Tulsa World: Tulsa native lines up 'Twilight' star for a film project

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Tulsa native lines up 'Twilight' star for a film project

Jessica Alba stars in "The Killer Inside Me," shot in Oklahoma. Matt Sayles/AP

By MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer
Published: 11/13/2009 2:20 AM
Last Modified: 11/13/2009 4:31 AM

Tulsa native and now Los Angeles-based filmmaker Todd Lincoln seems to have his most promising film project to date lined up following the news that one of the stars of "Twilight" is this close to being cast in a lead role.

Variety reported Thursday that Ashley Greene — best known to film audiences for playing Alice Cullen, or the vampire sister of studly Robert Pattinson's character — is in final negotiations to star in "Apparition."

"Apparition" is based on Lincoln's original screenplay and he will direct the film, a story about a supernatural being that is freed during an experiment by college students.

The film is scheduled to begin production in February for Dark Castle production company, started by Joel Silver ("The Matrix" films, "Lethal Weapon" films), who will produce "Apparition."

Lincoln, a Holland Hall graduate, has been working in Los Angeles for several years making videos and commercials. He has also operated, along with his longtime local pal Jeremy Lamberton, the 10-year run of the Tulsa Overground Film Festival.

'Inside' is out there

There are a few images from the film "The Killer Inside Me," the Casey Affleck-Jessica Alba-Kate Hudson movie that was shot in Oklahoma (and in Tulsa for one day), beginning to circulate. You didn't hear this from me, but if you look online hard enough, there are visual images of the film with Affleck's deputy sheriff, ahem, disciplining Alba's prostitute character.

Yes, it's a spanking. Yes, the movie is going to be down and dirty.

The images shot by director Michael Winterbottom ("A Mighty Heart," "Welcome to Sarajevo") are beautiful period reproductions of cinemas, vintage cars and dangerous women. Smoky and seductive and a bit glossy, there's something there that would likely gain the approval of Anadarko native Jim Thompson (who also wrote the books-turned-into-movies "The Grifters," "The Getaway" and "After Dark, My Sweet").

Check out the photos at my blog (tulsaworld.com/iseemovies) and notice the one with Affleck and Ned Beatty, which was shot in Tulsa on Boston Avenue on June 29. In addition, take a look at Tulsa World's slide show of photos from that day. By MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

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Arbythree, Tulsa (11/13/2009 8:58:32 AM)

I had forgotten about the movie The Grifters. Wonderful movie if you have not seen it.

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