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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08016/849427-42.stm

Filming of 'The Road' leads to Pittsburgh
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
By Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Apocalypse, here we come.

Pittsburgh has landed "The Road," a big-screen adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy best-seller of the same name that will star Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce and a young Australian actor named Kodi Smit-McPhee.

2929 Entertainment, which is producing the movie, and the Pittsburgh Film Office yesterday confirmed rumors "The Road" will shoot in Southwestern Pennsylvania for eight weeks starting in late February to take advantage of the cold and snow. The film also will spend a week in Louisiana and a week in Oregon.

The movie is budgeted at under $30 million and will feature 15 or so speaking roles along with background players. It is set to arrive in theaters at the end of the year.

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Looks like Guy will only come in late in the movie - I hope he'll have some good screen time though - and with Viggo, 'cause it would be great! And Charlize Theron too, eh? Plus the director of The Proposition, which I liked a lot - sounds like a great combination to me! Now of course the question is which way the writer's strike will influence the start of shooting.

( Behind the cut because it's big: The colour of my soul )

Not too bad, I guess. (If you can't see the text, highlight the part between the title and the images.) It's not like I don't have enough to do - but I can't concentrate on anything for too long. At least today is better than yesterday (both in ability to concentrate and sleepiness); I even sorted through my pile of invoices, credit card receipts etc! However I haven't downloaded the pics from my trip yet, and also haven't finished commenting on entries from the past week. But I just had a lovely hot bath, so things are good. ;)

Tomorrow I really will have to go out and get some shopping done - my fridge looks very empty... But I did throw together two proper meals today, which is a rarity for me particularly on days off! Thank goodness I finally remembered that I can use my steamer to cook rice - this way there's no risk of it burning, which means I can make it more often. You see, I have a habit of setting something cooking then wandering off, and losing track of time over it. Hey, at least I haven't managed to ruin any pans so far!

I want to do some beading but all projects I am considering require size 11 seed beads. Well guess what - that's not an easy size to find around here. Guess I'll have to put in an order with Shipwreck Beads in the not too distant future...

Oh yes, a funny coincidence: Last night I saw on IMDB that Guy Pearce was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire/UK... I changed trains there on my way from Thetford to London City airport last Thursday! *giggle*

And herewith ends this pointless post. Aren't you glad? :)