tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89798504707439391322024-03-13T12:26:44.658-07:00Cool TrashNews and gossip about the upcoming Jem and the Holograms live action movieUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-74449061515067271282014-06-28T13:29:00.004-07:002014-06-28T13:29:56.603-07:00Jason Blum Confirms The Misfits WILL NOT Be in Jem The MovieJason Blum has confirmed in an interview with an <a href="http://www.spetteguless.it/2014/06/jem-e-le-holograms-le-misfits-non-saranno-nel-film-ora-e-ufficiale/" target="_blank">Italian movie news site</a> that the Misfits will not be the Jem & The Holograms movie.<br />
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Here is our horrible Google translate version of what was said:
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"Among his future films will be Jem and the Holograms, directed by Jon M. Chu. It is rumored that the Misfits, historic rivals of Jem, will not be in the movie for a rights issue. It's all right?" </blockquote>
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Basically a coming-out journalism. I really wanted to have in the background Cristina d'Avena. I know I'm just a ricchiona (???) but the world must know. </blockquote>
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And this was the response from Blum: "They will not be in the film. Since apparently in Italy everyone knows this series better than me, maybe I'll do a preview of the movie here! No, however there will be but the reason is not related to the rights ".
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It's interesting that Jason says the reason the Misfits are not in the movie is not related to the rights. There had been rumors going around that there are still copyright issues with the Misfits due to the real life band of the same name. There's urban legend online the cartoon was forced to remove the Misfits and replace them with the Stingers (which is untrue). However, a copyright and trademark search shows that the real-life band doesn't have the name currently trademarked or copyrighted.<br />
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So, why no Misfits? Here are the possible reasons:<br />
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1) <b>Budget</b> - It's a $5 Million dollar movie. Having the Misfits adds more members to the cast, along with songs that need to be recorded.<br />
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2) <b>Limiting the number of characters</b> - When properties with a large number of characters get the movie treatment, there's a trend to limit the number of characters. GI Joe and Transformers had this sort of treatment and the producers specifically limited the cast to a small group of characters - which they then never developed past being cardboard charitcurles.<br />
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3) <b>The Holograms Are the Mistfits </b>- The leaked pictures of what Jem & the Holograms are wearing look more appropriate for the Misfits than the Holograms - even in the finale big concert. And Jem costume designer Soyon An talked in a recent <a href="http://la.racked.com/archives/2014/06/18/meet_the_la_costume_designer_behind_jem_and_the_holograms.php" target="_blank">interview</a> that the style for them is clearly punk & rock.<br />
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This is how Soyon An describes the characters and their styles: "For
Jem aka Jerrica, she's indie rock-n-roll, but in a subtle, simple and
fashionable way. Aja is totally punk rock and doesn't give a f*ck. Shana
is a wannabe fashionista who's willing to try anything trendy and
fabulous. Kimber is a girly-girl but in a tomboyish kind of way."<br />
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This doesn't sound like the Holograms, this sounds like the Misfits. <br />
In the original cartoon, Jem & the Holograms were the good girls who followed the typical get-along-gang mentality of 80s cartoon teaching elementary school kids right from wrong. The Misfits were the baddies who were greedy and self-centered. Cartoons even had educational consultants to make sure there was messaging to balance out trying to sell toys. <br />
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Now, the Jem movie is aimed at preteen girls and likely trying to separate itself from being too Disney. Our guess is that the Holograms are somewhere in the middle between the Misfits and Holograms. They won't be the "bad girls" like the Misfits trying to run Jem off the road, but they won't be squeeky clean singing about People Who Care. Their style will be more Misfit-like and they will fit more with the typical preteen rebellion.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-37726823126558086922014-06-01T23:43:00.004-07:002014-06-01T23:43:49.791-07:00The Synergy ConundrumA lot of speculation and articles have been going around about whether Synergy will or won't be in in the Jem & The Holograms movie.<br />
