New Projects!

Apparently shes announced at Wizard World that shes doing a movie called 'Nobel Son' with Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman where shes plays an escapee from an insane asylum.

Also she announced that she'll be appearing in an off-broadway play called 'Dog Sees God' in December!

I think both these projects sound pretty interesting...

Thanks to truefan-eliza.com

Cool!

I guess it's time to order some broadway tickets then ;)

BTW, isn't Alan Rickman the guy who plays Snape in the Harry Potter movies?

wow an asylum escapee, that sounds very cool. And the Play, so eliza is finally gonna confront her fear of stage fright, interesting. Anymore info of what happened at wizard world?

I forgot something: If she's in a movie where someone wins a Nobel Prize....does that mean that they will be shooting in Stockholm, Sweden? [img]tongue.gif[/img] :cool:

[Aphrodite]

Maybe that's why she was in New York a while back, to work on that play! I'm really amazed that she's doing theatre!

That movie sounds really, really cool. I can't wait to hear more about it!

Heres the transcript from the Wizard World site:

The star of Tru Calling and Buffy the Vampire Slayer hosted a Q&A panel Saturday at the Bayside Expo Center. Here's a few of the questions, in case you missed it.

What new projects are you working on?
I'm working on a movie called "Nobel Son" about a dysfunctional family. The father, played by Alan Rickman, wins the Nobel Prize. I play City Hall, and insane asylum escapee. Bill Pullman, Danny Devito and Peter Boyle are also in it.

Then I kind of went on a limb and I signed up to do an off-broadway play in New York called "Dog Sees God". It's actually about the Peanuts gang, but Snoopy's dead and it's ten years later and the gang's all in high school.

Did you like playing Faith when she was good or bad?
I liked kicking Buffy's butt. I got to be wicked evil.

Why did you decide to become an actress?
I didn't decide to be an actrress actually. I tagged along with my older brother to an audition and I got my first part.

How did you feel about Tru Calling getting cancelled?
Everything happens for a reason. Tru Calling had some real triumphs and things that really didn't gel. I learned so much and I know it's a boring response, but I'm kind of thrilled to be out of the six year chains of a television show.

How was it working with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes
They are completely insane and they want you to know they're out of their minds.

How do you feel about the impact the character Faith had on the fans?
I thought it was profound the effect Faith had on fans and young women in particular. She made me feel strong. That concept, being on a TV series and reaching out to women all over the world...I thought Joss was a genius for ending the series (Buffy) with her passing the slayer powers to all young women.

Would you work with Joss again?
I would follow that man anywhere. he's a genius. He writes women and he gets women. It's not that I'm done with TV, but i hear Joss is doing a little movie called Wonder Woman (laughs). I'd slap on the dukes for that.

[eliza'snumber1fan]

The film sounds really interesting. Can't wait for that to come out. As for the play, I think she always looks to broaden her horizons. Looks like she's moving back east after all. Thanks for all the info [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Aphrodite]

Her character's name in the movie is City Hall? I'm confused by that part. It sounds really, really cool though!

Also, I don't think she has to actually move to New York to do one play. ;) Nate could always put her up lol.

[Faith_Fan]

I had heard that Eliza wanted to move back East last year, so it wouldn't surprise me. I knew Nate wanted to move back several years ago. He was talking to a friend of mine who is used to live in New York City about how much they both disliked Los Angeles.

Randall Miller is attached to direct Nobel Son:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0589168/

The film is being financed by VIP a German based company, which has some info about the film on their website, which is in German. (www.vip-muenchen.de).

The movie is about two sons of the Nobel prize winner, one legitamate, the other illegitimate. One is kidnapped by the other who's jealous. It mentions City Hall as a confused young artist who has a relationship with both of the sons.

