Netflix’s First Look at BC-Filmed AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
Netflix shared a first look at its BC-filmed live-action adaption of Avatar: The Last Airbender at its Tudum event on Saturday.
Susan Gittins
Longtime mainstream media (MSM) journalist and author Susan Gittins began writing about and photographing Vancouver’s many film and TV location shoots in the summer of 2010 after the Winter Olympics put the city and its beauty on the world stage. Movies and TV series often showcase the Vancouver area in similar fashion. Vancouver is Awesome commissioned her YVRShoots series in the fall of 2010 and it ran regularly for three years. She launched her own daily YVRShoots blog in the spring of 2012.
CBC’s Cop-Con Detective Show WILD CARDS Filming in Vancouver This Summer & Fall
CBC’s new cop-con detective show Wild Cards is filming in Vancouver as Vancouver this summer and Fall.
BC-Filmed WHEN CALLS THE HEART Shooting Season 11 in “Hope Valley” This Summer?
Hearties: When Calls the Heart with Erin Krakow expects to be back filming season 11 in Langley, B.C. as “Hope Valley” this summer and Fall (will the WGA Writers Strike affect the dates?).
Sandra Oh Filming CAN I GET A WITNESS? in Powell River This July
Sandra Oh is shooting a sci-fi feature in Powell River, B.C. this July. Written and directed by fellow Canadian Ann Marie Fleming, Can I Get a Witness is about humanity’s collective decision to die at age 50 so that future generations can survive on the planet.
All-Asian RomCom WORTH THE WAIT With Lana Condor & Ross Butler Wraps Filming
All-Asian romantic comedy Worth the Wait, with Lana Condor, Ross Butler, Andrew Koh, Sung Kang and Elodie Yung, has wrapped filming in Vancouver as Seattle and Kuala Lumpur as itself.
SUPERMAN & LOIS To Cut Main Cast From 12 to 5 in Season 4
Supeman & Lois plans to cut its series regulars from 12 to five in season 4: keeping Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman, Bitsie Tulloch as Lois Lane, ,Alex Garfin as Jordan Kent/Superboy, and Michael Bishop as Jonathan Kent of course and adding Michael Cudlitz as the season nemesis Lex Luthor, reports Deadline: Hollywood.
Screenwriters Everywhere Rally for Writers Guild of America: Try Filming Blank Pages!
Screenwriters around the world rallied today for the Writers Guild of America, on strike since May 2nd, in a Global Day of Solidarity.
Pickets Shut Down DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN & THE PENGUIN in NYC Until Writers Strike Over
Writers Guild of America pickets have shut down filming of Daredevil: Born Again and The Penguin series in New York City until the strike is over.
BC-Filmed THE MOTHER With Jennifer Lopez Ascends To Netflix’s #6 Movie Ever
Jennifer Lopez’s big action thriller The Mother ascends to the #6 movie on Netflix’s Top 10 Most Popular Films (English) in its first 28 days on the streamer.