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For the record, Cool Trash has never said that Synergy won't be in the movie. Our guess is that some form of something similar to Synergy may appear - probably at the very end.<br />
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In the initial <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jem-holograms-be-a-jason-689926" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hollywood Reporter article</a> about the film, the plot includes "(Jerrica) and her sisters embark on a music-driven scavenger hunt -- one that sends them on an adventure across Los Angeles in an attempt to unlock a final message left by her father". Hollywood Reporter cites the producers as the source of this plot info.<br />
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Many have concluded that the "final message" is related to Synergy. But it's not much of a plot of a movie if it's resolved in the first 10 minutes, so much of the movie (perhaps nearly all of it) wouldn't involve Synergy if she's what they are searching for. <br />
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Several extras from the filming on May 14/15th have come forward with tidbits of information. <a href="http://www.roxy-tart.com/#!podcast/cir9" target="_blank">Roxy Tart </a>posted a podcast where she talked about her experiences as an extra and said that what was being filmed was the big finale concert which was the final scene. <a href="https://twitter.com/wondermann5/status/471453812209635328" target="_blank">Wondermann5</a> tweeted that there were "No Jem Star earrings".<br />
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If it is the final scene, then that would eliminate finding the Jem starearrings in the last act before the finale concert. There could be an epilogue or scene following the concert or possibly after the credits. However, lack of the Jem star earrings do not necessarily mean that Synergy hasn't been found by that point in the movie. It could simply suggest that there aren't Jem star earring and Synergy uses other means to transmit holograms. <br />
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They could have found the final message from Emmett (or whatever his name is in the movie) and it doesn't include the earrings. Or it the message has absolutely nothing to do with Synergy. <br />
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From just the typical formula used for movie (and nearly all movies are formula driven), finding the message before the big finale concert would fit - especially for a music focused movie like this. <br />
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Actor Jeffrey King, who claims to have worked on Jem, posted on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/ouNWyMy-Qo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> "<span data-reactid=".r[1].[0].[0].[0].[0].[0].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[1].[0].[0].[0].[0].[0].[0].[1].[1].[0].[1].[0].{733600104766498384}[0].[1].[2][0]"><span data-reactid=".r[1].[0].[0].[0].[0].[0].[0].[1].[1].[0].[1].[0].{733600104766498384}[0].[1].[2][0].[0]">I worked on it... It's not like the cartoon at all. They went more normal with it."</span></span></span><br />
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"Astral" and "Mrs Bailey". So, our guess is there will be something called Synergy but may not be anything like what Synergy is in the cartoon. </span></span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-63996041328393066132014-05-29T18:23:00.001-07:002014-05-29T18:23:19.081-07:00More Pictures of Isabella Rice on the Set8 year old Isabella Rice (Young Jerrica) was back on the set of Jem & The Holograms last week and filmed in Santa Monica. We had a hunch she was there, based on something a crewmember tweeted, but we have confirmation from pictures just added to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6038328/mediaindex?ref_=nmmd_md_sm" target="_blank">IMDb</a>.<br />
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Cool Trash's guess is that flashbacks will be used used for more than a quick introduction to the characters. <br />
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The story is suppose to be a musical treasure hunt with messages left by Jerrica's father. That could be a much longer hunt for Synergy (more on that topic in a post later this week) then what was in the cartoon. It's possible that each of the locations is tied to Jerrica's past and there are flashbacks related to them - which could be why Isabella has to be at so many locations.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-6365611521702699852014-05-25T10:22:00.000-07:002014-05-25T10:22:06.682-07:00Stunt Double Confirms Juliette Lewis as EricaJuliette Lewis' stunt double, <span class="st">Jenn Elizabeth, confirmed on <a href="https://twitter.com/seaangeljenn/status/469108503697559552" target="_blank">Twitter</a> that Juliette's character indeed is named Erica:</span><br />
