Albert Finney, who just died at the age of 52, left behind plenty of fans in Alabama from when he filmed Tim Burton’s “Big Fish” in the Montgomery area a little more than 15 years ago. He was not only a great actor, a five-time Oscar nominee, but a classy one. He told a hilarious…
Former Heart singer Nancy Wilson joins ‘Muscle Shoals’ series as music producer
Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Nancy Wilson, of Heart fame, has signed on for “Muscle Shoals,” the limited drama series that actor Johnny Depp is attached to. Wilson will be the executive music producer for the series through her company Roadcase Productions. Bettina Gilois is adapting the series from Rick Hall’s autobiography “The Man From Muscle…
‘Longmire’ star Robert Taylor, Luke Grimes film ‘Into the Ashes’ in Ala
“Longmire” star Robert Taylor, Luke Grimes of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movies, Marguerite Moreau, of “The Mighty Ducks” series and Frank Grillo from the “Captain America” franchise are currently filming “Into the Ashes” in Alabama. The crime thriller has been shooting scenes in the Bessemer, Fairfield, Tuscaloosa and Birmingham area. The film is about…
Former ASF performer in Broadway’s ‘My Fair Lady’
Two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz, who cut his teeth acting at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, has signed on to the Broadway production of “My Fair Lady.” Butz, will play Eliza Doolittle slacker father Alfred P. Doolittle, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actor, who had a huge hit at ASF with “Lizard,”…
Alabama actress winning rave reviews for ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ role
“Star Trek: Discovery” has finally premiered and its star Alabama actress Sonequa Martin-Green is receiving rave reviews. But that’s not the only Alabama connection to the new “Star Trek” series. The 32-year-old actress, who was born in Russellville and graduated from the University of Alabama, has already gained fame as one of the ensemble stars…
Like Zelda Fitzgerald, series combines brilliance with erratic, tragic end
Not with a bang, but a whimper, the Zelda Fitzgerald biography series “Z: The Beginning Of Everything” came to a quiet and unexpected end. Amazon has announced the demise of the series, which starred Christina Ricci as the Alabama belle who with her husband F. Scott Fitzgerald became the king and queen of the Jazz…
AU graduate Tim Dorsey’s novels to be made into TV series
Sonar Entertainment has optioned Auburn University graduate Tim Dorsey’s Serge A. Storms novels to develop a TV series according to Deadline Hollywood. The series will be called “Florida Roadkill,” after Dorsey’s first book in the series, which was published in 1999. Dorsey worked on The Auburn Plainsman, while he was at Auburn, and worked at…
Alabama actress to star in new “Star Trek: Discovery” series
You could say that Alabama actress Sonequa Martin-Green’s career is taking off – off into deep space as the star of the new “Star Trek” series “Star Trek: Discovery.” But the acting career of the Russellville native and University of Alabama alumna has already been flying high as one of the stars of AMC’s “The…
Famed Al music producers inspiring three TV, movie projects
Famous Alabama record producers are generating two national TV series and a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. CMT has announced that its series, “Sun Records,” about the famous Sam Phillips label and studio will premiere Feb. 23, and will be running on the same night as the popular music series “Nashville.” The title for the series…
‘Walking Dead’ star enrolling at Auburn?
Chandler Riggs, the young star of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” has been accepted at Auburn University, according to Amber Sutton of al.com Riggs, the 17-year-old actor who plays Carl Grimes, son of “The Walking Dead” protagonist Rick Grimes, announced that acceptance Sunday night through his Twitter account, wrote Sutton. Sutton speculates that since Auburn is…
‘American Pickers’ coming to film in Alabama
The History Channel series in which Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz explore houses, garages and basements to recycle and rescue forgotten relics is headed to Alabama in January and looking for leads throughout the state, specifically interesting characters with lots of interesting items. They plan to film episodes of the hit series throughout the region….
Film about Alabama Medal of Honor winner could be international hit
International distributors are looking to the story of an Alabama Medal of Honor winner to be this year’s big hit, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Hacksaw Ridge” is the Mel Gibson-directed film about Desmond T. Doss, a Piedmont Alabama man who was a conscientious objector during WWII, but served as a medic and went on…
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