Cast Members for Fame Remake Announced

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: MGM, Drama, Music, Musicals, Casting, Upcoming Releases

Although it’s about time for Hollywood to start making over projects from the 90’s, MGM has decided it will be retooling a classic from 1980.

Realizing musicals are not dead to theatergoers, the studio is planning to bring a new version of Fame to today’s audiences. The update - like the Academy-Award winning original - will take place at the New York High School of Performing Arts and feature a wide range of talented artists including dancers, pianists and filmmakers.

Instead of waiting to release the movie on the original’s 30th anniversary, MGM has scheduled the premiere for September 25, 2009.

Actors already selected for the remake include Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez and Anna Maria Perez de Tagle. (Followers of So You Think You Can Dance might remember Kherington’s name from Season 4 of the competition.)

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In Theaters this Weekend (10/19)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks, FOCUS, Miramax, New Line, Sony, Drama, Horror, Independent, Political, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• 30 Days of Night (R):  starring Josh Hartnett, Melissa George (directed by David Slade)
• The Comebacks (PG-13):  starring David Koechner, Carl Weathers (directed by Tom Brady)
• Gone Baby Gone (R):  starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman (directed by Ben Affleck)
• Lars and the Real Girl (PG-13):  starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer (directed by Craig Gillespie).  Read the FilmCrunch review here.
• Rendition (R):  starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep (directed by Gavin Hood)
• Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour (PG):  starring Rissa Walters, Brian Comrie (directed by Lisa Comrie)

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