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<span class="st">While many have speculated that Juliette is playing "Erica Raymond", this isn't exactly confirmation about her character's last name since Jennifer only tweeted that the character name was "Erica" and not "Erica Raymond". </span><br />
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<span class="st">The picture of Juliette with E! News' Jason Kennedy has the name "Astral Recording" behind her, and it seems like from her attire that she's playing a record executive type character like Eric Raymond. Could her last name be something else, like Gabor or Benton? With Jerrica and Kimber being minors, then they could have an "evil" relative controlling their inheritance (which might explain why there is a Jerrica and Erica if they were related) Or Erica could be completely unrelated to any existing Jem character.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-89177950897129605092014-05-24T22:41:00.000-07:002014-05-24T22:42:19.606-07:00Stefanie Scott Posts Video Following Santa Monica Beach FilmingStefanie Scott posted a video on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/oUYg2oM7xf/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> of the girls celebrating completing three days of filming at night on the Santa Monica beach.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-66980808424863174362014-05-23T17:08:00.001-07:002014-05-23T20:14:33.024-07:00More of Molly Ringwald On SetMolly <a href="https://twitter.com/MollyRingwald/status/469675545605570561" target="_blank">tweeted a picture</a> from the set yesterday with Aubrey Peeples, but it looks like it was taken back in April. It's very clearly taken at the yellow house they filmed at on Peach Street in Van Nuys CA that we posted about on<a href="http://jemthemovie.blogspot.com/2014/04/jem-filming-on-location-in-van-nuys.html" target="_blank"> April 24</a>. <br />
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Molly refers to her outfit as "vintage" Todd Thomas NYC and that could be for a reason. Aubrey is wearing the same clothing as she wore in a <a href="https://twitter.com/NicoleandMilton/status/461219779563360256" target="_blank">picture</a> with the actress playing Young Jerrica, Isabella Rice:<br />
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From Google Street View, you can tell another picture of Isabella with Stefanie Scott was taken at 6648 Peach St (the yellow house), so Isabella filmed there.<br />
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So, it looks like Molly filmed a flashback scene with young Jerrica. Considering all the emphasis on Jerrica being an orphan and that flashbacks will be when she was around 8, it's possible that Jerrica and Kimber's backstory could be changed. Rather than their mother dying when Jerrica is around 12, leaving their father to run a foster home by himself until his death 8+ years later which precipitates Jerrica becoming Jem, perhaps both of their parents die when Jerrica is 8 and she and Kimber go to live at Starlight House which is run by Molly Ringwald's character? <br />
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A photo from the <a href="http://instagram.com/p/nb_n-JmSi2/" target="_blank">wardrobe department</a> from April 29th shows a label with the character name "Aunt Bailey", which has led to speculation that Molly is playing Jerrica and Kimber's aunt. Her character could be a sort of hybrid between Mrs Bailey and Jacqui Benton. With Jerrica and the Holograms all under the age of 18, they would need to have a parent/guardian involved and aren't old enough to run a foster home, and that would be Mrs (or Aunt) Bailey.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-21308007290651610982014-05-23T09:41:00.000-07:002014-05-23T09:41:17.086-07:00Jem & The Holograms Make One Final SplashOn the final day of filming Jem and the Holograms, the action moved to a large water tank located at <a href="http://www.tankonestudios.com/" target="_blank">Tank One Studios</a> in Signal Hills CA near Long Beach.<br />
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Jon Chu posted the following photo on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/oVZNp7j3TQ/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>:<br />
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This looks very similar to a photo on <a href="http://www.tankonestudios.com/gallery-page/" target="_blank">Tank One's website</a>:<br />
