Archive for the ‘A Heartbeat Away’ Category
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Apr 25 2010
Thanks to the awesome Sam I have exclusive scans from the May issue of Cleo for you! It features a fun and different photoshoot alongside a new, long and very interesting interview, in which Izzy talks about everything including how she was discovered, life in LA, the dance scenes in A Heartbeat Away, being single and much more! It’s a really great read. I’ve also added some outtakes from this photoshoot plus another, older photoshoot. Thanks goes to the equally awesome Nina for these photoshoots and providing Cleo scans as well – really appreciate it! As I said, these scans are exclusive to Isabel Lucas Online, so please do not re-post them elsewhere. You are welcome to post a link back to the site or gallery album to share the scans, but do not repost the images themselves. • Cleo (Aus) – May 2010 x7       |
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Mar 07 2010
WYNNUM’S waveless foreshore has become an ideal location for the makers of the new Aussie movie A Heartbeat Away. Next Monday (March 1st) will see a crew of 50 and a cast of more than 20 on Wolsey Pde filming scenes for the $7million movie. Producer Chris Fitchett said the six-week filming process had begun two weeks ago. “The story is set in a fictional fishing village, so we wanted somewhere that wasn’t a surf beach but has a feel of a fishing town,” Fitchett said. The story, written seven years ago, features an aspiring rock guitarist who is forced to take over the musical direction of his father’s marching band. A Heartbeat Away also features Isabel Lucas, of Transformers fame, Colin Friels, who has starred in several Australian television series including Water Rats, and newcomer to the big scene Sebastian Gregory. “Isabel is obviously a star and Sebastian is a rising star,” Fitchett said. “We are very lucky to have an all-Australian cast.” |
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Mar 07 2010
According to A Heartbeat Away Director Gale Edwards, theatre directors can make a “wonderful” transition into film if they learn about the collaboration process it requires. “Sam Mendes had a wonderful transition, and so did Stephen Daldry, so we’re following a course which is not uncommon anymore. Theatre directors are directing more and more films around the world,” she said. Edwards, who has directed musicals such as The Boy From Oz and Sweeney Todd and won an Emmy for her filmed version of Jesus Christ Superstar, is currently shooting her debut feature, the musical comedy A Heartbeat Away, in Queensland. “It’s a very exciting journey for me and I feel thrilled to have the opportunity and take this new direction in my career. “I feel like a duck taken to water, completely at home. I’ve always loved working with actors, and I love the process of shooting a film, the possibilities the camera offers, and the degree to which I can control the storytelling,” said Edwards. However, Edwards is aware that not all theatre directors have successful transitions, and that the medium requires a high level of collaboration. |
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Feb 21 2010
SHE has played a robot and a vampire in big-budget blockbusters, now Hollywood hottie Isabel Lucas will put on her dancing shoes as the leading lady in Aussie flick A Heartbeat Away. The Transformers star was hard at it last week, first filming some steamy scenes opposite rising Aussie actor Sebastian Gregory in Brisbane, then flying off to New York to sit front-row with fellow Aussie actor Naomi Watts at Calvin Klein’s autumn fashion show. Lucas will head back Down Under early this week to show off some fancy footwork in director Gale Edwards’ musical comedy. The story revolves around an aspiring rock guitarist (Gregory) who is forced to take over the musical direction of his father’s marching band. Lucas, who has just been travelling the globe promoting action-packed thriller Daybreakers, will play Gregory’s love interest. Other cast members include Colin Friels, William Zappa and Tammy McIntosh, with Underbelly’s Roy Billing also tipped to play a part. Filming will wrap up late next month, with the movie due to be released next year. Lucas recently finished filming Red Dawn in Detroit, alongside fellow Aussie – and her one-time boyfriend – Chris Hemsworth. |
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Feb 18 2010
The first photos of Izzy on the set of her new movie, A Heartbeat Away, have surfaced online today, and I have added them to our Gallery! Izzy looks gorgeous! I’m really glad she’s doing another Aussie movie, rather than moving to Hollywood for good. I reckon/hope she’ll continue to get lots of offers on both sides of the ocean and I also think she has a good head on her when deciding what to work on. What do you think?! • A Heartbeat Away: On the set – 1st week x2   |
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Feb 16 2010
Theatre director Gale Edwards commenced production on her feature debut, a new musical comedy, today (Feb 15th) in Brisbane. The shoot for the film – financed by Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, Cutting Edge and UK’s Quickfire Films – is expected to run until March 25, for a 2011 release via Hoyts Distribution. Chris Fitchett produces, alongside executive producers Chris Brown (Pictures in Paradise), John Lee (Cutting Edge), Gary Hamilton and James Atherton (Arclight Films). The story is about an aspiring rock guitarist who is forced to take over the musical direction of his father’s marching band just weeks before a major competition. The cast includes Isabel Lucas, Sebastian Gregory, Williams Zappa, Tammy Macintosh and Colin Friels. Edwards has directed musicals such as The Boy from Oz and Jesus Christ Superstar, and A Heartbeat Away is her first film. |
