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  • Kristen Bell and Michael B. Jordan to Host Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards

    Kristen Bell and Michael B. Jordan to Host Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards

    MUMBAI: Actors Kristen Bell and Michael B. Jordan will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday, February 15, at The Beverly Hills Hotel.  They will present 19 awards to 52 individual recipients during the evening.

     

    “We are thrilled to have Kristen and Michael join us as hosts for this year’s Sci-Tech Awards,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.  “They are bright, young talents in the film community and will be a great addition to a night that honors the industry’s technical achievements.”

     

    Bell recently lent her voice to the Oscar-nominated Disney animated feature Frozen.  She also will be seen in the title role of the upcoming feature Veronica Mars, in theaters this March.  Bell’s other film credits include The Lifeguard, Hit & Run, When in Rome and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

    In 2013, Jordan appeared in his first major leading role in the critically acclaimed film Fruitvale Station.  He also will be seen in That Awkward Moment, with Zac Efron and Miles Teller, due out this Friday.  His other credits include Chronicle and Red Tails.

     

    Portions of the Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation will be included in the Oscar telecast.

     

    Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, 2 March, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center and televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

  • Publicly funded Veronica Mars set to kick off the spring Paley Fest

    Publicly funded Veronica Mars set to kick off the spring Paley Fest

    The 31st annual Paley Fest has just released its first three events. First on the list would be the highly anticipated movie sequel to the cult favorite TV show, Veronica Mars. This is no ordinary film; this would the first major film to be completely produced by the mass public.

     

    On 13 March, 2013, writer Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell launched a fundraising campaign to produce the film through Kickstarter. On its first day on Kickstarter, the project broke the record of being the fastest project to collect $1 million and then even $2 million towards the end of the day. It also achieved the highest minimal pledging goal achieved and is now considered the largest successful film project on Kickstarter.

     

    The date of the panel is no coincidence, the cast along with the writer, Rob Thomas, would inaugurate the Paley Fest on 13 March, 2014, exactly one year to the date of its Kickstarter campaign, and also a day prior to its limited release in the US.

     

    The William S. Paley Television Festival founded in 1984, is an extraordinary interactive pop culture event produced by The Paley Center for Media that connects fans with the casts and creators of their favorite series. Named after the founder of both the Paley Center and CBS, Paley Fest is a two-week event where the audience gets a sneak preview of the new episodes or highlights of the featured work followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with the cast and creative team. Paley Fest 2014 would be held from 13-28 March.

     

    Other panels announced so far at the annual fest include Paley fest regulars, American Horror Story: Coven and Pretty Little Liars. The full line up is scheduled to be released on 8 January. In addition to the aforementioned, Paley Fest would change its venue from the Saban Theater, which can accommodate about 1600 people in Beverly Hills to the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland, which can accommodate up to 2800.

    Veronica Mars is scheduled to make its India release in mid 2014.

  • Theatrical trailer of ‘Veronica Mars Movie’ released

    Theatrical trailer of ‘Veronica Mars Movie’ released

    MUMBAI: It was a long time ago when Veronica Mars ruled the hearts of TV viewers. And now, a movie made with the help of crowdfunding is set to create the same craze again. A new trailer of Veronica Mars debuted on 2 Jan.

     

    With Kristen Bell, Krysten Ritter, Enrico Colantoni, Ryan Hansen, Tina Majorino and Jason Dohring in the cast, Mars investigations is back in business. The trailer shows Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) learning about her former beau’s legal troubles – he’s been accused of murdering his girlfriend.

     

    In the film, Veronica Mars has put Neptune and her amateur sleuthing days behind her on the eve of graduating law school. While interviewing at high-end law firms, Veronica gets a call from her ex-boyfriend Logan who has been accused of murder. Veronica heads back to Neptune just to help Logan find an attorney, but when things don’t seem right with how Logan’s case is perceived and handled, Veronica finds herself being pulled back into a life she thought she had left behind. 

     

    The series Veronica Mars aired for three seasons from 2004-2007 on UPN and The WB. The Kickstarter to fund the movie launched in February 2013 and reached its goal of $2 million in 10 hours. The Kickstarter campaign grossed more than $5.7 million. The fan-funded flick hits theaters on Friday, March 14 in select markets across the U.S.

     

    In addition to Bell, Lowell and Dohring, most of the principal Veronica Mars series cast returned for the movie. Ryan Hansen, Krysten Ritter, Percy Daggs III, Tina Majorino, Francis Capra, Ken Marino and Enrico Colantoni all reprised their roles for the movie.