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This followed three day of nightshoots on the Santa Monica Pier. While we hope that they were filming a live action reenactment of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrJG8GaJtmI" target="_blank">Come On In (The Water's Fine) video</a>, chances are the two shoots were related. We know Zipper was at the pier location due to Nathan Moore's incredible sunset photo he posted on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/oSMIXItVfP/#" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. The pier location has to be more than just a quick scene with so many days spent there, so it could be an action scene with Zipper doing something and someone ending up in the water sounds likely.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-35971293651490871132014-05-21T12:46:00.000-07:002014-05-21T13:03:29.730-07:00Jem & The Holograms Head to the BeachAfter wrapping at LA Center Studios on Monday, Jem and the Holograms finally headed to classic Los Angeles landmarks and were filming at Venice Beach and the <a href="http://santamonicapier.org/">Santa Monica Pier</a> according to tweets from the cast and crew.<br />
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The weather unfortunately wasn't cooperating. After enduring a heat wave, they faced temperatures in the 50s for a nightshoot on the Santa Monica Pier. Both <a href="http://instagram.com/p/oQaxBBhzye/#" target="_blank">Hayley</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/p/oQMdUIs73_/#" target="_blank">Stefanie</a> posted pictures from the set on Instagram and complained about freezing their "butts" off. <br />
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We knew this was a potential location since Jessica Hall had posted on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/mlwXcpoA7b/">Instagram</a> back in early April about location scouting there.<br />
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No word on what was filmed at Venice Beach or which cast members were involved. <br />
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It's surprising that the filming at the pier happened at night and all of the nightshoots makes you wonder how dark the movie is going to be or why so many of the scenes happen at night. But with the 5 week shooting schedule, it makes sense that they filming as much as possible with the available time.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-2666617853333012732014-05-20T18:26:00.002-07:002014-05-20T22:34:56.959-07:00Juliette Lewis On SetA few images have popped up today following the casting announcement that Juliette Lewis has joined the cast of Jem & The Holograms (to be clear, she has been filming since at least the first week of May so who knows when these pictures were taken).<br />
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The first is from E! News' <a href="http://instagram.com/p/oO3gIPnbHD/#" target="_blank">Jason Kennedy</a> who has a cameo appearance in the film, probably as a reporter. He only mentions working with Juliette, so he must be interviewing her.<br />
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My movie debut and I get to act alongside <a href="https://twitter.com/JulietteLewis">@juliettelewis</a>!!! Thanks for the cameo <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmchu">@jonmchu</a>.… <a href="http://t.co/6abA26Ap3D">http://t.co/6abA26Ap3D</a><br />
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The sign behind them appears to include "Astral" which is the codename for the film. The logo seems to be "AR" which could be Astral Recording. <br />
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The second is from <a href="http://instagram.com/p/oPG7HkDxDC/" target="_blank">Scooter Braun</a>: <br />
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An image was also posted on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/n9ngpGFBBB/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> by Juliette's driving double with a Rolls Royce at what looks like LA Center Studios.<br />
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Updated to add: Molly Ringwald posted this picture from the set with Juliette Lewis, which is the first look at what Mrs Bailey will look like:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-83957511332609268372014-05-20T13:02:00.002-07:002014-05-20T13:02:59.787-07:00Juliette Lewis and Molly Ringwald Officially Join CastAfter filming for weeks, Molly Ringwald and Juliette Lewis were finally announced as part of the Jem cast. <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/jem-and-the-holograms-movie-juliette-lewis/" target="_blank">Deadline</a> broke the news that Lewis has been cast in a "mystery" roll last night and Hollywood Reporter announced Ringwald joined the cast this morning. <br />
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As Cool Trash reported in April, Ringwald will be playing the Mrs Bailey character who was labeled "Aunt Bailey" in a picture posted on in Instagram by the wardrobe department. Speculation Mrs Baily will have a much larger roll since Jerrica has been deaged several years and likely will be around 16-17 years old. It's possible Mrs Baily is the Benton's aunt and runs a foster home.<br />
