Gena is a finalist judge for the George Lindsey Film Festival screenplay competition.
Xavier Samuel has been cast as Riley in the 2010 Twilight Saga: ECLIPSE film. He portrays Will Turner, the male lead, in Angela's Decision. The Twilight series is lucky to have such a great actor.
Congrats Xavier!
Los Angeles - Gena Ellis' script, DOWN HOME, is in development in Hollywood with actors signing on for her romantic comedy of mistaken identity set during a Southern family reunion.
Natalie Canerday and Danny Vinson have been attached. Other actors have expressed interest and are reading the script.
Natalie is well-known for her mainstream and indie films. She's best known for her roles in Sling Blade, October Sky and Walk The Line.
Danny has been in numerous films, with his next role in Brad Pitt's Christmas day release The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He was also in Oscar-winner Two Soldiers and Walk The Line and comedies, Talladega Nights and Leatherheads.
Nathan Frankowski is set to direct. Maurice Davis and Aleida Lam will be producing.
St. Louis - Gena Ellis has been tapped to teach a screenwriting class at a St. Louis university during Fall 2009. Sign up at the Webster University site.
Internet - Gena's film, Angela's Decision, is now available on Amazon.com and will be available soon on Createspace.com. NTSC - PAL - Amazon Video on Demand ($11.99)
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