spot Vince Vaughn and/or Owen Wilson while they’re here filming The Internship? Just go hang at The Optimist. They’ll show up sooner or later.”
— Ben Stiller recently spoke to Jimmy Kimmel about playing ping pong (remember?) at Sister Louisa’s Church when he was here filming The Watch.
FILMING
— The Hunger Games news you are scrolling through this post for:
This week, Josh Hutcherson called in On Air With Ryan Seacrest and mentioned: “I’ve been training for about the last month or so now and I head out in about two weeks to go down to Atlanta to start shooting. It’s not quite intense as the first round that I did last year, but it’s just basically getting in good shape. We’re pretty much wearing these body suits the entire time, so one would like be in good shape to wear a spandex neoprene body suit for an entire movie.” SO YES, FILMING HERE CONFIRMED! ... And Hutcherson in spandex!