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No 'Grease' For 'NSYNC, Bass
And Fatone Pursue Movies On Own The members of 'NSYNC traveled to the Cannes Film Festival last May to
announce — with maximum fanfare — that they planned to film a movie
together. In October, the group's Lance Bass revealed that the movie in
question would 'most likely' be 'Grease 3.'And in fact, the group had been
working on a potential 'Grease' sequel with the California production
company Total Film Group, according to sources close to the project. But 'NSYNC's
substantial clout has so far not been enough to obtain the rights to the
'Grease' name and characters, the sources said, and the movie has been
shelved. Total Film Group is working to come up with another potential
project to present to the 'NSYNCers, and continues to try to rescue
'Grease.' But the time for a full-fledged 'NSYNC movie, with all five
members, may have passed, according to Lance Bass. Instead of a group
movie, a la the Beatles' beloved 'A Hard Day's Night' or the Spice Girls
ill-fated 'Spice World,' Bass and fellow group member Joey Fatone have
chosen to make their movie debuts without the rest of 'NSYNC. Bass will
star and Fatone will appear in 'On the Line' (originally called 'On the
L'), a romantic comedy due this September or October (see). 'I think if
you had all five guys of 'NSYNC, people really wouldn't take the movie
seriously,' Bass said recently from the film's set.'This way, there's a
couple of us in it, and it's a real movie. It really stands up on its
own.' The movie stars Bass as a fresh-from-college 20-something who works
in an advertising agency. He meets the 'woman of his dreams' on Chicago's
'L' train, but she leaves without giving him her name and number. Bass'
character spends the rest of the movie trying to track the woman down.
Bass and Fatone may contribute new music to the soundtrack, but no plans
have been confirmed, according to a publicist for the movie, which is the
first film project from Bass' A Happy Place Productions. 'This is
definitely a huge risk for me,' Bass said. 'The thing is, my first job is
music... If this doesn't work for me, it's not going to break me. Coming
out [with] my first movie, [in] the lead role... it's very insane. But you
know, people are going to look at this and [know that] I'm doing this for
my fans. The fans are going to love it.' Fatone also filmed a supporting
role last September in an upcoming independent movie, 'The Bros.,' playing
the victim of a crime spree. The movie — which is expected to include
cameos from rappers Ludacris and Vanilla Ice — is scheduled to be
completed by summer. The filmmakers are searching for a distributor,
according to writer/director Jonathan Figg.'Joey was excellent. He was a
real pro. It's a real coup for us [and] he was very excited about doing
something a little grittier and edgier,' Figg said from his Orlando,
Florida, production office. 'There's a possibility that Joey might
contribute to the soundtrack either by doing a track himself or providing
us with an artist he's bringing up.' The movie, which was called 'The
Brothers' until Sony Pictures put another movie by that title on their
lineup, is a dark comedy about a pair of suburban kids who are obsessed
with hip-hop. Also last year, Fatone filmed a small role in another
independent film, the comedy 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' which is slated
for release sometime this year. Despite unending rumors to the contrary,
no other 'NSYNC-related movie projects appear to be anywhere near hitting
theaters.
No 'Grease' For 'NSYNC, Bass
And Fatone Pursue Movies On Own The members of 'NSYNC traveled to the Cannes Film Festival last May to
announce — with maximum fanfare — that they planned to film a movie
together. In October, the group's Lance Bass revealed that the movie in
question would 'most likely' be 'Grease 3.'And in fact, the group had been
working on a potential 'Grease' sequel with the California production
company Total Film Group, according to sources close to the project. But 'NSYNC's
substantial clout has so far not been enough to obtain the rights to the
'Grease' name and characters, the sources said, and the movie has been
shelved. Total Film Group is working to come up with another potential
project to present to the 'NSYNCers, and continues to try to rescue
'Grease.' But the time for a full-fledged 'NSYNC movie, with all five
members, may have passed, according to Lance Bass. Instead of a group
movie, a la the Beatles' beloved 'A Hard Day's Night' or the Spice Girls
ill-fated 'Spice World,' Bass and fellow group member Joey Fatone have
chosen to make their movie debuts without the rest of 'NSYNC. Bass will
star and Fatone will appear in 'On the Line' (originally called 'On the
L'), a romantic comedy due this September or October (see). 'I think if
you had all five guys of 'NSYNC, people really wouldn't take the movie
seriously,' Bass said recently from the film's set.'This way, there's a
couple of us in it, and it's a real movie. It really stands up on its
own.' The movie stars Bass as a fresh-from-college 20-something who works
in an advertising agency. He meets the 'woman of his dreams' on Chicago's
'L' train, but she leaves without giving him her name and number. Bass'
character spends the rest of the movie trying to track the woman down.