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Juliette Lewis' character likely will be different from the cartoon as well. She may be playing the mysterious "Erica" character that was seen on a trailer door. She could be the Eric Raymond type of character. <br />
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Having characters named "Erica" and "Jerrica" in the same movie seems odd, so this has led to speculation that perhaps the characters are related. Perhaps even Mrs Bailey's first name is Erica. <br />
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One thought is if Emmett Benton's death happens while both Jerrica and Kimber are minors, then the events in the first five episodes of Jem, Truly Outrageous, would be considerably different. The plot of the movie involves a sort of scavenger hunt around LA to find something left by Jerrica's father - possibly Synergy. In the cartoon, Emmett hides Synergy because he dies before the patents could be completed. In the movie, perhaps a someone is involved who would be in control of his assets following his death. This could be an Eric Raymond type of character or a relative of the Benton's who is the villain of the movie. All of this is speculation and only time will tell how the story will play out. <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-66920851874197633652014-05-12T20:31:00.001-07:002014-05-12T20:31:17.127-07:00Is This What Aja Looks Like?<a href="http://www.justjaredjr.com/2014/05/12/hayley-kiyoko-takes-a-break-from-jem-the-holograms-filming-for-college-concert/" target="_blank">Just Jared Jr</a> posted some photos of Hayley Kiyoko performing at Biola University, right in the middle of filming Jem & The Holograms. So this is probably what Aja will look like:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-81731934050642993292014-05-12T20:22:00.002-07:002014-05-12T20:37:52.919-07:00Wynter Perrineau Cast As Young ShanaAurora Perrineau's six year old little sister Wynter was cast to play young Shana in Jem & the Holograms according to <a href="http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2014/05/06/the-big-kids-file-aurora-perrineau-takes-sister-power-to-hollywood/">Black Celeb Kids</a>.
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Wynter joins 8 1/2 year old Isabella Rice who plays
Young Jerrica, so some version of Out of the Past seems likely in the
film. While in Out of the Past, Jerrica, Aja and Shana were all a
similar age, Wynter being over 2 years younger than the actress playing Young Jerrica may change
the dynamic of the characters and Shana may be Kimber's age in the film or the youngest Hologram.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-72124426825349599542014-05-12T20:07:00.000-07:002014-05-12T20:23:33.847-07:00Jem and the Holograms Wraps this Week According to BackstageThe production listings on <a href="http://www.backstage.com/los-angeles-production-listings/">Backstage.com</a> for Jem and the Holograms updated with this tidbit: "Shoots through May 16 in Los Angeles."<br />
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With a $5 Million dollar budget and the Blumhouse model of making low budget horror flicks, it makes sense that they would only be filming for a month.
What this means for the characters that have not been cast yet - such as The Misfits - remains to be seen. Either they have been kept a very tight secret, their role in the movie is very limited or they are not in the film entirely.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-81338595042098197512014-05-10T16:11:00.000-07:002014-05-10T16:11:56.431-07:00Juliette Lewis in Jem & The Holograms?The latest casting rumor is that Juliette Lewis (best known for the movies Cape Fear, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Natural Born Killers) has been cast in Jem & The Holograms in an unknown role. Lewis is also a singer and has had colored hair at various times (including bright blue).
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It's possible she is the mysterious "Erica" character whose name was spotted on a dressing room trailer door. She could be playing a female version of Eric Raymond. Since she is a singer, it's possible that has something to do with her involved. Maybe she could be playing Jacqui Benton in a flashback. Could she even be playing Pizzazz?
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-78239467140200425282014-05-10T08:40:00.001-07:002014-05-10T11:57:12.671-07:00Week 3 of FilmingHere at Cool Trash we are busy trying to get caught up from the third week of filming Jem and the Holograms and will be updating with several stories this weekend.
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The week started at Lacy Street Studios - where a concert scene was being shot outside in a very industrial looking area. Early Thursday morning, an impromptu call for more extras was put out after midnight Pacific time.
