Hayden Christensen in Beijing to announce new movie.

Hayden Christensen and director Nick Powell were in Beijing today to officially announce Arclight and Easternlight Film's upcoming movie Outcast, an international co-production which will partly film in Yunnan, China. The movie about an exiled knight who finds his way east to China, also has Nicolas Cage in exclusive negotiations to co-star in the 12th century AD action adventure said to be "Game of Thrones" meets "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

The period action film tells the story of a disgraced knight from the Crusades who travels to China and is hired to protect a princess and prince who have run away after their father, the Emperor, is murdered. Hayden has been cast as the knight and casting is underway in China for the prince and princess.

Hayden is no stranger to costume and action films having starred in two of George Lucas' Star Wars Prequels in the role of Anakin Skywalker who eventually turns to the Dark Side to become Darth Vader in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

First time director Nick Powell has extensive experience in epic action films as a second unit director and stunt coordinator in such films as The Bourne Identity, X-Men 3: Last Stand, The Last Samurai and The Three Musketeers.

Filming is scheduled to begin in April 2013. Photo Source

Hayden will be bulking up for the role of a knight in Outcast and also letting his hair a beard grow for the role.

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Hayden Christensen stars in Vanishing on 7th Street in select theaters on Friday, February 18. Magnet Releasing and Magnolia Pictures have a contest going on now. Win a signed Vanishing on 7th Street movie poster and Magnet DVD Pak.

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Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, John Leguizamo, Jacob Latimore, Taylor Groothuis star in Vanishing on 7th Street directed by Brad Anderson.

Most of the population has vanished after a power black-out, leaving a few survivors searching for answers and an escape from increasing darkness, whispering voices and shadows that are closing in on them.

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Hayden Christensen Starring in Genesis Code with Brad Anderson Directing

Hayden Christensen and Brad Anderson may be working together again soon. Brad Anderson is attached to direct the upcoming movie The Genesis Code. According to IMDb Anderson would be replacing David R. Ellis as director on the film starring Christensen and based on the 1997 book of the same name by John Case. Hayden recently worked with Anderson on Vanising on 7th Street which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Christensen plays a former national security expert who, while investigating the murder of his only sister and her young son, discovers that a religious sect called The Shadow of the Cross may be involved. With the help of his sister’s friend Ana, they follow the clues to a clinic in the mountains of Italy, where a terrifying secret experiment has been conducted – successfully. The results are so threatening to the foundation of the Church that they will do anything to keep it from being revealed.

Anderson had a couple of films lined up to go into production soon so it's not known where Genesis Code would fit on his list of upcoming projects.

Spanish actress Paz Vega had been rumored in the cast with filming to take place in Spain possibly in 2011. Myriad Pictures' Kirk D’Amico and Forest Park Pictures' Tove Christensen will produce along with Michael Mailer and Alvaro Longoria.

HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN TO STAR IN THE GENESIS CODE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Santa Monica, May 6, 2010….Hayden Christensen is on board for the lead role in director David R. Ellis’ upcoming thriller THE GENESIS CODE, based on the novel by the same name written by John Case. The film’s screenplay is written by Kevin Bernhardt. Myriad Pictures, who will co-produce the film, owns all rights worldwide, will be selling the film at the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes.

The producers are Tove Christensen, Myriad’s CEO and President Kirk D’Amico, Michael Mailer and Alvaro Longoria.

The story follows a former national security expert, played by Christensen, who, while investigating the murder of his only sister and her young son, discovers that a religious sect called The Shadow of the Cross may be involved. With the help of his sister’s friend Ana, they follow the clues to a clinic in the mountains of Italy, where a terrifying secret experiment has been conducted – successfully. The results are so threatening to the foundation of the Church that they will do anything to keep it from being revealed.

“We are very pleased to have Hayden on board for this project,” said D’Amico. “His passion for the character of Joe Lassiter and the world he inhabits – of religion, politics and secret operatives – was apparent to all of us involved in the project. It is this kind of commitment that we know will lead to a compelling performance.”

Hayden Christensen will next be seen starring in John Lussenhop’s Takers opposite Matt Dillon and Zoe Saldana and Brad Anderson’s Vanishing on 7th Street opposite Thandie Newton and John Leguizamo. Hayden is involved with the (RED) campaign and recently shot a PSA for them that also features Bono, Javier Bardem, Don Cheadle, Penelope Cruz, Claire Danes, Hugh Jackman, Julianne Moore, Gabourey Sidibe, Gwen Stefani, The Jonas Bros., among others.

Director David R. Ellis started his career as a stuntman and moved into directing, where he served as 2nd unit director on Harrison Ford’s Patriot Games and Clear And Present Danger. His directing credits include Final Destination 2, Cellular, starring Kim Basinger and Jessica Biel, Asylum, with Sarah Roemer, Snakes on a Plane with Samuel L. Jackson and The Final Destination in 3-D, which occupied the number one spot at the box office when it was released last year.

