Although I write about Georgia's growing film industry, I have zero sway with studio folks. No, I cannot show your script to Director X when I visit the set of the movie he's filming in town. No, I am not going to hand Celebrity X your product when I interview her on the red carpet and then post a nifty photo on my blog, even if you do offer me $50. (Seriously, someone did that once. Fifty bucks?)
Also, I cannot get you hired as an extra, so stop emailing me your booty shots. (Actually, stop sending them to anyone.) I have seen things I cannot unsee doing this job. Let’s leave it at that.
But, to you aspiring screenwriters, producers, set crew members and others seeking work in this $3 billion industry, I can offer this: Hie thee to Senoia this Saturday, where the Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program at Kennesaw State University is holding a seminar on showbiz career opportunities.
The event will feature producer and screenwriter Luke Ryan, CEO of the media company the Alchemists, which produced the Hulu hit "East Los High." It's from 2 to 5 p.m. at Senoia United Methodist Church, 229 Bridge St., and costs $20 to attend. Register at ksumebus.com/GAEntertainmentBus. For more information, see www.Kennesaw.edu/mebus, email KSUMEBUS@kennesaw.edu or call 470-578-7670.
‘Ant-Man’ crawling through town
Michael Douglas is back in Atlanta to work on the Marvel project "Ant-Man," which also stars Paul Rudd.
The project is based out of the new Pinewood Studios facility in Fayetteville but is filming elsewhere throughout the metro area, including the state archives building. Douglas and Rudd each have filmed here before, Douglas for “Last Vegas” and Rudd for “Anchorman 2″ and “Wanderlust.”
Star newlyweds in town
Ashlee Simpson and her new husband, Evan Ross, dined at STK over the weekend, joined by Ashlee's sister, Jessica Simpson. They were in town for Jess' appearance at the Perimeter Mall Dillard's, but have spent plenty of time here before. Ross played local music industry mogul Dallas Austin in the VH1 movie "CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story," and will be seen in the third and fourth "Hunger Games" series movies, both filmed in metro Atlanta and beyond. Series finale "Mockingjay" has been split into two final films, debuting this November and next.
About the Author