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Production moved to <a href="http://www.lacenterstudios.com/" target="new">Los Angeles Center Studios</a> later on Thursday where it appears that scenes are being filmed without the Holograms. Nathan Moore <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNathanMoore/status/465138130853449729" target="new">tweeted</a> about filming through the night, so it appears Zipper is involved. LA Center Studios has a number of pre-existing <a href="http://www.lacenterstudios.com/Locations.aspx">locations</a> that can be filmed at such as court rooms, police stations, hospitals, generic offices, laboratories, and so forth. It's a large studio complex with multi-story office buildings with production offices that are used in many tv shows and movies for exterior establishing shots. So this could be "Starlight Music" or where Eric Raymond works (if it's not Starlight).
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We've heard that the Jem & the Holograms crew are set up near the corner of Beaudry and 6th next to a little park and a large office building.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-36112287029080568762014-05-04T23:24:00.003-07:002014-05-04T23:30:54.750-07:00Who is Erica?A Jem fan spotted the dressing room trailer at Lacy Studios this weekend and posted some photos on Instagram. Each of the doors is labeled with the name of the character the actor/actress is playing and "director" presumably for Jon Chu. From left to right, the trailer doors are labeled: Jerrica, Kimber, Shana, Aja, Rio, Erica and Director.<br />
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Our question is: Who Is Erica?<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-32309704724182258922014-05-03T04:25:00.000-07:002014-05-03T04:36:46.685-07:00Big Late Night ShootThe Jem cast and crew changed filming locations and Friday night shot at <a href="http://lacystreet.com/" target="_blank">Lacy Street Studios </a>a complex of old warehouses near downtown Los Angeles. The exterior of the buildings look like old rundown warehouses and/or factories and interiors are set-up to look like a variety of residential and commercial sets.<br />
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The location was given away by the fact that <a href="https://twitter.com/sugarpillmakeup/status/462482768833040385" target="_blank">Sugarpill Cosmetics</a>, who are located next door to Lacy Street Studios, tweeted about giving away free makeup to the Jem makeup crew and they also posted on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/nhoQbvFIce/#" target="_blank">Instagram picture of the exterior</a>:<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/brittaphillips/status/462379085021192192" target="_blank">Britta Phillips</a> (Jem's original singing voice) was on set to film a cameo appearance and there were many execs were in attendance including <a href="https://twitter.com/scooterbraun/status/462488653302755328" target="_blank">Scooter Braun</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JamieKapili/status/462411574490066944" target="_blank">Jamie Kapili</a> (from Blumhouse) and <a href="https://twitter.com/hieunho/status/462474714250633216" target="_blank">Hieu Ho</a> (President of Chu Studios).<br />
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Costume Designer Soyon An posted on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/nhgZo5GShR/#" target="_blank">Instagram</a> a picture of a more brightly colored orange/red/pink-ish hair/wig, which possibly could be Kimber's if Stefanie Scott's hair color seen previously is Kimber's natural hair color. <br />
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Our speculation is that this possibly could have been a Jem & the Holograms performance that was being filmed. Scooter Braun mentioned choreographer Nick Demoura in a tweet. We have heard that there were dozens of extras on the set, so that would fit with an audience.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-22422676495068193622014-05-02T20:39:00.001-07:002014-05-02T20:39:30.167-07:00Meet Young JerricaEight year old actress Isabella Rice has been cast as Young Jerrica and recently filmed scenes on the film. She has previously appeared in minor roles on Glee, True Blood and Two and a Half Men and has appeared in ads for Barbie.<br />
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Her agents Nicole Jolley and Milton Perea posted this picture of Isabella with Aubrey Peeples on <a href="https://twitter.com/NicoleandMilton/status/461219779563360256">Twitter</a>:<br />
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There appears to be a younger girl cropped out of that photo (how rude) that perhaps is young Kimber.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-24808822137457285472014-04-29T23:48:00.000-07:002014-04-30T01:57:56.050-07:00News Roundup for 4/29<a href=" http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jem-holograms-finds-rio-698975">Hollywood Reporter</a> officially announced that Ryan Guzman is playing Rio, and includes this tidbit about the plot: "the film will follow Jerrica, an orphaned teenage girl who becomes an online recording sensation named Jem".
