Charlie Bartlett

"If you're a teen movie buff, you'll notice references — some subtle, some not-so —to Harold and Maude, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, and Rushmore. What's new about this movie is that it falls somewhere between noir teen flicks like Donnie Darko and more feel-good films like Ferris Bueller. It also feels very genuine, maybe because when I interviewed Kat and Anton (separately), they both mentioned Poll's request for their input for the movie (Anton to his character's backstory, Kat to her character's penchant for rock candy and choice of nail polish)". Source: www.premiere.com

-How did you get involved with Charlie Bartlett and what drew you to the project?

-Jon Poll: I read about 100 scripts trying to find something that seemed like it was worth all the work. I was looking for something that had a lot of humor, heart and something on its mind. There aren’t many out there. I found two scripts out there last year that did that: Charlie Bartlett and Juno. Ironically I read another script by Gustin called Youth in Revolt, which hopefully will be made later this year". Source: www.moviepulse.net

"Bringing teenagers and psychiatric drugs together is like opening a lemonade stand in the desert," he declares. Soon, he's the most popular boy in the school and has a new girlfriend (Kat Dennings) who just happens to be the drunken principal's (Robert Downey Jnr) only daughter.

An increasing number of American (and to a lesser extent) British teens are being prescribed drugs for disorders that didn't exist a generation ago and Charlie Bartlett clearly has something to say about the stresses and pressures of modern life.

But, at heart, it's the same old teen story about screwed-up kids who are trying to find a place in the world and need to be accepted for what they are.Downey Jr is a master at injecting an extra edge into the mundane (take a look at Iron Man) but is here underused and rather wasted.

Director Jon Poll's treatment is also oddly straightforward for a story that maybe demanded a Donnie Darko-style oddness to truly lift it". Source: www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk

KAT DENNINGS IN "CHARLIE BARTLETT" VIDEO:

Kat Dennings (Infinite Norah)

"As you may or may not know, I am about to begin filming something so amazing that my heart is going to explode like eyeballs on the moon: "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", with the infinite Michael Cera as Nick and some weird girl named Kat Dennings as Norah. It's almost too good to be true, therefore I'm going to shut up about it and talk about some really important issues:

Pumpkin bread tastes like autumn, for serious. What more do I need in life? Pumpkin bread, cold weather, Manga, baby animals, a volcano filled with money, christmas music, and Bill Murray. Whether I have all of these things is irrelevant".
Source: www.katdennings.com"The girl is dressed in a flannel shirt, and I can’t tell whether that’s because she’s trying to bring back the only fashion style of the past fifty years that hasn’t been brought back or whether it’s because the shirt is as damn comfortable as it looks. She has very pale skin and a haircut that reads private school even though she’s messed it up to try to hide it". Read an excerpt of
"Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist" in randomhouse.com

KAT DENNINGS VIDEO:


NICK & NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST -MTV NEWS-

Riding in Venice

May 16 - Jake & Reese Out & About in Los Angeles.May 17 - Bike Riding With Reese in Venice, CA.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Video

"The film will star Cera as the titular Scott Pilgrim, a recent college grad who meets his dream girl, Ramona Flowers (Winstead). But to win her heart he must battle and defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends. For me the pairing of Cera and Winstead is fantastic as I've long considered them some of the best of their generation. Add Edgar Wright into the mix and whoababy, we've got ourselves a winner. Winstead has been laying low since LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD but Cera has been quite busy with NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST and YEAR ONE with YOUTH IN REVOLT also in development. No word yet on when SCOTT PILGRIM might begin filming but it looks like it could go later this summer".
Source: www.joblo.com

MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD VIDEO:

Best Kiss 2008

Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Shia Labeouf.

Two of the nominees for the MTV Best Kiss 2008 are the kiss between Shia Labeouf and Sarah Roemer in "Disturbia":
"Following scene after scene of teasing sexual tension, these two up-and-coming hotties finally cave in and make out".

And the kiss between Ellen Page and Michael Cera in "Juno":
"In one of the snarkiest movies ever, the most memorable moment may be the most sincere one. Effortlessly cool".
Source: www.mtv.com
Source: www.mtv.com/overdrive

M. Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona

"Mary Elizabeth Winstead is in negotiations to star opposite Michael Cera in Universal's "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World". Edgar Wright is directing the adventure romance.
In "Pilgrim" Winstead will play the dream woman of a young slacker (Cera). But the only way he can win her heart is by battling and defeating her seven evil ex-boyfriends.

The project is based on the Oni Press graphic novel "Scott Pilgrim Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life", written by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Michael Bacall and Wright wrote the screenplay.

Marc Platt and Eric Gitter are producing along with Wright and Nira Park, who produce via Big Talk Prods.

The role could take Winstead ("Live Free or Die Hard") to leading lady status much the same way "Knocked Up" raised KatherineHeigl's profile when she was paired opposite Seth Rogen.Winstead is repped by Paradigm and Betty Winstead".
Source: hollywoodreporter.com
What a fun, sexy time this must be for Mr. Cera.

Sophia Bush & Beaux

Sophia flirting with Jake on 25th January 2006.Sophia with Michael Cera and Jonah Hill, sitting on Christopher Mintz-Plasse's lap, 26th August at Teen Choice Awards 2007.Sophia with Emile Hirsch on 12th January 2007 - 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards.