Possible new film role with newcomer Justin Donnelly?

[sharon_b Profile]

This may come to nothing but Evi was mentioned in this article which says she is in talks with
newcomer Justin Donnelly to be in his movie next year

Stars to walk the red carpet for Okanagan premiere

Spend a few minutes talking to Justin Donnelly and it’s hard to imagine the 24-year-old screenwriter/actor/director/producer ever feels pressed himself, though it sounds like he knows his way around a high-pressure story.

After a baseball injury ended aims for a pitching career, taking the scholarship money from the University of Hawaii with it, Donnelly managed to turn his first vocation as a child actor into a Hollywood success story—and all in our own backyard.

Shooting in just 15 days, Pressed, starring Luke Gross , with appearances from Michael Eklund , Tyler Johnson and Jeffrey Ballard, is a story about a couple of kids who make a really bad call and wind up running from a drug deal gone awry.

The tale screams action, drama, and above all else stress, but the Vancouverite-turned-Kelowna boy who brought his ingenious idea to the Interior to film, said he purposely tried to make life on his Okanagan sets simple.

“I wanted to make this film a really good experience. I didn’t want this to be one of those sets where everybody is screaming and yelling,” he said.

Donnelly grew up in the entertainment industry and started acting with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Vancouver at just eight years of age.

The program was for 12-year-olds, so he finessed the instructors a little, winning a spot with an audition which must have been full of the charisma that got this film made.

Pressed started with an idea to build a story around a real life news item. Donnelly had heard about some kids unearthing a cache of money in an East Vancouver park.

Several incarnations later, with a few more story-lines layered in, Donnelly had a script to sell.

And this is likely where he differs from most of the other early twenty-somethings out there.

Where many might go no further than a brilliant creative streak, Donnelly kept pestering and asking questions until he found what he needed—a formula to sell movies.

“I set it up as a low-budget film with the idea of making my money back on international sales alone,” he explained.

The investors got it. All domestic activity would be gravy and, if current sales are any indication, there should be plenty of it.

Pressed has already sold in the Middle East, Spain and Germany to name but a few, and has yet to hit the United States.

The premier for the movie in Canada will be held here in the Okanagan as a way of giving back to the place that gave him a stage for his big break.

Donnelly meanwhile is said to be in talks with Rachel McAdams , Evangeline Lilly , Ryan Reynolds and Casey Affleck for his next film, which will be shot in Alaska next fall.

Pressed premiers Thursday, July 21, at the Paramount Theatre on Bernard Avenue. Tickets are $10 available in advance through the Paramount box office.

The red carpet festivities kick off at 6:30 p.m. with Michael and Jeffrey Ballard in attendance; Luke Gross has yet to be confirmed.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_sim ... 85498.html

[Jenna]

You beat me to it, lol!

Sounds like the type of film Evi would want to do.

The fact that this guy is now in talks with all those actors makes me think he might be the next big thing.

[tatibsblp]

all Canadian actors, nice.

by next fall Evi will be in NZ, unless it's a small role in both movies

[Jenna]

Well this guys first movie was filmed in 15 days. So it wouldn't surprise me if she has time to do both, and have a significant role in both. And I'm pretty sure the Hobbit filming will continue over to the beginning of next year. So she has plenty of time to film both.

[tatibsblp]

yeah it could be

[sharon_b Profile]

Well this guys first movie was filmed in 15 days. So it wouldn't surprise me if she has time to do both, and have a significant role in both. And I'm pretty sure the Hobbit filming will continue over to the beginning of next year. So she has plenty of time to film both.

I read an interview with James Nesbitt recently where he said that he is going to be filming the Hobbit until Winter 2012 - which means that filminng on both movies will finish just a few weeks before the first movie comes out. So Evi still has a year and a half to film her scenes but she could also do other movies in between if her scenes for the Hobbit are spread out.

[Jenna]

Also my guess is if she is in the Real Steel sequel that will start filming next year. So she'll probably film that in between filming of the Hobbit.

[sharon_b Profile]

Also my guess is if she is in the Real Steel sequel that will start filming next year. So she'll probably film that in between filming of the Hobbit.

If she is in RS 2 I think it will be shot in 2013 rather than 2012 for a 2014 release but she could still possibly do that other movie that she has been attached to called "Hope Lost". Although I really hope she doesn't because it sounds dreadful . Does anyone have any more information on that, whether she is going to do that movie or not?

[tatibsblp]

that will keep her busy for a lot of time !!!!!!

[lipgloss19 Profile Website]

The possibility of Evi, Rachel and Ryan in the same movie is making me so excited for this.

[sharon_b Profile]

The possibility of Evi, Rachel and Ryan in the same movie is making me so excited for this.

They might not all be in the movie its possible that the actors and actresses might be auditioning for the same roles but I hope not I want to see them in a movie together especially Evi, Rachel and Ryan

[tatibsblp]

The possibility of Evi, Rachel and Ryan in the same movie is making me so excited for this.

all of them in the same movie would be amazing really.

[lipgloss19 Profile Website]

They might not all be in the movie its possible that the actors and actresses might be auditioning for the same roles but I hope not I want to see them in a movie together especially Evi, Rachel and Ryan

Oh, right. I can see the same profile for Evi and Rachel so yes that's possible too.

The possibility of Evi, Rachel and Ryan in the same movie is making me so excited for this.

all of them in the same movie would be amazing really.

IKR? I don't know anything about this director, though.

[tatibsblp]

I love the 3 actors.