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Ryan also appeared in a video on the set on <a href="http://jemthemovie.com/post/84269634699/welcome-to-our-rio-ryan-guzman-who-is-giving-us">JemTheMovie.com</a>, where he appears to be filming and does not have purple hair.
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<a href="http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1035893/aubrey-peeples-and-stefanie-scott-talk-jem-and-the-holograms-movie">SheKnows</a> talked to Aubrey Peeples and Stefanie Scott, where they discussed working on the film:
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Although casting news just broke last week, filming is already underway and the cast has been working tirelessly on perfecting their music. "We've been working 24/7 on it," admits Peeples. "It was crazy."
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Keeping their band practice under wraps for so many <b>months</b> must have been quite a challenge, considering how much Hollywood likes to dish secrets.
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Stephanie Scott agrees. "We had to keep it a secret, which was so hard, because we just wanted to show pics from the set and from practice, because we feel like a real girl band at this point. It's awesome!"
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Filming took place for a second day at Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Simi Valley CA (which is clear from the set photo on Instagram posted by <a href="http://instagram.com/p/nZlNz2s7yL/">Stefanie Scott</a> and the video of Ryan Guzman) where it was incredibly windy according to multiple tweets. Filming went on well into the night.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-17212754544621729232014-04-28T19:00:00.001-07:002014-04-28T20:22:37.742-07:00Week Two of FilmingThe second week of filming Jem & The Holograms began bright and early this morning (according to makeup artist Samantha Rosenberg on <a href="https://twitter.com/cosmoenthusiast/status/460623067312443392" target="_blank">Twitter)</a>. Ryan Guzman who is playing Rio <a href="https://twitter.com/ryanAguzman/status/460784209355751427" target="_blank">tweeted</a> that it was his first day on the set. <br />
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The ASTRAL signs have been spotted in Simi Valley CA (a far flung suburb of Los Angeles) and it looks like they are filming at <a href="http://hnrfilmlocation.com/" target="_blank">Hummingbird Nest Ranch</a> - a popular filming location that has a large estate, several smaller guest houses, equestrian facilities, a polo field and a lot of rocky wilderness to film in. <br />
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A lot of TV shows have filmed at Hummingbird Ranch including The Biggest Loser, Savages and <span class="st">NCIS: L.A. The area around Simi Valley is frequently seen in tv shows and it's know for being the location where many Westerns were filmed like Gunsmoke as well as Little House on the Prairie and MASH. </span><br />
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Edited to add: Mary Klimek posted to <a href="http://instagram.com/p/nW49LNn_xu/#" target="_blank">Instagram</a> a picture of a sunset from the set and it's clearly at the <a href="http://hnrfilmlocation.com/villa.html" target="_blank">Hummingbird Ranch</a> villa.<br />
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<span class="st"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-48662774117826101302014-04-24T22:44:00.003-07:002014-04-24T22:57:34.001-07:00Molly Ringwald in Jem the Movie?We're hearing some rumors that Molly Ringwald is appearing in the Jem & The Holograms movie. She tweeted about filming a movie, so we know she's doing some secret project. <br />
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I would love to talk about the movie I'm filming today, but I'm sworn to secrecy...<br />
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What we've learned is the role is likely Mrs Bailey (or a character that
is similar to Mrs Bailey). The character is the "mom" to Jerrica,
Kimber, Shana and Aja.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-24746000810205148952014-04-24T22:37:00.002-07:002014-04-24T22:39:14.112-07:00Ryan Guzman Confirms He's Rio in Jem The MovieThere's been a lot of speculation that Ryan Guzman could be cast in Jem and Holograms since he's worked with Jon Chu before on Step Up Revolution. We've posted rumors about him being in the Jem cast and now he's confirmed it on Twitter:<br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I feel privileged to say that I will soon be playing "Rio" in <a href="https://twitter.com/jemthemovie">@jemthemovie</a> and get the pleasure of working with the inspirational <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmchu">@jonmchu</a></p>— Ryan Guzman (@ryanAguzman) <a href="https://twitter.com/ryanAguzman/statuses/459493211166109696">April 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-85065181636772200692014-04-24T19:20:00.001-07:002014-04-24T19:20:07.519-07:00First Look at Jerrica?Well, it's been an interesting day to say the least and the staff here at Cool Trash is busy pulling together all the various tidbits that have leaked out.<br />
