GOSSIP GIRL Folks Graduate to Movie Moguls, FROM WHAT I REMEMBER

Written by Tara the Mom Monday, 18 June 2012 07:48

Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the duo behind Fake Empire, is taking their teen TV strategy and applying it to the movies. The company that makes the TV shows "Gossip Girl" and "Hart of Dixie" just optioned a new teen novel to make into a film, the latest in a string of projects in development.

From What I Remember is about a bunch of high school students who get stranded in Mexico and try and make it back home in time for graduation. The Hyperion title will be adapted by Jeff Roda (he wrote the upcoming "Glee" type movie Pitch Perfect).

Fake Empire's first movie is the Victoria Justice-starrer Fun Size, opening in October. They're also working on the movies The Diviners; The Luxe; The Likeness; Let it Snow and Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick. On the TV side, they have two more series for fall: "The Carrie Diaries" and "Cult."

Source: Variety

Ty-Simpkins: Meet IRON MAN 3's 11-year Old Star

alt by Miranda R., Age 15

At 11 years old, Ty Simpkins already has quite a few credits on his resume. Simpkins has been in movies since he was barely 3 months old, and has roles in flicks such as Insidious, The Next Three Days, and Little Children. Maybe even more interesting is how many times he's been cast in films with his real life sister Ryan Simpkins - they play siblings in Revolutionary Road, Pride and Glory and Arcadia, among others.

alt But for Iron Man 3, Ty's first action movie, he goes it alone. Ty plays Harley Keener, an intelligent kid who has a run-in with Iron Man and actually helps him save the day.

Ty's favorite part of working on Iron Man 3 was being able to spend time with its star Robert Downey Jr. "Robert's really fun to work with. He's a really nice guy."

Like many kids his age, Ty is a huge Iron Man fan. "My favorite superhero is Iron Man and I'm not just saying that because I worked on the Iron Man movie. It actually is Iron Man," he says very emphatically....

To read more about Ty Simpkins, click HERE.