It’s all go up North, [in Northern Ireland], for Hollywood stars. Tom Hanks paid a not-so hush-hush visit to Belfast as part of his movie-making in the city where his Playtone Productions outfit is making City of Ember for the next 14 weeks. He was, says a colleague, impressed at what he saw of the place while meeting and greeting the cast and crew of the $30m children’s sci-fi movie.
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‘City of Ember’ train heads to con
As the annual San Diego fanboy convention known as Comic-Con continues to expand in scope, it’s only fitting that this year’s festivities kicked off 130 miles to the north in Los Angeles. Walden Media took […]
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Bill Murray Set for City of Ember
Bill Murray will star in City of Ember, the Walden Media adaptation of the Jeanne DuPrau young adult novel. Gil Kenan (Monster House) will direct and Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are producing. […]
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City of Ember set to shoot in Belfast
The Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission (NIFTC) has announced that City of Ember, a major multi-million dollar feature film, is to shoot in the province this summer. [Side note to Walden Media: I didn’t […]