Author Archives: Maureen Goodwill

Dora Bempong & Mehdi Darvish just finished shooting roles in the movie “Encounter” (fka “Finding Mr. Right 2 – The Love Letters“)

Producer: Shan Tam, Mathew Tang
Director: Xiaolu Xue

This film is a follow-up/sequel to ”Finding Mr. Right”, one of the top grossing romantic comedies of Chinese box office history.

Finding Mr. Right, a 2013 romantic comedy film, was written and directed by Xue Xiaolu. The film was a box-office hit, grossing nearly $85 million in China. The title translates literally to “Beijing Meets Seattle“.

City girl Jiajia is traveling to Seattle to give birth to the son who’s going to help her win over her rich married boyfriend. Armed with his unlimited credit card and the singular goal of bringing a little U.S. citizen back to Beijing, Jiajia knows how to play this game of modern love. But when Jiajia arrives in Seattle, the city which inspired her favorite movie Sleepless in Seattle, nothing goes right: she’s stuck sharing a small house with two other pregnant ladies, she has trouble reaching her boyfriend on the phone, and eventually, even the credit card stops working. To top that off, the only person willing to spend time with her is her driver Frank. Frank is the opposite of everything she ever wanted in a man… or could he be exactly the kind of guy she really needs?

Starring actress Tang Wei and actor Wu Xiubo,

Bernadeta Wrobel plays a Russian immigrant woman, opposite Dolph Ziggler and Kane in WWE movie, “6:42”.

These two WWE stars are teaming up for another action thriller from WWE Studios, presented by Lionsgate Films. It’s the motion picture debut of Ziggler, who recently signed a new contract with WWE, while Kane has filmed two See No Evil movies previously. The film also stars Katharine Isabelle, who was in See No Evil 2.

Ziggler plays Ray Fitzpatrick, who is a narcotics cop in Los Angeles that shoots his own partner, which leads to him getting suspended from the police force. The action picks up from there after a kidnapper threatens to set off a time bomb strapped to a child’s chest unless the cops can come up with $2 million.

Kane plays Lt. Cronin and assigns Fitzpatrick to be the bagman while making sure he kills the kidnapper without killing the boy. The reason why the movie is called “6:42” is because there’s 6 minutes and 42 seconds to save the child before it’s too late.

Gigi Jackman has recently wrapped on “Minority Report“.

Director: Mark Mylod
Writer: Max Borenstein
Stars: Meagan Good, Wilmer Valderrama, Nick Zano

Minority Report is an upcoming American science fiction crime drama that will debut on FOX as a Monday night entry in the 2015-16 television season. The series is a sequel adaptation of the novel of the same name by Phillip K. Dick and 2002 film that is being co-produced by Amblin Entertainment, Fox Television Studios (whose film studio produced the film), and Paramount Television. The series is scheduled to premiere on September 21, 2015.

Set in 2065 Washington, D.C., (fifteen years after the events of the 2002 film), the series will follow Dash (Stark Sands), a Precog, who has the ability to predict crimes. Unfortunately, the Pre-Crime Unit was dismantled in 2050, forcing law enforcement to rely on newer methods to fight crime. Before it was dismantled, Dash, his twin brother Arthur (Nick Zano) and their foster sister Agatha (Laura Regan) were part of the program that gave them their unique gifts. Now, Dash is using his ability to assist Detective Lara Vega (Meagan Good) in preventing crimes, at the same time seeking out his missing twin and trying to keep his gift from being revealed, as there are those who want to obtain the precogs at any cost.

Alissa Hansen books indie feature film, “The Perfect Pickup“.

Executive Producers: Darin Thera, Shawna Dawn Whitney
Producer: Nathan Witte
Writer/Director: Chad Rook

STORYLINE: Four life-long friends who fail miserably in the dating world, set out to find the ‘perfect’ way to pick up women. The lessons learned through their trials however turn out to be a lot more than they originally bargained for.

Kelly Davis – Project Freedom/Lifestyle – Chase Credit Card commercial for US markets.

Everrett Shea books “Project Cereal“, a commercial for “Cinnamon Toast Crunch” for North American and Internet markets.

Naomi Henderson – Project Surprise/Brand for Marshalls Dept Store for North American broadcast.

“For Wheelz” –  Disney MOW bookings!!!

Kurt Ostlund and Chance Hurstfield will be playing supporting leads, and
Eric Gibson and Jag Arneja will also star in this Disney Channel film which
just completed shooting in Victoria and Duncan, also starring Sean Giambrone (The Goldbergs) and Joey Bragg (Liv and Maddie).