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Before the big casting announcement, Aubrey Peeples posted this picture on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/nL5A35R-Eo/">Instagram</a> with the caption: "I may be wearing my #Nashville shirt but I am on set for something else....very exciting details to come...."<br />
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It sounds like this is an outfit she's wearing in the filming of Jem the Movie, so not only will Kimber have a more normal shade of red hair, but Jerrica won't have light blonde hair but rather light brown hair. <br />
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Aubrey also looks - dare we say - like a total nerd and this seems to fit the standard cliche nerdy girl becomes popular becoming someone else. She takes off her glasses, lets down her hair and becomes cool and a different person. Not sure that really fits Jerrica or the premise of Jem or she looks like someone who would be running a business and a foster home.<br />
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A comment Aubrey posted on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/nL1qMGx-P1/">Instagram</a> mainly responding to the controversy about casting a light skinned bi-racial actress to play Shana has a few tidbits about the movie:<br />
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We are remaking it but with modern twists. it's an adaptation, our interpretation. the original series technically kicks off by supporting embezzlement, and that wouldn't be a good message, now would it - so of course it won't be exactly the same. Also the series was a cartoon. No one's gonna match the animated skin colors perfectly. The actress hired is African American and she may not be as dark but she is extremely talented and I would hope modern audiences hold that above skin color or race.</blockquote>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-85716245882113007202014-04-24T13:50:00.001-07:002014-04-24T13:50:48.755-07:00Jem Filming on Location in Van NuysJem & The Holograms are officially Valley Girls! Filming for Jem kicked off in the San Fernando Valley on Monday. <a href="http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/04/22/jem-and-the-holograms-begins-filming-in-los-angeles/">OLV</a> had the scoop that they were on location on Peach Avenue in Van Nuys with signs that said "Astral" (maybe using a Jem character as a codename for the Jem production isn't the best idea guys).<br />
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Jem fan Mike posted on a Jem message board that he drove by to see if they were still there and as of last night, it looks like they are still filming at several houses on the street.<br />
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The first house is 6619 Peach Ave <br />
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The second house is 6648 Peach Ave:<br />
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One of these houses could Starlight House. Based on the casting call information Rio (called Ryan) is possibly a neighbor of the Bentons and it sounds like storyline is sort of Truly Outrageous meets Out of the Past, so he could live across the street from Starlight House. But neither of these houses looks big enough to be home to 12 foster girls plus Jerrica and the Holograms.<br />
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The VFX supervisor posted a picture of himself on the VFX Legion Facebook page that looks like he's at 6619 Peach. The question we have is why do they need a VFX supervisor on set? It's not Star Wars.<br />
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We know Zipper is in the film and he has already filmed scenes. In the cartoon, Zipper burns down the original Starlight House. If that happens in the movie, then VFX are going to have to play a major role in showing that happen. <br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979850470743939132.post-35808250284310218412014-04-24T13:02:00.002-07:002014-04-24T13:02:19.381-07:00Jem Casting: You Heard It Here FirstJemTheMovie.com has finally posted the cast list for Jem & the Holograms, but our Cool Trash readers already knew who they are:<br />
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Jem - Aubrey Peeples<br />
Kimber - Stefanie Scott<br />
Aja - Hayley Kiyoko<br />
Shana - Aurora Perrineau<br />
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<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jem-holograms-finds-stars-698570">Hollywood Reporter </a>has a more in-depth article.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0