The opening sequence of Real Steel, which stars Hugh Jackman, is planned to be shot on farmland off Pleasant Valley Road south of M-59 in Hartland Township from June 11-18. [Livingston Daily]
According to the producers of Scream 4, Jennifer Aniston won’t be joining the cast (as was rumored) but Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, and Lake Bell will be. The movie begins shooting in Ann Arbor later this month. [INO, Zap2It]
Machine Gun Preacher, the new Gerard Butler movie, has been officially approved for Michigan’s film incentives and is expected to begin shooting in the state this summer. [Freep.com]
Richard Gere and Topher Grace have signed on for The Double, a spy thriller about a retired CIA operative (Gere), who spent his career going toe-to-toe with his Soviet nemeses, and is now teamed with a young FBI agent (Grace).” The movie will be shot in Detroit later this month. [IMDb.com]
Finally, a location scout is seeking out areas with a 1960’s, South-American or Central American island feel for the next X-Men movie, X-Men: First Class in Michigan. “In particular, he needs to find café and bar locations, evoking the Argentinian feel of Bariloche, and an Art Deco Cafe or restaurant that overlooking a body of water. Additionally, the movie calls for a Miami styled harbor for yachts. If you know of any locations that seem to match a description, contact the West Michigan Film Office.
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