Kevin Bernhardt wrote the screenplay to the crime-drama The Immortals starring Eric Roberts and Joe Pantoliano and the Tom Berenger thriller Fear of Flying. He wrote the adventure El Americano which will be directed by Amy Redford and Elephant White, which will star Kevin Bacon. He also wrote the screenplay for Peaceful Warrior.

About the producers

* Alvaro Longoria’s Morena Films is based in Madrid and is involved with film production and distribution. Morena co-produced the Che Guevara bio-pic Che: Part I and Che: Part II, which was directed by Stephen Soderburgh and released theatrically in the U.S. by IFC Films.
* Tove Christensen, is one of the film’s producers through Forest Park Pictures. Christensen is best known for producing Shattered Glass and this is his 2nd collaboration with Myriad as they worked together on The Education of Charlie Banks.
* Kirk D’Amico has produced and executive produced a wide variety of feature films including Van Wilder, Jeepers Creepers 2, Death Defying Acts, starring Catherine Zeta Jones and Guy Pearce, and also The Good Girl, starring Jennifer Aniston, and Kinsey, starring Liam Neeson. He is currently an executive producer on the thriller Good Neighbours starring Scott Speedman.
* Michael Mailer was a producer on the James Toback film Black and White, the crime drama Empire for Universal Pictures and The Golden Boys, starring David Carridine.

About Myriad Pictures

Based in Santa Monica, California, Myriad Pictures is a leader in the independent financing, production, distribution and worldwide sales of major motion pictures and television programming. Helmed by President and CEO Kirk D’Amico, the company holds an impressive and diverse library of filmed programming. Mr. D’Amico has been featured as one of The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 50 independent producers.

At the 2010 Cannes Film Market, in addition to The Genesis Code Myriad will be selling:

* happythankyoumoreplease – the 2010 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award Winner stars, was written and directed by Josh Radnor, star of TV’s hit series “How I Met Your Mother”. The film chronicles the lives of three New York couples as they grapple with love and commitment issues, and also stars Malin Ackerman, Zoe Kazan, Kate Mara and Pablo Schreiber.
* EVERY DAY – Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt and Carla Gugino star in this comedy/drama that World Premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival and was directed by Richard Levine.
* MAIN STREET – Colin Firth, Orlando Bloom, Amber Tamblyn, Patricia Clarkson and Academy Award®-winner Ellen Burstyn star in Academy Award®- winning screenwriter Horton Foote’s last script.
* GOOD NEIGHBOURS – A thriller directed by The Trotsky’s Jacob Tierney, starring Scott Speedman and Jay Baruchel.

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Hold That Jumper - Doug Liman's Next Project?

Regardless of updates to IMDB and other talk about Jumper 2, it's possible that Doug Liman's untitled Moon project might be closer to starting production than his Hayden Christensen starring sequel to Jumper. Recently, IMDB added Hayden Christensen to the cast on the Jumper 2 listing for the sequel. The original Jumper came in number one at the box office when it was released in February 2008.

As schedules are always in a state of being arranged and re-arranged on Hollywood movie projects, you just never know what might get moved up or pushed back.

Only time will tell if Jumper 2 or the Moon project will be Doug Liman's next project. At the moment, it looks like everyone involved, including Jake Gyllenhaal, might have room on their schedules for the Moon project to start filming in early 2010.

Hayden has two possible projects listed in pre-production on IMDB which haven't been confirmed yet but could keep him busy for awhile. Besides that, there are several scripts for Moon and there has been no mention of any script yet on Jumper 2. Status is still listed as "In Development: Optioned property". Fans of the Steven Gould Jumper books may have to wait a little longer to see Hayden Christensen reprise the role of David Rice in a second installment in the series.

Simon Kinberg who also wrote for Jumper and who is tayloring the Moon script specifically for actor Jake Gyllenhaal spoke to 30 Ninjas Blog about the progress of that project.


JFG: Where does the film [Moon Project] stand now?

SK: We’re hoping that the movie shoots the beginning of next year. And it has been through many iterations, which I think is Doug’s process, to some extent, where he wants to look at a lot of different versions of something to make sure it’s the exact right version, and I think we’re starting to close in on the exact right version. Like you say, it’s been a labor of love for Doug, and I’ve worked with him on two movies and a TV pilot now, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen him as passionate about a project as he is about this.


JFG: It’s the longest he’s been on a project.

SK: For sure. Which is telling. So it’s an ongoing — as you know, since you’re part of the conversation still — it is an ongoing conversation, it’s a group dialogue, it’s all these people involved giving ideas, and our trying to synthesize them … I just spent time with Jake, who is also a producer on the movie, and hopefully the star of the movie, and he’s doing research, and thinking about it, and has all kinds of good ideas, and — like all Dougie’s movies, but maybe more than the others — it’s an all-hands-on-deck, everybody’s-contributing-ideas process. Source

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Hayden Christensen Rumored in "The Fallen"

According to Production Weekly, Hayden Christensen as well as Samuel L. Jackson are listed in the cast of the the upcoming Penny Marshall production about the true life story of a Boston firefighter during the time of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. Filming is also rumored to begin mid November in Boston.

