Ansel Elgort Is Augustus Waters in "The Fault in Our Stars" Opposite Shailene Woodley

From siblings to star-crossed lovers! EW reports rising star Ansel Elgort has been offered the male lead in "The Fault in Our Stars" opposite Shailene Woodley - who plays his sister in the currently-filming dystopian adaptation "Divergent." The two Read more

Dylan O'Brien Lands "The Maze Runner" Lead; Ki Hong Lee Also Joins

UPDATE: Director Wes Ball tweets that Ki Hong Lee has also joined the cast as Minho, a fellow Glader and ally to Thomas throughout the series. Lee is probably best known as a regular on short-lived ABC Family Read more

Shailene Woodley Confirmed for "The Fault in Our Stars"

I mean, duh, we called it. It has now been officially confirmed with glowing quotes from director, producer and author in tow that the increasingly in demand Shailene Woodley will play the lead role of Hazel Grace Lancaster Read more

Up and Comers Presents: 20 Faces to Watch in 2013

After a somewhat unpredictable year in which the stars we expected to break out largely didn't but fresh faces came out of nowhere to surprise us all, we are ready to look ahead to the new talent waiting to Read more

Up and Comers Presents: The Breakout Stars of 2012

Another year, another new crop of fresh talent. Just like last year, the hardest part is narrowing down which of the dozens of the year's rising stars shone the brightest. This year we heralded the arrival of the unlikeliest Read more
•••••

youssef delara

Gina Rodriguez Reunites with “Filly Brown” Team for “Marching Banda”

March 11, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting 1 Comment

gina-rodriguez The team behind Sundance 2012 breakout film “Filly Brown” are reuniting, as Deadline reports actress Gina Rodriguez, director Youssef Delara and the “Filly Brown” producers will next tackle musically-tinged family drama “Marching Banda.” Rodriguez will play the single mother of a high school trumpet player. When the boy’s estranged father shows up, he bonds with his son and begins teaching traditional Mexican music to the school’s marching band. A summer production start is scheduled.

Rodriguez made the TV guest-starring rounds on shows like “The Mentalist”, “Happy Endings” and a recurring stint on daytime soap “The Bold and the Beautiful” before appearing in front of Sundance audiences as a young aspiring hip hop artist in “Filly Brown.” It was a breakout moment for the actress, who has since completed filming on several indies, including “Sleeping with the Fishes”, “California Winter” and “Snap,” another “Filly Brown” team collaboration.

“Filly Brown” team sets Jake Hoffman and Nikki Reed for psychological thriller follow-up “Snap”

January 23, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

Cima Productions, currently basking in the glow of rave reviews at Sundance for their directorial debut “Filly Brown”, have announced their next project, a psychological thriller to star young thesps Jake Hoffman and Nikki Reed. Deadline reported the news earlier today.

“Filly Brown” helmer Youssef Delara will co-direct with producer Victor Teran, who also wrote the script. Set in the underground dubstep scene, the film follows Hoffman as a brilliant but introverted musician who falls for Reed’s young social worker. A romance blossoms then quickly withers, with “shocking and tragic results.” “We’re extremely blessed that, after our amazing experience with Gina Rodriguez on Filly, we get to continue working with more brilliant young actors like Jake and Nikki,” Delara tells Deadline. Production is slated to begin on March26, with a return to Sundance in 2013 planned for the premiere.

Reed made a splash early when she co-wrote and starred in Catherine Hardwicke’s “Thirteen”, partly based on her own life, but got her biggest break yet when Hardwicke cast her as the vampire Rosalie in “Twilight.” She’ll wrap up that role in “Breaking Dawn Part II”, which releases this November. Hoffman played a younger version of Adam Sandler in “Click” and has appeared on TV shows like “Arrested Development” and “Californiacation.”