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Oct 02,2009

Canada’s Rising Stars

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Canadian actors have never been strangers to the bright lights of Hollywood. And a new crop of Generation Y actors are continuing the trend. CTV.ca counts down the top ten Canadian Generation Y actors who are stealing hearts –- and parts –- in Hollywood.

Rising star:
Hayden Christensen

Age:
28

Hometown:
Thornhill, Ont.

Small start:
A role on the soap opera ‘Family Passions’ at the age of 12.

Big break:
Landing the role of Anakin Skywalker for the new ‘Star Wars’ franchise.

What’s next:
Christensen is set to star in at least three 2010 films, including ‘Takers,’ ‘Quantum Quest’ and ‘Vanishing on Seventh Street.’

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Oct 02,2009

What’s Hot, Green, And Ripped All Over?

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7 Hot Green Male Models Who Are Also Environmentalists.

2. Hayden Christensen: Organic Vegetable Gardener-
Hayden Christensen, otherwise known as Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People, isn’t just an actor: His modeling days date back to Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2005 ad campaign. When Hayden’s not posing or acting, he’s working away on his 200-acre farm–outside Toronto in his native Canada–growing organic produce. Christensen also ran a public service announcement for Do Something, a non profit youth organization that inspires young people to change the world. The organization has initiatives for the environment, disaster relief, poverty, and more.

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Oct 01,2009

Vanishing on 7th Street Mention

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LewAllen on His New Movie Role

What a thrill! I got word following an audition yesterday that I was being cast in a major motion picture to be shot this month in Detroit.

The film is “Vanishing on Seventh Street,” directed by Brad Anderson, whose previous credits include “Session 9,” “The Machinist,” and “Transsiberian.”

The story is set in a once-thriving city where shadowy forms cause residents to inexplicably disappear. Five survivors fight to stay alive while grappling with the meaning of existence.

Hayden Christensen has signed to star, along with John Leguizamo and Thandie Newton.

I was selected to play (of all things) a TV news reporter.

This is an exciting first for me; hopefully my few lines don’t wind up on the cutting room floor!

My Action News colleague, Diana Lewis, gained a measure of fame with her role in the first “Rocky,” and Bill Bonds appeared in the “Escape from the Planet of the Apes,” from 1971.

Shooting for “Vanishing on Seventh Street” is set to begin mid-October in Detroit.

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Sep 25,2009

Vanshing on 7th Street Mention

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Anthony Jaswinski, who wrote the upcoming Vanishing on 7th Street (set to star Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton and John Leguizamo), wrote the script.

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Sep 09,2009

Belgian Sensations

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Dior Homme and GQ celebrate Kris Van Assche with a dinner at Cooper Square Hotel

A lot of eyes last night were on Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen, who joined the likes of Sidney Toledano, Renaud Dutreil, Rachel Zoe, and Christian Dior’s Karen Watkins for dinner. “We’re excited about the US Open,” said Christensen. “We’re going to the men’s final and hopefully Nadal will be playing. “I thought you were a Federer fan!” smiled Bilson. Guests enjoyed a meal of filet mignon, bass, fresh tomato salads, and blueberry shortcake.

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BTW I’ve just received confirmation that Hayden and Rachel will be at the US Open on both Saturday and Sunday! So be ready for some great updates and lots pictures!

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Sep 08,2009

The Scent of Hayden Christensen

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Legendary fashion brand LACOSTE has signed Canadian actor Hayden Christensen as the face of its new male fragrance, launching in September. Christensen’s playful charm, active persona and casual elegance make him the natural embodiment of the brand’s youthful, modern edge.

“We’re delighted to be working with Hayden as the face of the new male fragrance from LACOSTE as he perfectly captures the modern spirit of the brand. He’s young, stylish and dynamic, with a charismatic twinkle in his eye that perfectly brings to life the ethos of the new fragrance.” Andreas Gerber, Global Marketing Director, LACOSTE Fragrances.

