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The Gun Begins Production In December

Dr. Detroit — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:19:50 +0000

50 Cent’s movie company Cheeta Vision Films has inked a deal with Action Jackson Films to produce and finance 3-5 major films a year. The first planned movie is titled The Gun which was written by 50 himself. The movie will star 50 Cent and Val Kilmer (who have both shot a movie in West Michigan in recent months). Shooting will begin next month in Grand Rapids, Michigan with Jesse Terro directing.

50 and Cheetah Vision’s next project after The Gun will be a familiar drama, Jekyll and Hyde which will star Forest Whitaker.

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Michigna Production Update – June 11, 2009

Dr. Detroit — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:22:42 +0000

The Kim Cattrall movie that shot in Metro Detroit this past winter has changed it’s name form Miss January to Meet Monica Velour.

After recently completing the movie Caught in the Crossfire in Grand Rapids this week, 50 Cent’s production company Cheetah Vision may bring their next project Jekyll and Hyde to Michigan. The movie is set to co-star Acadamey Award winning actor Forest Whittaker.

Mlive is also reporting that the Cinepro Pictures CGI action film Tribes of October; starring Ray Stevenson, Robert Duvall and James Caan; will likely film inside the Grand Rapids convention center DeVos Place in August.

The new Rob Reiner coming of age movie Flipped will be using Ann Arbor schools property for it’s production his summer. In total, the film company is paying the district more than $30,000 for use of several sites and custodial services.

Specs Howard School of Broadcasting is taking on film production with a new training program that pairs the school up with noted full-scale Metro Detroit production studio Grace & Wild.

Oakland University in Rochester Michigan will be adding this fall a major in Cinema Studies and a minor in Graphic Design.

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Michigan Production Update – June 3th 2009

Dr. Detroit — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:37:05 +0000

MiFilmtourage looks at the cast for the upcoming Rob Reiner move Flipped which is set to start shooting in Ann Arbor later this summer. The film is based on the best selling novel “Flipped” by Wendelin Van Draanen. Reiner and writer-producer Andy Scheinman (”Bait”) wrote the screenplay. 13 year old actress Madeline Carroll is set to star.

The Metro Time has a behind the scenes look for the casting call for the upcoming Monster Garage Detroit Edition on Deiscovery Channel later this year.

This weekend a film crew will start shooting in Genesee Township outside of Flint, Michigan for a National Park Service movie on the 1862 Civil War Battle of Corinth (fought about 20 miles from the famous Battle of Shiloh.)

WXYZ Detroit has the first look at the new MoTown Motion Picture Studio opening up later this year in a former GM Plant in Pontiac Michigan. The 7 sound stage studio is expected to bring in over 3,000 permanent and over 10,000 support positions to Southeast Michigan. They also stated in the news piece that Steven Spielberg is looking to shoot an upcoming movie at the vacancy Pontiac Silverdome.

Grand Rapids Wood TV 8 has a behind the scenes look at the upcoming 50 Cent and Chris Klein crime drama Caught In The Crossfire, which is currently shooting in Grand Rapids

Michigan Production Update – June 1, 2009

Dr. Detroit — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:46:24 +0000

Variety reports that Al Pacino will play Michigan native “Dr. Death” Jack Kevorkian in a new HBO biopic film. Though it has not been announced yet, it is likely that this movie will be shoot in Metro Detroit, specifically Royal Oak. No word yet on who will play famed Metro Detroit lawyer Geoffrey Fieger who has appeared on reality TV show Power of Attorney, and was opposing counsel in an episode of NBC’s The Law Firm. On a side note, Fieger’s brother Doug is the frontman for the 80′s rock quartet The Knack.

Caught in the Crossfire, is a new movie currently being shot in Grand Rapids Michigan starring rapper 50 Cent, Adam Rodriguez (CSI: Miami) and Chris Klein (American Pie). The movie will be directed by East Grand Rapids native Brian A. Miller.

miFilmTourage.com has the scope on Michael Moore‘s upcoming new finance documentary.

Here is the trailer for the upcoming Christina Ricci movie All’s Faire In Love. Some of the scenes in the trailer were shot at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan, which is developing a new Film and Video school on their campus, complete with a new studio.