Jude Law, James Gandolfini and others are currently in New Orleans to film "All the King's Men" based on the Robert Penn Warren novel which is loosely about the life of famed charismatic politician Huey Long. 'Andrew' lives there and dropped this short scoop:
"Two things you might consider newsworthy is that despite all the local filming here because of recent changes in state film industry tax laws, the production is upsetting some locals. Apparently they are converting some areas in the affluent uptown area to resemble New Orleans in earlier times, and this is causing traffic jams and other inconveniences with prominent citizens who don't care who's holding them up, even if it's a movie star".
Meanwhile, the Shanghai production of James Ivory's latest period film "The White Countess" just wrapped up. Set in Shanghai from 1936 to 1937, Ralph Fiennes plays a blind former American diplomat, who dreams of opening a nightclub called The White Countess. Natasha Richardson portrays an exiled White Russian countess, who worked hard to support her late husband's aristocratic family, through various jobs, including prostituting. The story starts at the dawn of the great world war and ends with the full scale Japanese invasion. According to an earlier report, shooting will restart in Rome for the remaining interior scenes.
Thanks to 'Antoine'.