Most recently, Christensen starred in Doug Liman’s ‘Jumper’, alongside Samuel L Jackson, Rachel Bilson and Jamie Bell; but he is perhaps best known for his role as Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas’s blockbuster epics ‘Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones’ and ‘Star Wars Episode 3: Return of the Sith’.

Christensen’s other film credits include George Hickenlooper’s ‘Factory Girl’ in which he played Bob Dylan, Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Virgin Suicides’, Sarah Kernochan’s ‘All I Wanna Do’ and John Carpenter’s ‘In the Mouth of Madness’.

For his performance in 2001 ‘Life As A House’, Christensen received the award for Best Breakthrough Performance from the National Board of Review, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award.

Christensen will next be seen starring in ‘New York, I Love You’ opposite Hollywood heavyweights Orlando Bloom, Julie Christie, Kevin Bacon, Ethan Hawke, Natalie Portman, Rachel Bilson and Shia LaBeouf. ‘New York, I Love You’ is scheduled for released in 2009.

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Aug 31,2009

Takers

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There’s an interview over at Buzzine with Paul Walker, one of Hayden’s co-stars in the upcoming film Takers, and he actually mentions a bit about him and the film.

EI: We need talk about your role in Takers. Who do you play?

PW: I play John, who is the right-hand man in the crew. He’s the guy who wants to commit crimes. If you’re going to be shady, you want him involved because he’s going to do things the way you want them to be handled, which is the right way, and if things go wrong, he’s a man of action and he makes things right. He will bail you out of a situation and, worst case scenario, if you’re caught, he’ll take bamboo slithers up the fingernails; he’ll take a gun to the forehead and won’t crack. That’s the guy he is. He’s a marksman. His skill set is crazy. He’s a great driver. A great wheelman.

EI: Does Hayden Christensen play your younger brother?

PW: Is that what they are saying?

EI: That’s what’s implied.

PW: No, it’s never said, but it could be interpreted that way, no problem. That works — I like him enough. [Laughs] But yeah, fun character. I got to do some fun stuff. The crew is a likeable crew; it’s a mix of personalities. Guys come from different sides of the tracks. It’s a code, and they just all want to understand one another. They all get high on the same thing, which is doing illegal stuff — walking that line, pushing the limits and seeing what they can get away with.

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People: 30 minutes to seduce Hayden Christensen

Thanks again to Laura!

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Aug 14,2009

Star-studded “New York, I Love You” has substantial India connection

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India associated filmmakers Golden Globe nominated Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth) and BAFTA nominated Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding) are directing “New York, I Love You” along with nine others, including Oscar nominated Natalie Portman (Star Wars).

Other cast includes Portman; Oscar winners Cloris Leachman (The Last Picture Show), Julie Christie (Darling), and Chris Cooper (Adaptation); Oscar nominated John Hurt (The Elephant Man), Ethan Hawke (Training Day), James Caan (The Godfather), Andy Garcia (The Lost City), and Burt Young (Rocky); BAFTA winner Shea LaBeouf (Transformers); Golden Globe nominated Hayden Christensen (Life as a House) and Christina Ricci.

Being released in USA on October 16 next, this 110 minutes Rated R romance film, a diverse tale of love, is a collective work of eleven short unrelated films of about ten minutes each shot in five boroughs of New York City in 36 days, bound together in a common motif of finding love. Tagline is “Every Moment…Love Begins”.

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Aug 14,2009

Vanishing on 7th Street

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In an article about John Leguizamo’s live shows, they mention Vanishing on 7th Street.

Still in production: “Vanishing on 7th Street,” an existential horror flick with Hayden Christensen, comes out in 2010.

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Aug 10,2009

50 Best Biopics Ever

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26. SHATTERED GLASS (2003) SUBJECT: Stephen Glass

In the late ’90s, a young journalist named Stephen Glass enjoyed a meteoric rise to prominence by writing a series of access-heavy articles for Washington’s elite weekly, The New Republic. Thing is, he fabricated just about everything. And got caught. —Marc Bernardin

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Aug 09,2009

True Hollywood Story: Canadian Hollywood Heartthrobs

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It looks as though the True Hollywood Stories: Canadian Hollywood Heartthrobs is being shown everywhere on the E network, but in the US and Canada.

