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Timberlake and Fergie in Austin
Ryan Phillippe, Justin Timberlake and Abbie Cornish are set to star in the briefly stalled Kimberly Peirce project, which begins shooting this summer in Austin and El Paso. Location scouting is under way around town for the Paramount-produced war drama.
At the Internet Movie Database page for the still untitled movie — which you can peruse here — the plot is distilled to this: “Back home in Texas after fighting in Iraq, a soldier refuses to return to battle despite the government mandate requiring him to do so.”
In case you missed this, the currently shooting Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino horror movie “Grind House” will hit theaters April 6, 2007, according to Dimension Films.
Rodriguez is still shooting his half, the zombie freakout “Planet Terror.” Tarantino will start shooting his part, the slasher flick “Death Proof,” in August. Of course, all of this is happening right here in Austin.
Though QT’s cast hasn’t been named yet, “Planet Terror” stars Naveen Andrews (“Lost”), Freddy Rodriguez, Rose McGowan, Josh Brolin, Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas and others.
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By Nicole
July 4, 2006 2:10 PM | Link to this
Hey! I actually booked a room at the Omni Hotel even though I live in Austin just for a treat. We saw Rose McGowan. She wasn’t all that friendly and she has two ugly pugs, one named “Fester”.
On the other hand Freddy Rodriguez was absolutely wonderful. Even though it was in the wee hours of the morning he obliged my boyfriend by coming up to my room and introducing himself. I’ve seen plenty of stars living in Austin, but this was the first time I was actually starstruck! He was such a cutie and so nice! I got his autograph. Just adorable….