Nick Stahl

‘Sleepwalking’ Has Exactly That Potential Effect on Moviegoers

HollywoodChicago.com — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:47:50 -0700

CHICAGO – When done improperly, there’s nothing more embarrassing than actors playing against their type or social class. There is a subtlety to channeling the lower middle or the working class beyond dressing down or developing a bad hairstyle. “Sleepwalking” is the type of film that gets it wrong and just gets worse as it tries harder.

Charlize Theron is cast as Oscar bait in her role as Joleen: a down-on-her-luck mother who has just been busted for growing marijuana.

She is also in trouble with social services and then threaten to take away her 11-year-old daughter, Tara, who’s played by the trying-too-hard AnnaSophia Robb. Desperate, she abandons the girl with her brother, James, who’s played by Nick Stahl.

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Charlize Theron in “Sleepwalking”.
Photo credit: IMDb

AnnaSophia Robb in “Sleepwalking”.
Photo credit: IMDb

Los Angeles Unrolls ‘Sleepwalking’ Red Carpet For Charlize Theron, Jenna Jameson

HollywoodChicago.com — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:40:11 -0700

CHICAGO – Los Angeles on Thursday rolled out a star-studded red carpet for the cast of the new film “Sleepwalking”. Charlize Theron took center stage along with Nick Stahl (from TV’s “Carnivàle” and “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”) and AnnaSophia Robb (from “Bridge to Terabithia” and Violet Beauregarde in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”).

You’ll never guess who showed up in classy black attire, too: porn star Jenna Jameson (pictured in the final photo below). Actress Audrina Patridge (from TV’s “The Hills”) is pictured second from the bottom in purple. This red carpet was held at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood.

The film, which opens on March 14, also features Dennis Hopper and Woody Harrelson. The drama follows an 11-year-old girl’s struggle to come to terms with her mother’s abandonment.

While we feature a few of the new red-carpet shots below, continue on to our huge “Sleepwalking” red-carpet image gallery! Once you click on each photo there, click on the “original” link for high-quality versions. Photo credits go to Frazer Harrison of Getty Images for Overture Films.

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By ADAM FENDELMAN
Editor-in-Chief
HollywoodChicago.com
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McG to Direct Fourth ‘Terminator’; New Script-Submitting Web Site Launches

HollywoodChicago.com — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:14:43 -0700

On Friday, I received a tip from a new source stating that McG (born Joseph McGinty Nichol) will direct the fourth “Terminator” film, which is currently titled “Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins”.

We’ve since seen this confirmed with other news outlets and I’m now comfortably conveying it as true. See below for my source’s full note.

“Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”
Photo credit: ILM

McG officially signed on to direct “Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins” on [Thursday] night.

Warner Bros. recently gave the film a green light and is looking to get filming in “early 2008” for a summer 2009 release.

The script by John Brancato and Michael Ferris (“Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”) was locked in October due to the writer’s strike.

The fourth film is described as being as big in size and scale as “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” but with a smaller budget now that Arnold Schwarzenegger is no longer part of the production.

Claire Danes and Nick Stahl will not be returning as well.

On an interesting side note, Michael Ferris [editor’s note: a different Michael Ferris from the “Terminator” screenwriter] just opened a Web site where you can submit scripts and short films to him and he helps you get them to [all of] his agents and managers.

That URL is http://www.your-insider.com. While I don’t know if the opening of the Web site was meant to coincide with the news, they both happened at the same time.

This could mean big news for script and film competitions since he’s making himself a direct conduit for the average filmmaker to agents and managers in Hollywood.

7:24 p.m. update on 11/20/07: I have received a note from Michael Ferris of Your-Insider.com.

To prevent confusion, I have edited this post and am notifying you here that the Michael Ferris who runs that site is a different Michael Ferris than the “Terminator” screenwriter.