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Hayden Christensen News and Updates

The Virgin Territory movie page is up with trailer, wallpapers, movie stills, trivia, articles and more coming soon. Virgin Territory is available on dvd August 26, 2008.

Also check out the New York, I Love You trailer and other news on the main page and updates to the site. More in the works.

Rumors of Hayden in Neuromancer Movie

Even though Hayden has declined the opportunity to talk about this project in interviews and his name has been removed from the cast at Internet Movie Database (IMDB), rumors still persist that he will play Case in the big screen adaptation of the novel by William Gibson.

A poster has surfaced giving rise to more speculation by fans, some anxiously awaiting and some dreading the upcoming movie, which is being produced by Seven Arts Pictures. It doesn't help that Seven Arts still has Hayden's name in the synopsis even though it also removed the casting from the page.

[EDIT: August 15, 2008 - "Seven Arts Pictures has updated the Neuromancer Synopsis and has removed Hayden's name. They also changed the main character's name, which had been spelled "Cage", to "Case".]

In May, Peter Hoffman of Seven Arts Pictures brought the project to Cannes Film Market as part of the company's slate of films with Indiewire reporting that director Joseph Kahn had been signed to helm with a cast announcement coming soon. There has been no casting announcement since then. Indiewire's Cannes Biz Daily also reported William Gibson to be writing the script.

[EDIT: August 1, 2008 - William Gibson posted to his blog today that he is not writing the screenplay for Neuromancer.]

I understand fans who are eagerly anticipating the movie might want to speculate to help pass the time until something is confirmed but at present that's all it is....old rumors and speculation.



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Hayden Gets Audition With Spielberg

Apparently Hayden never made it to the Fontana Auto Club Speedway yesterday as part of a planned media and fan event with NASCAR driver Casey Mears. According to the OC Register, Hayden is "not ready to give up his day job" and when Steven Spielberg invites you to an audition just before leaving for the track what do you do......you say yes.

I know fans were probably disappointed but things happen and it's understandable that work must comes first. We can't wait for more news and wish Hayden all the best.

Perhaps a new helmet for Darth Vader
July 31, 2008|By DAMIAN DOTTORE

Actor Hayden Christensen is interested in driving a stock car, but apparently he's not ready to quit his day job just yet to pursue a NASCAR dream.

Christensen, who gained fame playing Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, in the Star Wars saga, was supposed to be at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana driving go-karts at the track with Hendrick Motorsports Sprint Cup driver Casey Mears. According Auto Club Speedway president Gillian Zucker, Christensen in very interested in launching a racing career.

Christenen's kart was ready for him, sitting outside the track, which is built in the speedway's parking lot. But the driver was MIA.

Zucker said Steven Spielberg invited Christensen to an audition on Wednesday, not too long before he was supposed to head out to the track.

For more information on the upcoming Pepsi 500 at the Auto Club Speedway, click here.

Contact the writer: ddottore@ocregister.com

Original article here...

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It's a Hard-knock Life for Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen cast as David Copperfield.

There is only very early information on the latest adaptation of the Dickens classic. Velvet Octopus Films lists Hayden Christensen in the role of the adult David Copperfield in this latest film verson written by Peter Howitt and Douglas McFerran.

The $30 million project is to be produced by Generator Entertainment along with Howitt and producing partner Richard Johns (Flaming Pie Films). Funding is already lined up from the U.K. Film Council's Premiere Fund and pre-sales from the Cannes international film market.

What does Richard Johns think of bringing a new "David Copperfield" to the big screen? "This is a very fresh adaptation of the novel, not the chocolate-boxy, stolid version of Dickens that we are used to," Johns said. "It won't be mannered or reverential. With Dickens, filmmakers have been trapped in this place where you have caricatured characters, but Peter wants to deal with them like real people."

The movie, set to begin filming this fall in Canada, will be directed by Peter Howitt with a cast including Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Kevin McNally, Dominic Cooper and Simon Pegg.

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Jumper Sequel Seems Likely

Hayden Christensen may yet again be a teleporter if the Internet Movie Database's info is accurate. While searching earlier today for news on director Doug Liman, I found Jumper 2 listed on IMDB as one of Hayden's upcoming projects.

The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has added Jumper 2 to it's movie pages and shows a projected release date of 2011. IMDB's status for the film is "announced" and "in development" and was last updated March 12, 2008. No cast is listed but listed are director, Doug Liman and writers Steven Gould (novel) and Simon Kinberg. You can keep track of Jumper 2 by clicking here to go to IMDB.

The Toronto Star reported earlier this year that Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Bell had all signed for two sequels, which will only happen if Jumper is a box office success.

The Jumper 2 Message Board is also online and active at IMDB and you'll find a permanent IMDB link on Hayden Christensen Fan News in the right column of the main site for handy access to Jumper 2 and all of Hayden's movie pages on IMDB.