Shamyyes Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Is this a series or a movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardustmelody Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Shamyyes said: Is this a series or a movie? Says movie....but I am intrigued by the fact he is going to be working with a bunch of little girls in this. He generally is so against working with kids. Should be interesting. Sounds like it is family friendly though and that is a wise move...it is likely to draw more audiences. The producer he is working with is also on Fast 8m and worked on Furious 7, Fast & Furious 6, etc....quite a different kind of film, but someone with a lot of experience in the industry (huge film list of already produced films and very large list of projects in development). It will be good for Jim. He will learn a lot from Neal. Edited March 31, 2016 by stardustmelody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stardustmelody Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 35 minutes ago, vonmar said: Curious why he would want to learn Weibo. It isn't something I can see him spending a lot of time keeping up with given his normal aversion to social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamyyes Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Hope he is not dumping Instagram! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_90's_generation Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Isnt that fot his Chinese fans? Weibo Gonna google that man witch thing... I have no idea what is about. And what is exactly a character actor????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonmar Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 2 hours ago, stardustmelody said: Curious why he would want to learn Weibo. It isn't something I can see him spending a lot of time keeping up with given his normal aversion to social media. I'm thinking to connect with foreign fans on their network. Coincides with the movie announcement. If he is going to be producing, he might feel that he needs to access consumers on all levels. His Chinese fans on IG are losing their minds over it. As for the movie, no director, no other casting...this is so in the development stage. If it happens, I would bet that it doesn't film until summer 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_90's_generation Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 So now... I have to get this weibo app, thanks jim, i have no more mb left in my phone!!!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notchinc Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Maybe we can show him the apps that will dual post on both platforms. That way we can stick with IG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonmar Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I don't think he is leaving Instagram, I think he his just expanding his horizons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardustmelody Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, vonmar said: I'm thinking to connect with foreign fans on their network. Coincides with the movie announcement. If he is going to be producing, he might feel that he needs to access consumers on all levels. His Chinese fans on IG are losing their minds over it. As for the movie, no director, no other casting...this is so in the development stage. If it happens, I would bet that it doesn't film until summer 2017 Agree that this summer is going to be tough to pull together that quickly but not entirely undoable. But he would have to have a lot of possible leads and interest by others already in place to pull that off. Definitely more likely for 2017. Yes I figured Weibo was likely to generate interest more for TWP by connecting with fans in China...but it also opens up a lot more money opportunities, especially because China is keen on supporting family-friendly films. This one definitely fits the bill. Edited April 1, 2016 by stardustmelody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenji Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Glad to hear that Jim is getting into live action film! There is no chance that it'll film this summer though... No director and pre-production on a film takes time. I would imagine that they would be looking at Spring/summer 2017 to shoot. I guess a lot also depends on season 11... Nothing's been confirmed. Does Jim have the option to turn down season 11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_90's_generation Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tenji said: Glad to hear that Jim is getting into live action film! There is no chance that it'll film this summer though... No director and pre-production on a film takes time. I would imagine that they would be looking at Spring/summer 2017 to shoot. I guess a lot also depends on season 11... Nothing's been confirmed. Does Jim have the option to turn down season 11? Yes. He has that option. But i dont see him doing it... He could, and i think nobody could blame him, but IF season 11 exists, is likely jim will do it. Edited April 1, 2016 by Andy_90's_generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonmar Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 From Deadline Hollywood: http://deadline.com/2016/04/jim-parsons-hidden-figures-movie-big-bang-theory-1201729806/ Jim Parsons Joins Ted Melfi’s ‘Hidden Figures’ For Fox 2000 EXCLUSIVE: Jim Parsons has joined director Ted Melfi’s Hidden Figures, as the head engineer at the Space Task Group at NASA. Parsons is best known for his role as the geeky physicist Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. The character he created, which is beloved by fans, has earned him four Lead Actor Emmys over the years. Hidden Figures, however, is a serious turn for Parsons as the Fox 2000 film is about a team of unsung heroes in American history: African-American female math wizards who helped NASA win the space race. Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae star as the trio of mathematicians who help out the space program. Parsons joins Kevin Costner and Kirsten Durst in the film, which also co-stars Glen Powell as astronaut John Glenn and House Of Cards’ Mahershala Ali as Henson’s love interest. The project, which is underway, is expected in theaters next January. The film is an adaptation the Margot Lee Shetterly book and was optioned and developed by producer Donna Gigliotti, who is producing with Chernin Entertainment. The script is by Allison Schroeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrycec03 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 no NY this year......booo!! LOL but interested to see what role he has in this movie. Very intrigued about this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirs1 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 14 minutes ago, vonmar said: From Deadline Hollywood: http://deadline.com/2016/04/jim-parsons-hidden-figures-movie-big-bang-theory-1201729806/ Jim Parsons Joins Ted Melfi’s ‘Hidden Figures’ For Fox 2000 EXCLUSIVE: Jim Parsons has joined director Ted Melfi’s Hidden Figures, as the head engineer at the Space Task Group at NASA. Parsons is best known for his role as the geeky physicist Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. The character he created, which is beloved by fans, has earned him four Lead Actor Emmys over the years. Hidden Figures, however, is a serious turn for Parsons as the Fox 2000 film is about a team of unsung heroes in American history: African-American female math wizards who helped NASA win the space race. Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae star as the trio of mathematicians who help out the space program. Parsons joins Kevin Costner and Kirsten Durst in the film, which also co-stars Glen Powell as astronaut John Glenn and House Of Cards’ Mahershala Ali as Henson’s love interest. The project, which is underway, is expected in theaters next January. The film is an adaptation the Margot Lee Shetterly book and was optioned and developed by producer Donna Gigliotti, who is producing with Chernin Entertainment. The script is by Allison Schroeder. Here's his project for this summer, I guess, and eventually the Man-Witch will be next summer project...I'm so happy he's going to be in two movies, it's a big leap forward in his career! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginny Hamilton Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 18 minutes ago, mirs1 said: Here's his project for this summer, I guess, and eventually the Man-Witch will be next summer project...I'm so happy he's going to be in two movies, it's a big leap forward in his career! Wow!!! I was wondering just this week if he was taking time off, and then these.....he'll be busy as usual, and I love the idea of the NASA film. Gotta get the book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegcarr Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I don't think Jim knows how to take time off. Looks like a great story and he is playing an engineer. Also want to read the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginny Hamilton Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 3 minutes ago, pegcarr said: I don't think Jim knows how to take time off. Looks like a great story and he is playing an engineer. Also want to read the book. Peg, I just checked Amazon. The book won't be out until Sept. 6, but it looks fascinating. I wonder where the movie will be filmed? I know Jim likes to spend time in New York, if he can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonmar Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 42 minutes ago, kerrycec03 said: no NY this year......booo!! LOL but interested to see what role he has in this movie. Very intrigued about this topic. A little more detail from The Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jim-parsons-joins-taraji-p-879905 Ted Melfi is directing Figures, which tells the untold story Katherine Johnson (Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Monáe), brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. "Parsons will play Paul Stafford, the head engineer of the NASA Space Task Group, reporting to Al Harrison (Costner). Stafford is used to being one of the smartest guys in the room but when Johnson joins the group, he must learn to put aside their racial and gender differences in service of a greater goal: to get Glenn into space and back." 5 minutes ago, Ginny Hamilton said: Peg, I just checked Amazon. The book won't be out until Sept. 6, but it looks fascinating. I wonder where the movie will be filmed? I know Jim likes to spend time in New York, if he can. Principal photography on the film began in early March 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. Filming also took place at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Figures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenji Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 http://www.justjared.com/2016/03/30/taraji-p-henson-octavia-spencer-wear-period-costumes-on-hidden-figures-set/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindi May Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I was already hooked on this project for Janelle Monae (I'm a big fan). Now Jim is in it too...I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrycec03 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 17 minutes ago, Tenji said: http://www.justjared.com/2016/03/30/taraji-p-henson-octavia-spencer-wear-period-costumes-on-hidden-figures-set/ ooh so he may be heading to ATL....interesting indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_90's_generation Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Oh great news!!!! I heard this NASA film was a big thing and now jims in it, that's great news! I love the fact he will be doing another drama. He seems to be doinga summer in theater a summer with movies lol wish aaaaaaaall the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelliayao Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) Lol what is happening. Jim is unusually active on Weibo (a microblogging website in China, sorta like Twitter or Tumblr). He posted four pics on it for the last two days, three of which he didn't even post on instagram...When was the last time Jim posted a BTS pic? So he liked a post about the movie "Man-Witch". Maybe he created a weibo account to promote that movie? Well I have to say from what I read about it, it seems the movie is unlikely to be released or to be popular in China IMO. Edited April 1, 2016 by camelliayao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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