Dwayne Manley To Star In Ciudad, First Russo Brothers and sisters Feature Since 2006

EXCLUSIVE: Dwayne Manley has signed onto star in Ciudad, a effective action thriller being directed by Joe and Anthony Russo. The pic continues to be produced by Eric Gitter and Peter Schwerin of Closed on Mondays Entertainment (Scott Pilgrim Versus. The Earth), additionally to Emmett/Furla Films partners Randall Emmett & George Furla. Emmett/Furla Films will finance the film. Picture Entertainments Stepan Martirosyan and Remington Chase, who've a film fund with Emmett/Furla Films, will executive produce. The Russo Brothers and sisters will direct in the script put together by Joe Russo. Ciudad will depend on the arrival Oni Press graphic novel the Russo Brothers and sisters co-written with Ande Parks. Occur most likely probably the most dangerous and corrupt urban centers in the world, the thriller will star Manley just like a subterranean community mercenary hired having a Brazilian drug master in order to save his kidnapped daughter. Since joining Fast Five, Manley remains burning. He’s finish up being the face area for just two other pre-existing franchises Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, which has made $270 million worldwide, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which opens inside the summer season. Manley may also be noisy . predicts play in the title role in MGM’s Hercules: The Thracian Wars, which Brett Ratner will direct. Ciudad is Manley’s second recent collaboration with Emmett/Furla Films while he’s also installed on star inside the crime thriller Empire Condition, which Dito Montiel is pointing. For your Russos — who had been concentrating on the tv series Community, Happy Being, and Arrested Development–Ciudad may be the first feature since 2006′s You, Me And Dupree. Ciudad may be the first foray into hard-core action. “Exploring genre is surely a driving motivation for people as filmmakers,” the Russos mentioned in the statement. “This movie might be the culmination of the extremely very long time ambition to produce our sensibilities to have an action thriller.” Closed on Mondays Entertainment’s Joe Nozemack will executive produce and Steven V. Scavelli and Lisa Gitter will co-produce. David Guillod of Intellectual Artists Management may even executive produce. Manley as well as the Russo Brothers and sisters are repped by WME and three Arts, as they are Closed On Mondays and Oni Press.