Bass and Fatone may contribute new music to the soundtrack, but no plans
have been confirmed, according to a publicist for the movie, which is the
first film project from Bass' A Happy Place Productions. 'This is
definitely a huge risk for me,' Bass said. 'The thing is, my first job is
music... If this doesn't work for me, it's not going to break me. Coming
out [with] my first movie, [in] the lead role... it's very insane. But you
know, people are going to look at this and [know that] I'm doing this for
my fans. The fans are going to love it.' Fatone also filmed a supporting
role last September in an upcoming independent movie, 'The Bros.,' playing
the victim of a crime spree. The movie — which is expected to include
cameos from rappers Ludacris and Vanilla Ice — is scheduled to be
completed by summer. The filmmakers are searching for a distributor,
according to writer/director Jonathan Figg.'Joey was excellent. He was a
real pro. It's a real coup for us [and] he was very excited about doing
something a little grittier and edgier,' Figg said from his Orlando,
Florida, production office. 'There's a possibility that Joey might
contribute to the soundtrack either by doing a track himself or providing
us with an artist he's bringing up.' The movie, which was called 'The
Brothers' until Sony Pictures put another movie by that title on their
lineup, is a dark comedy about a pair of suburban kids who are obsessed
with hip-hop. Also last year, Fatone filmed a small role in another
independent film, the comedy 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' which is slated
for release sometime this year. Despite unending rumors to the contrary,
no other 'NSYNC-related movie projects appear to be anywhere near hitting
theaters.
No 'Grease' For 'NSYNC, Bass
And Fatone Pursue Movies On Own The members of 'NSYNC traveled to the Cannes Film Festival last May to
announce — with maximum fanfare — that they planned to film a movie
together. In October, the group's Lance Bass revealed that the movie in
question would 'most likely' be 'Grease 3.'And in fact, the group had been
working on a potential 'Grease' sequel with the California production
company Total Film Group, according to sources close to the project. But 'NSYNC's
substantial clout has so far not been enough to obtain the rights to the
'Grease' name and characters, the sources said, and the movie has been
shelved. Total Film Group is working to come up with another potential
project to present to the 'NSYNCers, and continues to try to rescue
'Grease.' But the time for a full-fledged 'NSYNC movie, with all five
members, may have passed, according to Lance Bass. Instead of a group
movie, a la the Beatles' beloved 'A Hard Day's Night' or the Spice Girls
ill-fated 'Spice World,' Bass and fellow group member Joey Fatone have
chosen to make their movie debuts without the rest of 'NSYNC. Bass will
star and Fatone will appear in 'On the Line' (originally called 'On the
L'), a romantic comedy due this September or October (see). 'I think if
you had all five guys of 'NSYNC, people really wouldn't take the movie
seriously,' Bass said recently from the film's set.'This way, there's a
couple of us in it, and it's a real movie. It really stands up on its
own.' The movie stars Bass as a fresh-from-college 20-something who works
in an advertising agency. He meets the 'woman of his dreams' on Chicago's
'L' train, but she leaves without giving him her name and number. Bass'
character spends the rest of the movie trying to track the woman down.
Bass and Fatone may contribute new music to the soundtrack, but no plans
have been confirmed, according to a publicist for the movie, which is the
first film project from Bass' A Happy Place Productions. 'This is
definitely a huge risk for me,' Bass said. 'The thing is, my first job is
music... If this doesn't work for me, it's not going to break me. Coming
out [with] my first movie, [in] the lead role... it's very insane. But you
know, people are going to look at this and [know that] I'm doing this for
my fans. The fans are going to love it.' Fatone also filmed a supporting
role last September in an upcoming independent movie, 'The Bros.,' playing
the victim of a crime spree. The movie — which is expected to include
cameos from rappers Ludacris and Vanilla Ice — is scheduled to be
completed by summer. The filmmakers are searching for a distributor,
according to writer/director Jonathan Figg.'Joey was excellent. He was a
real pro. It's a real coup for us [and] he was very excited about doing
something a little grittier and edgier,' Figg said from his Orlando,
Florida, production office. 'There's a possibility that Joey might
contribute to the soundtrack either by doing a track himself or providing
us with an artist he's bringing up.' The movie, which was called 'The
Brothers' until Sony Pictures put another movie by that title on their
lineup, is a dark comedy about a pair of suburban kids who are obsessed
with hip-hop. Also last year, Fatone filmed a small role in another
independent film, the comedy 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' which is slated
for release sometime this year. Despite unending rumors to the contrary,
no other 'NSYNC-related movie projects appear to be anywhere near hitting
theaters.
