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Darth Vader & Eco Challenge?
« on: Aug 23rd, 2002, 10:57am » |
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HOLLYWOOD (Zap2it.com) - "Star Wars: Episode II's" Hayden Christensen has signed on for a new role, as disgraced wunderkind journalist Stephen Glass in the film, "Shattered Glass." Christensen starting shooting the film in Montreal on Aug. 14 and will wrap in late September.
"Shattered Glass" is being directed by its screenwriter, Billy Ray ("Hart's War") and produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner’s C/W Productions and Baumgarten-Merims. The film centers on the 25-year-old magazine writer who was considered one of Washington, D.C.’s top investigative reporters.
By the age of 22, Glass' by-line appeared in every reputable publication from Rolling Stone to Esquire until he landed a staff position at The New Republic. When the magazine's perceptive managing editor, Chuck Lane, noticed some inconsistencies in Glass' articles, he began paying closer attention to the young reporter's research. At one point Lane even had Glass drive him along a route the writer supposedly took to meet one of his anonymous sources. In the end it was discovered that of the 41 stories Glass wrote for the publication, 27 contained fabricated quotes and sources. A few of the stories were completely made-up as well.
Hank Azaria has taken over for Greg Kinnear as Glass' editor, Chuck Lane, according to the New York Post's Page Six. Kinnear reportedly left the project over scheduling conflicts with promotion related to his next movie, “Auto Focus.” Other cast members include Steve Zahn as Forbes' technology reporter Adam L. Penenberg, who uncovered Glass' dishonesty, and Chloe Sevigny as Glass' co-worker Caitlin.
Once Christensen is finished shooting the film in late September, the 21-year-old will be participating in the 2002 "Eco-Challenge." The race will take place in Fiji in October, to be later broadcast on the USA Network.
The man who would be Darth Vader will compete will compete with his brother, Tove, sister, Hejsa, and family friend Bill Trayling in the 500-kilometer race that will force teams to hike, swim, kayak and mountain bike their way through the Fiji archipelago. Sixty-seven four-person teams competed in the 2001 race in New Zealand, with 55 finishing ahead of the 10-day limit.
Christensen's other credits include "Life as a House" and "The Virgin Suicides."
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