Allison Volk...Got the Part

Allison Volk...Got the Part Role: Host in 'Sideshow Collectibles,' webisode series By Melinda Loewenstein March 3, 2012 The audition process can be daunting, so it's a relief when booking a job leads to more offers. When Allison Volk saw the casting notice for "Sideshow Collectibles," she had no idea it would lead to about a year's worth of work on webisodes and a part in a short film. Volk was doing her weekly reading of Back Stage when she saw a notice for hosting a series of webisodes for the Sideshow Collectibles product line of movie, TV, and comic book figurines and toys. Even though she wasn't involved in the collecting world, she says, "I'm a little bit of a nerd. When I was in college, I was in 'Star Wars the Musical,' and when I saw what the company was all about, I just knew that it was something that I wanted to be involved with, because I like that genre."Travis Watkins, then the manager of the multimedia department at Sideshow Collectibles, and producer-director of the webisodes, says he posted the notice looking for a spokeswoman to help promote the products online. After going through the submissions, Watkins interviewed four applicants. Of this quartet of finalists, he says, "Allison was a stand-out by far." He hired Volk, and she came in and shot spots to promote approximately 15 products. Watkins says, "Allison was just awesome in every way. She was exactly what we needed."When it came time for the Sideshow Collectibles Halloween event called "Spooktacular," Watkins says he wanted to get more ambitious with a short film called "Help Wanted." "Allison was like the bridge that could kind of jump in there with us and elevate the project to a new level," he says. Volk says by that time she had a following on the website, and Watkins wanted to include her on the team. "So I think he wrote the part for me," she says. There was little rehearsal time, but according to Watkins, Volk was always prepared. He says, "She was very open-minded and eager to take the direction and kind of take it in a new place."The short film was a great experience for Volk, because she not only had the part handed to her but also had the opportunity to do a lot of green-screen work, which was a new experience for her. She says, "[Green screen is] definitely a trippy part of acting for film because you just really have to go with it. That's what you're getting paid to do." Volk says because of the green screen, she was surprised how everything looked in the final film. Besides acting, Volk also studied playwriting and has had one of her plays, "The Last Two People on the Platform," produced at the Attic Theatre and Film Center in Los Angeles. She is interested in pursuing both acting and writing.Has Back Stage helped you get cast in the past year? We'd love to tell your story. Be in the weekly column by emailing casting@backstage.com for NY or bswcasting@backstage.com for Los Angeles with "I Got the Part" in the subject line. Allison Volk...Got the Part Role: Host in 'Sideshow Collectibles,' webisode series By Melinda Loewenstein March 3, 2012 The audition process can be daunting, so it's a relief when booking a job leads to more offers. When Allison Volk saw the casting notice for "Sideshow Collectibles," she had no idea it would lead to about a year's worth of work on webisodes and a part in a short film. Volk was doing her weekly reading of Back Stage when she saw a notice for hosting a series of webisodes for the Sideshow Collectibles product line of movie, TV, and comic book figurines and toys. Even though she wasn't involved in the collecting world, she says, "I'm a little bit of a nerd. When I was in college, I was in 'Star Wars the Musical,' and when I saw what the company was all about, I just knew that it was something that I wanted to be involved with, because I like that genre."Travis Watkins, then the manager of the multimedia department at Sideshow Collectibles, and producer-director of the webisodes, says he posted the notice looking for a spokeswoman to help promote the products online. After going through the submissions, Watkins interviewed four applicants. Of this quartet of finalists, he says, "Allison was a stand-out by far." He hired Volk, and she came in and shot spots to promote approximately 15 products. Watkins says, "Allison was just awesome in every way. She was exactly what we needed."When it came time for the Sideshow Collectibles Halloween event called "Spooktacular," Watkins says he wanted to get more ambitious with a short film called "Help Wanted." "Allison was like the bridge that could kind of jump in there with us and elevate the project to a new level," he says. Volk says by that time she had a following on the website, and Watkins wanted to include her on the team. "So I think he wrote the part for me," she says. There was little rehearsal time, but according to Watkins, Volk was always prepared. He says, "She was very open-minded and eager to take the direction and kind of take it in a new place."The short film was a great experience for Volk, because she not only had the part handed to her but also had the opportunity to do a lot of green-screen work, which was a new experience for her. She says, "[Green screen is] definitely a trippy part of acting for film because you just really have to go with it. That's what you're getting paid to do." Volk says because of the green screen, she was surprised how everything looked in the final film. Besides acting, Volk also studied playwriting and has had one of her plays, "The Last Two People on the Platform," produced at the Attic Theatre and Film Center in Los Angeles. She is interested in pursuing both acting and writing.Has Back Stage helped you get cast in the past year? We'd love to tell your story. Be in the weekly column by emailing casting@backstage.com for NY or bswcasting@backstage.com for Los Angeles with "I Got the Part" in the subject line.

Ryan Murphy Discloses Particulars About Jessica Lange's Go back to American Horror Story

Zac Efron Zac Efron continues to be marketing his approaching film The Lorax, but his actions around the red-colored carpet have been receiving all of the attention.In the premiere from the film, Efron, 24, drawn something from his pocket for his publicist to carry, along with a condom accidentally fell by helping cover their it. Throughout a look and feel on Today Thursday, the actor chuckled from the awkward moment. "I never really were built with a pocket-checking policy just before happening the red-colored carpet before, however we have fully instated one," Efron stated.See photos of Zac Efron with the yearsMatt Lauer then clarified that they are speaking in regards to a condom, that Efron joked, "Which was very hard that you should say!" "It's better safe than sorry," Lauer stated. "It is a great message to increase the numerous messages within the film," Efron responded.Watch the entire interview and also the original viral video from the condom-shedding incident below: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news concerning the economy