No 'Grease' For 'NSYNC, Bass
And Fatone Pursue Movies On Own The members of 'NSYNC traveled to the Cannes Film Festival last May to
announce — with maximum fanfare — that they planned to film a movie
together. In October, the group's Lance Bass revealed that the movie in
question would 'most likely' be 'Grease 3.'And in fact, the group had been
working on a potential 'Grease' sequel with the California production
company Total Film Group, according to sources close to the project. But 'NSYNC's
substantial clout has so far not been enough to obtain the rights to the
'Grease' name and characters, the sources said, and the movie has been
shelved. Total Film Group is working to come up with another potential
project to present to the 'NSYNCers, and continues to try to rescue
'Grease.' But the time for a full-fledged 'NSYNC movie, with all five
members, may have passed, according to Lance Bass. Instead of a group
movie, a la the Beatles' beloved 'A Hard Day's Night' or the Spice Girls
ill-fated 'Spice World,' Bass and fellow group member Joey Fatone have
chosen to make their movie debuts without the rest of 'NSYNC. Bass will
star and Fatone will appear in 'On the Line' (originally called 'On the
L'), a romantic comedy due this September or October (see). 'I think if
you had all five guys of 'NSYNC, people really wouldn't take the movie
seriously,' Bass said recently from the film's set.'This way, there's a
couple of us in it, and it's a real movie. It really stands up on its
own.' The movie stars Bass as a fresh-from-college 20-something who works
in an advertising agency. He meets the 'woman of his dreams' on Chicago's
'L' train, but she leaves without giving him her name and number. Bass'
character spends the rest of the movie trying to track the woman down.
Bass and Fatone may contribute new music to the soundtrack, but no plans
have been confirmed, according to a publicist for the movie, which is the
first film project from Bass' A Happy Place Productions. 'This is
definitely a huge risk for me,' Bass said. 'The thing is, my first job is
music... If this doesn't work for me, it's not going to break me. Coming
out [with] my first movie, [in] the lead role... it's very insane. But you
know, people are going to look at this and [know that] I'm doing this for
my fans. The fans are going to love it.' Fatone also filmed a supporting
role last September in an upcoming independent movie, 'The Bros.,' playing
the victim of a crime spree. The movie — which is expected to include
cameos from rappers Ludacris and Vanilla Ice — is scheduled to be
completed by summer. The filmmakers are searching for a distributor,
according to writer/director Jonathan Figg.'Joey was excellent. He was a
real pro. It's a real coup for us [and] he was very excited about doing
something a little grittier and edgier,' Figg said from his Orlando,
Florida, production office. 'There's a possibility that Joey might
contribute to the soundtrack either by doing a track himself or providing
us with an artist he's bringing up.' The movie, which was called 'The
Brothers' until Sony Pictures put another movie by that title on their
lineup, is a dark comedy about a pair of suburban kids who are obsessed
with hip-hop. Also last year, Fatone filmed a small role in another
independent film, the comedy 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' which is slated
for release sometime this year. Despite unending rumors to the contrary,
no other 'NSYNC-related movie projects appear to be anywhere near hitting
theaters.
'NSYNC's First Celebrity
Single A U.K. Garage Number 'NSYNC embrace the of-the-moment dance sound of England's two-step/U.K.
garage movement on 'Pop,' the first single from their upcoming album,
Celebrity, according to Entertainment Weekly. Dance producer BT, who has
remixed songs for Madonna, Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan and Seal, worked
with 'NSYNC on the song, EW reported in its latest issue. 'We took it to
where we think music is going,' Justin Timberlake, who co-wrote the song,
told the magazine. 'It's more futuristic. It's like R&B twice as
fast.' According to EW, Celebrity will also include the ballad 'Gone' and
the potential single 'Game Over.' Rodney Jerkins produced the title track,
while R&B crooner Brian McKnight produced a track called 'Selfish,'
the magazine reported. Celebrity is due June 26, but 'NSYNC have promised
to preview the album on their PopOdyssey tour, which kicks off next month.