Ryan Gosling. Ryan Reynolds. Hayden Christensen and Scott Speedman. It’s not just their smoldering good looks and extraordinary talent that these Canadians have in common. Through exclusive interviews with those closest to these in-demand celebs and revealing interviews from our Canadian Heartthrobs themselves, THS Canada finds out how our break-out Northern hotties get past the bullies, hook up with the A-list actresses and still stay true to their Moms.

It will air in the UK on Sky (Channel 152) this Monday at 9.00 pm.

Here are also a few websites that show it airing as well.
Girl.com.au and Kamo.hr

Please let me know if you can capture it for us for the fansite. I’d greatly appreciate it! Thanks to PennyC and Trish!

Here is a cute cap of Hayden from the special. Click it to enlarge and thanks again Penny!

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Aug 02,2009

Star-Studded New York, I Love You Poster

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Stars are flocking to the Big Apple this fall at least on the big screen for the upcoming film New York, I Love You and PEOPLE has an exclusive sneak peak of the star-studded poster.

The film features an all-star cast, including Orlando Bloom, Bradley Cooper, Rachel Bilson (and fiance Hayden Christensen), Christina Ricci, Ethan Hawke, Shia LaBeouf, Blake Lively and James Caan.

The studio behind the project, Vivendi Entertainment, describes the movie as “a collaboration of storytelling from some of today’s most imaginative filmmakers” who “create a kaleidoscope of the spontaneous, surprising, electrifying human connections that pump the city’s heartbeat.”

Natalie Portman, who stars in the film, also spent some time working behind the camera. She’s credited as a screenwriter and one of 11 directors, along with Brett Ratner (whose credits include Rush Hour and X-Men: The Last Stand).

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Aug 02,2009

US Stars Who Are Actually Canadian

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Betcha didn’t know these guys came from north of the border, eh?

So this week American Sandra Bullock plays a Canadian who wishes she was American in The Proposal, opposite Canadian Ryan Reynolds, playing an American who lives in a part of the US that’s practically Canada anyway (Alaska). All this national confusion inspired us to take a look at some ersatz-Americans who are in fact Canadians. Read on for moose-lovers and Mounties galore…

Hayden Christensen
Born: Vancouver, British Columbia
In his Canadian youth, the young Christensen was a ball boy at the Canadian Open, and at one point angered the usually mild-mannered McEnroe by stepping out for a ball too early. It’s said that it was in reaction to the ensuing tantrum that he went on to turn to the Dark Side and become Darth Vader, but of course we can’t confirm or deny that that was the cause.

Fun Canada Fact! IMAX was invented by four Canadians, Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Nicholas Mulders, and William C. Shaw.

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Aug 02,2009

New York, I Love You

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Blake Lively, Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Shia LeBouf, Orlando Bloom, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci, Ethan Hawke. This list of names may sound like the lineup for featured articles in a teen magazine. It isn’t. It is the amazing list of actors cast in the film, New York, I Love You.

The film has not one, not two, but thirteen directors. The fact that the film was completed without falling apart over a battle of creative differences is a miracle within itself, proving the filmmakers put their heart into getting New York, I Love You onto the screen. It was shot in a little over a month’s time, a very short principal photography schedule, and will open October 16, 2009.

Natalie Portman was one of the writers on the screenplay as well as one of the stars in the film. The movie is made up of many stories, an alliance of many talented, new writers.

Love is at the center of each story, each one an exhilarating tale of the union of the heart with the backdrop of the city that never sleeps. Humorous, smart and sensuous, this film leaves a lingering ache of empathy for each character’s relationship that unfolds. Although each plot has the same core, the stories are a sundry tapestry set in New York City.

With such a talented collaboration, this film promises to be more than a teen-scene.

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Aug 02,2009

Elle’s Exclusive Interview

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- MEDIA LINK:
Lacoste Challenge > Interviews > Elle TV

Screencaps have been added as well.

- GALLERY LINK
Advertisements > Lacoste Challenge > Interview > Elle TV

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