New DiCaprio movie filming in Vancouver has ties to Twilight, Harry Potter
Will Leonardo DiCaprio be jetting to the city?
By Katya Holloway, Vancouver Sun July 27, 2010
VANCOUVER -- Twi-hards, Harry Potter and Leonardo DiCaprio fans get ready to scream: filming of Red Riding Hood has begun in Vancouver.
Cameras are rolling this week on the new DiCaprio-produced film, which is being described as a Gothic-inspired retelling of the classic fairytale in the same horror-romance vein as Twilight.
It's being directed by Catherine Hardwicke, who helmed the first Twilight movie.
The film is also chock-full of familiar faces from the blockbuster vampire movie and the Harry Potter series.
Harry Potter's Gary Oldman (Sirius Black) and Julie Christie (Madame Rosmerta) join the cast, as well as Twilight star Billy Burke (Charlie Swan).
Chloe actress Amanda Seyfried stars in the big-budget flick alongside teen heartthrobs Shiloh Fernandez and Max Irons. Seyfried is the heroine threatened by the hairy beast, while Fernandez and Irons are the sweet young things vying for her attention.
The plot? Set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, a young girl (Seyfried) falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family's displeasure.
The movie is said to be the brainchild of DiCaprio himself, whose company, Appian Way Productions, is teaming up with Warner Brothers to produce the film.
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