Representatives of the group's label, Jive Records, did not respond to
requests for comment on the album, and a management representative for BT
declined to comment on the producer's participation.
'NSYNC's First Celebrity
Single A U.K. Garage Number 'NSYNC embrace the of-the-moment dance sound of England's two-step/U.K.
garage movement on 'Pop,' the first single from their upcoming album,
Celebrity, according to Entertainment Weekly. Dance producer BT, who has
remixed songs for Madonna, Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan and Seal, worked
with 'NSYNC on the song, EW reported in its latest issue. 'We took it to
where we think music is going,' Justin Timberlake, who co-wrote the song,
told the magazine. 'It's more futuristic. It's like R&B twice as
fast.' According to EW, Celebrity will also include the ballad 'Gone' and
the potential single 'Game Over.' Rodney Jerkins produced the title track,
while R&B crooner Brian McKnight produced a track called 'Selfish,'
the magazine reported. Celebrity is due June 26, but 'NSYNC have promised
to preview the album on their PopOdyssey tour, which kicks off next month.
Representatives of the group's label, Jive Records, did not respond to
requests for comment on the album, and a management representative for BT
declined to comment on the producer's participation.
'NSYNC's First Celebrity
Single A U.K. Garage Number 'NSYNC embrace the of-the-moment dance sound of England's two-step/U.K.
garage movement on 'Pop,' the first single from their upcoming album,
Celebrity, according to Entertainment Weekly. Dance producer BT, who has
remixed songs for Madonna, Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan and Seal, worked
with 'NSYNC on the song, EW reported in its latest issue. 'We took it to
where we think music is going,' Justin Timberlake, who co-wrote the song,
told the magazine. 'It's more futuristic. It's like R&B twice as
fast.' According to EW, Celebrity will also include the ballad 'Gone' and
the potential single 'Game Over.' Rodney Jerkins produced the title track,
while R&B crooner Brian McKnight produced a track called 'Selfish,'
the magazine reported. Celebrity is due June 26, but 'NSYNC have promised
to preview the album on their PopOdyssey tour, which kicks off next month.
Representatives of the group's label, Jive Records, did not respond to
requests for comment on the album, and a management representative for BT
declined to comment on the producer's participation.
'NSYNC's First Celebrity
Single A U.K. Garage Number 'NSYNC embrace the of-the-moment dance sound of England's two-step/U.K.
garage movement on 'Pop,' the first single from their upcoming album,
Celebrity, according to Entertainment Weekly. Dance producer BT, who has
remixed songs for Madonna, Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan and Seal, worked
with 'NSYNC on the song, EW reported in its latest issue. 'We took it to
where we think music is going,' Justin Timberlake, who co-wrote the song,
told the magazine. 'It's more futuristic. It's like R&B twice as
fast.' According to EW, Celebrity will also include the ballad 'Gone' and
the potential single 'Game Over.' Rodney Jerkins produced the title track,
while R&B crooner Brian McKnight produced a track called 'Selfish,'
the magazine reported. Celebrity is due June 26, but 'NSYNC have promised
to preview the album on their PopOdyssey tour, which kicks off next month.
Representatives of the group's label, Jive Records, did not respond to
requests for comment on the album, and a management representative for BT
declined to comment on the producer's participation.
'N Sync's Joey becomes a dad Kelly Baldwin, the long-term girlfriend of 'N Sync's Joey Fatone, has
given birth to a daughter, the couple's first child. The baby was born
over the weekend and Kelly and Joey have named her Brianna. Brianna's
arrival will not halt 'N Sync's tour plans though. The quintet are
currently hard at work rehearsing in Orlando for their forthcoming US
concerts. The tour kicks off on 18 May in Florida.
'N Sync's Joey becomes a
dad Kelly Baldwin, the long-term girlfriend of 'N Sync's Joey Fatone, has
given birth to a daughter, the couple's first child. The baby was born
over the weekend and Kelly and Joey have named her Brianna. Brianna's
arrival will not halt 'N Sync's tour plans though. The quintet are
currently hard at work rehearsing in Orlando for their forthcoming US
concerts. The tour kicks off on 18 May in Florida.
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