STORY LINE:  Mark’s tried to get his driver’s license five times and five times he’s come up empty. But when the coolest most popular girl in his class asks him to drive her to an exclusive pool party, he needs a sure thing–which is exactly what he finds in driving instructor Glenn Bufferton, a man who passes testees like he passes gas: frequently.??Unfortunately, just as he’s about to achieve his dream, Mark’s test turns into a nightmare when the instructor’s life falls apart. Out of options and needing a win, Mark helps reunite this buffoon with his wife in exchange for passing the exam, sending him and his vertically-challenged best friend Russell on a cross-town adventure involving angry tow truck drivers, eight-year-old karate champs, and a maniac squirrel. This odyssey will test the limits of their endurance, the limits of their car, and the limits of their friendship – and pose the question: How far will Mark go to join the ranks of the cool crowd? He’s faced the pressure five times before, but this time it’s For Wheelz…

Directed by Jonathan A. Rosenbaum
Executive Producers: Kim Arnott, Robyn Snyder

Bernadeta Wrobel has finished shooting “Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce“.

Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce is an American drama television series developed by Marti Noxon for the American cable network Bravo. Based on the Girlfriends’ Guides book series by Vicki Iovine, the series revolves around Abby McCarthy, a self-help author who finds solace in new friends and adventures as she faces an impending divorce. Lisa Edelstein portrays the main character Abby, while Beau Garrett, Necar Zadegan, Paul Adelstein and Janeane Garofalo round out the main cast.

Produced by Universal Cable Productions, the series serves as the first original scripted series for Bravo. A 13-episode first season was ordered by the network, which premiered on December 2, 2014. The series was renewed for a second season on February 4, 2015. The show debuted to 1.04 million viewers. Critical reception for the series has initially been generally positive, with particular praise towards Edelstein’s performance and the series’ quality over the reality series on Bravo.

http://www.bravotv.com/girlfriends-guide-to-divorce

Gigi Jackman and Deborah Finkel have both booked roles in “Just in Time For Christmas“, a Hallmark MOW shooting in Vancouver and in Victoria.

Director: Sean McNamara
Producer: Andrew Gottlieb
Writers: Helen Frost & Don MacLeod??

STORY LINE: All in one night, Associate Professor of Psychology LINDSAY ROGERS is offered a publishing opportunity, a job at Princeton, and the chance to marry the man of her dreams, JASON STEWART. Overwhelmed by the possibility of missing out on any one future, Lindsay turns down Jason’s proposal and finds herself alone on a snowy park bench, pondering her decision. But when a mysterious old man guiding a horse-drawn carriage invites her for a ride, Lindsay finds herself thrown three years into the future; a future in which she writes a successful book, gains fame and money, but no longer has someone with whom to share her success. Now, Lindsay must decide if saying no to Jason was the right move, or if she can bear seeing him with someone else…

Tori Katongo books a role in Up TV’s episodic show “Ties That Bind”.  Up’s first original scripted series, a hybrid police procedural and family drama, was created and executive produced by Sheryl J. Anderson (Charmed, UP’s The Town that Came A-Courtin) and Stan Spry (UP’s The Town that Came A-Courtin, A Place In The Sun).

It revolves around Allison McLean (Kelli Williams), a tough and experienced police detective, mother and wife in suburban Seattle. When she and her police partner (Dion Johnstone) must arrest her brother (Luke Perry) for aggravated assault, her world drastically changes as he’s convicted and sent to prison, leaving his two teenagers teetering on the brink of foster care. Ultimately, she takes them into her home, ending up with four teenagers to raise. ??“‘Ties That Bind‘ is series about a family, loyalty and the limits of love,”

Zack Lavoie books a recurring role on “The Romeo Section“.

From acclaimed showrunner Chris Haddock (Da Vinci’s Inquest, Intelligence), THE ROMEO SECTION is an hour-long serialized espionage drama set in Vancouver. It follows spymaster Professor Wolfgang McGee, an academic who secretly manages a roster of espionage assets. These assets, referred to as Romeo or Juliet spies, are informants engaged in intimate relations with intelligence targets. Wolfgang himself is a semi-retired Romeo operator, having worked his way up in an officially deniable “service” under the umbrella of Canada’s Intelligence Community. They operate in a seemingly serene cosmopolitan city whose underside acts as a haven for drug barons, fugitives and covert financiers. The series has Haddock reunited with fellow executive producer Laura Lightbown; director Stephen Surjik; producer Arvi Liimatainen; and writer/co-executive producer Jesse McKeown.