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Stiller romance
to film on OahuAn untitled movie project by director-screenwriter John Hamburg ("Safe Men," "Meet the Parents" and "Zoolander") is set to film here for five days starting Feb. 7. The locations will be Dillingham Airfield, Kualoa Ranch and the Turtle Bay Resort, which will also serve as production center.
The pic will star Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hank Azaria, Alec Baldwin and Bryan Brown.
According to the script, this comedy-romance is about an insurance man (Stiller) who's afraid of risk, but makes a living analyzing risk. He ends up in a risky romance with Aniston, thereby cheating on his new wife (Messing), which turns his stable life upside down. Hoffman plays Stiller's best friend, Baldwin plays his boss and Brown plays an extreme sports "adrenaline junkie" seeking life insurance. Azaria plays a French scuba instructor who flirts with Messing while she and Stiller are honeymooning.
Filming began in Los Angeles in November. ...
Disney's hit "Lilo & Stitch" garnered 10 Annie Award nominations from ASIFA-Hollywood, the International Animated Film Society. The movie scored nominations for top animated theatrical feature, directing, writing and production design, and multiple special effects kudos -- the most of any feature. The Annie Awards are considered a precursor to the animated feature Oscar. The Annies will be presented Feb. 1 in Glendale, Calif. ...
Life after "Baywatch" continues for David Hasselhoff, who returns to Hawaii next week to film part of a 30-minute infomercial on a new exercise machine called Perfect Abs. Filming Monday and Tuesday will be in and around the Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina, with only eight minutes shot in Hawaii being used for the piece. Hasselhoff will be filmed walking and running on the beach, as well as kayaking and swimming. Brian Keaulana will be the marine safety coordinator. ...
More information related to "The Break" TV pilot and its likely Oahu-based series: Academy Award-winning producer (and surfing enthusiast) Brian Grazer has purchased a beachfront estate at the North Shore's Off the Wall surf spot near Pipeline. "Break" director, producer, writer and fellow surfer John Stockwell is also North Shore house-hunting.
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