Author Archives: Maureen Goodwill

Tune in to “Game On” – New YTV Teen Series – Mondays at 7:00  (Started airing May 4th).

This live-action YTV series centres on the growing pains of average teen Toby Martin, played by Grayson Gurnsey, but seen through the eyes of fake sports anchors Geri and Bob, played by Samantha Bee (correspondent and cast member on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart since 2003), and Jonathan Torrens (Mr. D and Trailer Park Boys).

Grayson’s interview
http://www.btcalgary.ca/videos/4255539232001/

View “Game On” Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQMI551NpXU

At the premiere of “Pound of Flesh” with Jean-Claude Van Damme,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bZFYQ4r_4aQ

AC Bonifacio appears on the Ellen Degeneres Show and performs with Ariana Grande in the Rogers Arena.

The amazing 12 year old actor and HIP HOP Dancer A.C. Bonifacio who performs in the Hip Hop duo called “Lucky Aces“, and has won all kinds of awards and competitions including PNE Finalist in 2013, champions in Surrey Festival of Dance and Prelims Champions in Junior Division for World Hip Hop International 2014 Next Level Hip Hop Competitions. They have also performed for Peek Invitational, World of Dance events, commercials and music videos.

They were scouted by Ellen DeGeneres and invited on her show!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgXv9aQO4yQ

Ellen gave them tickets to see Ariana Grande who then asked them to perform with her on her on “Honeymoon Tour” here in Vancouver on April 16, 2015 !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWnX4Uf_Q5c

After rocking the Rogers Arena in Vancouver with Ariana Grande, the dynamic duo of Lucky and A.C. return for an encore performance on the Ellen Show!
Sky’s the limit for these two talented youngsters!

http://www.ellentv.com/videos/0-i6cy7b6a/

http://www.ellentv.com/videos/0-0l0hk4s8/

They were also featured in the film Step Up All!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxXvx8jDOkw

Kyla Wise & Naika Toussaint will both be appearing in Plum Pudding Murder, the “Murder, She Baked” movie series starring Alison Sweeney (Second Chances) and Cameron Mathison (The Christmas Ornament) and Barbara Niven is returning this Christmas, 2015 with “Murder She Baked: Plum Pudding” on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries!

Director: Kristoffer Tabori
Writer:  Nancey Silvers
Based on the books by Joanne Fluke the New York Times bestselling author of the Hannah Swensen culinary mystery series.

Chance Hurstfield stars in indie film Preggoland out in Canadian theatres now!!

Opens May 8th in the US!

Preggoland is an indie comedy film, written by Sonja Bennett. The film stars Bennett as Ruth, a 35-year-old single woman who falsely claims to be pregnant to deflect her friends’ and family’s mounting disapproval of her directionless, irresponsible lifestyle.

Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky) directs this exceptional cast in a very funny and unconventional comedy about our societal obsession with motherhood and the lengths we’ll go to be part of a club. The film’s cast also includes James Caan and Danny Trejo.

Watch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXrG18syWas

Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey plays the lead role of Toby Martin in Corus Entertainment’s YTV  “Game On”  which premiered tonight, Monday, May 4 at 7 p.m. ET/PT!!

This innovative new live-action comedy shows what it’s like when two enthusiastic sports
announcers provide running commentary on every awkward, cringe-worthy moment of 14-year-old Toby Martin’s (Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey) life. The show is directed by Jacob Tierney.

Visit the YTV blog for a peek:
http://www.ytv.com/blog/check-out-game-on.

View the trailer: http://graysongurnsey.astralreel.com/GameOn.php

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 Luke McAndless-Davis is in Shanghai filming the feature film “Warriors Gate.”

Luc Besson and Fundamental chief Mark Gao Jingdong are collaborating, with filming taking place in China, as a French-Chinese co-production.

Genre film director Matthias Hoene has come on board to direct this S3D fantasy thriller penned by Besson and Robert Mark Karmen
(“The Karate Kid”).

The film’s stars include Taiwanese-Canadian actor Mark Chao (“Monga”); rising Chinese name Ni Ni, who featured in Zhang Yimou’s “Flowers of War”; and Uriah Shelton.

“Warrior’s Gate” centers around a teenager who is magically transported to China where he trains to become a kung fu warrior in order to save a princess from danger.

Eric Gibson books role in the feature film
“The Layover” – a new road trip sexy comedy being produced by Unified Pictures and Bron Studios.

Kate Upton (The Other Woman) and Lea Michele (“Glee“) will star in the film about two lifelong best friends who decide to avoid their problems by taking a vacation only to find that their plane has been rerouted due to a hurricane warning. Things are made even more complicated when they both fall for the same gentleman at the airport they’re stuck at in St. Louis. William H. Macy, fresh off directing Rudderless, is set to direct the film with a script from David Hornsby and Lance Krall, both of whom write for “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” Macy will play a role in the film as well.

The adorable twins
SOPHIA and LAUREN BOSLEY are featured in  “PROJECT A” – “WAKE UP” – an insurance commercial for North America TV and  internet markets.

ISABELLE BEECH and EMILY  GIANNOZIO have wrapped on the commercial
SMART TECHNOLOGY – for internet, which promotes new technology products that help kids learn, and teachers teach!

ERIC BEMPONG books “PROJECT FLAIR” aka COCA COLA commercial for North American markets in the vignette: “KINDNESS – BODEGA.”

MAX CHADBURN booked and wrapped on a Canadian National commercial for McDONALDS.

PARKER BRANDO has finished shooting “PROJECT EYES” – An eyewear commercial for US markets in the spot “ANTHEM.”