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:UgB5_coB3C0J:www.vip-muenchen.de/vip-medienfonds/anleger/medienfonds/fonds2/projekte/projekt1/projekt1.htm+site:vip-muenchen.de+%22city+hall%22&h l=en

Either could be a good art house film or one of those wannabe Sundance films that turns into something made for cable (ie The Kiss). At least it's something. The director on Dead Last and Freaky Links doesn't instill a lot of confidence, but they were underrated shows witha quirky sense of humor. Miller is a cousin-in-law of Danny Devito, so more nepotism at work in Hollywood.

[ October 01, 2005, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: Faith_Fan ]

I think it will be a huge movie. Come on:

ELIZA DUSHKU, BILL PULLMAN, ALAN RICKMAN AND DANNY DEVITO!

[Faith_Fan]

Alan Rickman is excellent as villains, but I'm not sure if I can ever seeing him play a normal type of character who isn't wickedly evil. He's not the leading man type of actor who's a box office draw, but he's well respected. He's also probably done pretty well financially doing the HP films, so I highly doubt he'd take a role just for a quick paycheck, and wouldn't do a role if the script wasn't good.

It seems like this character could be somewhere between Faith and Gina, which could show off Eliza at her best. It doesn't seem like a starring role, but hopefully bigger than The Kiss. If it's a decent script, it could lead to bigger roles.

Of course, this nearly the same discussion many of us had when we found out about the Kiss, so I'm only cautiously optimistic.

[ October 01, 2005, 07:59 PM: Message edited by: Faith_Fan ]

*finally!*

Not that I know how much of a barometer it is, but it has to be a good thing that its got 3 other known, named actors, right?

[Keri]

Alan Rickman was in Truly, Madly, Deeply and more recently Love Actually. He's a top class actor who can turn his hand to any character. I don't think we need to worry about his ability to impress when not playing a villain.

This is great news though about Eliza. I'd definitely go see the play off Broadway, and the film sounds to me exactly the sort of thing she should be doing [img]smile.gif[/img]

Edited to say: I just found this synopsis, shall we place our bets now about which character Eliza will be playing?

DOG SEES GOD: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead is an unauthorized parody that shows what happens when everyone's favorite blockhead loses his beloved beagle to rabies. A missing penpal, an abused pianist, a pyromaniac ex-girlfriend, two drunk cheerleaders, a homophobic quarterback, a burnt-out buddhist and a drama queen for a sister are also contributing factors to the teen-angst of America's most hapless kid.

WARNING: This play contains adult language and themes. It is not recommended for young viewers.

*smirk*

[ October 02, 2005, 07:00 AM: Message edited by: Keri ]

shall we place our bets now about which character Eliza will be playing?

I think we can rule out the homophobic quarterback [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ October 02, 2005, 08:03 AM: Message edited by: BD100 ]

[Aphrodite]

I can see her as the pyromaniac ex-girlfriend, personally.

I did some google research about Dog Sees God too and saw that it mentioned Michelle Trachtenberg, Anna Paquin, Patrick Fugit and a couple of other people all did a reading of the play in New York before. Kind of funny that two former Buffy stars are/were interested in this play.

Originally posted by Keri:
Alan Rickman was in Truly, Madly, Deeply and more recently Love Actually. He's a top class actor who can turn his hand to any character. I don't think we need to worry about his ability to impress when not playing a villain.

He also played Metatron in Dogma, so can definitely play the good guy!
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[Charlie5x5]

Hahaha, i cant believe they killed Snoopy with rabies! excellent.

I would definatley use most of my student loan to go and see that play *hides in Keri's suitcase* ;)

great to hear about the new projects :D

this is fantastic! :D

and yes finally something. I just wish I could go see that play.

oh and loppan: yeah in sthlm sweden, wouldn't that be something? ;)

[Keri]

Re Nobel Son, Showfax have several sides for minor roles for this movie listed on their website here

Not much concrete info about this movie yet though.

[ October 03, 2005, 09:10 AM: Message edited by: Keri ]

[eliza'snumber1fan]

thanks keri for the link [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]