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.
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.
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
Robert De Niro is also the executive producer for the upcoming Val Kilmer and Martin Landau “dramedy” 20% Fiction – which will also be shooting in Troy Michigan this summer.
MLive.com reports that Warner Brothers has recently leased a building in Ann arbor to shoot the upcoming Rob Riner film adaption of the “coming of age” novel Flipped. They also report that if the production goes well Warner Brothers will keep the space for a second movie.