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The movie wrapped up filming today!  Here is a photo of Ian talking to a reporter and you can listen to actual interview in the video below, along with the article from khon2.com

http://khon2.com/2015/02/13/mystery-thriller-pali-road-wraps-filming-on-oahu/

Mystery-thriller ‘Pali Road’ wraps filming on Oahu

The movie “Pali Road” wrapped up a month of filming on Oahu Friday. Cast and crew shot their final scenes at The Royal Hawaiian in Waikiki.

“Pali Road” is a mystery-thriller set in Hawaii that tells the story of a female doctor who wakes up after a car accident and realizes that her life is completely different than she once knew.

The movie stars Jackson Rathbone of “The Twilight Saga,” Sung Kang of the “Fast and Furious” franchise and Henry Ian Cusick of “Lost.” The Peruvian-born actor now lives in Hawaii.

“I get to go home at the end of the day,” Cusick told KHON2. “Hawaii is just such a fantastic location. The scenery you have, all this beautiful sea and jungles and you can do so much here.”

Film officials say this production is unique because it’s the first movie to be co-financed by Chinese and Hawaii film groups.

The head of Crimson Forest Entertainment brings 10 years of experience in China’s entertainment industry while Island Film Group, based in Honolulu, has produced “Princess Kaiulani,” “Soul Surfer” and “Beyond the Break.”

“From my perspective, I don’t really go about it differently because it’s a Chinese and American film together,” said actress Lauren Sweetser. “I kind of have the same process, but it’s been really cool to learn, you know, we’ve got a bunch of different cultures all coming together to make this, so it’s been really cool to learn about that.”

“Pali Road” is set to be released in 2016.

Annie Cusick Wood’s new play ‘Happy’ premieres this Saturday, Feb. 14  at Honolulu Theatre For Children!  Watch a sneak peek of the play along with an interview with Annie and artistic director, Eric Johnson here at:

http://khon2.com/2015/02/10/local-childrens-theatre-premiers-a-new-show/

Honolulu Theatre for Youth continues its 60th season with the world premiere of HAPPY, by local children’s theatre playwright Annie Cusick Wood. The play is designed especially for tiny tots, offering an age appropriate experience that focuses on what makes us happy.

HAPPY is onstage Saturdays, February 14, 21 and 28 at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 am. It is recommended for ages 3 and up. All shows are at Tenney Theatre. All tickets are $10; visit www.htyweb.org or call 839-9885 to purchase. ASL-interpreted show is Saturday, Feb. 21 at 11:30 a.m.

Created and directed by Annie Cusick Wood, the writer/director responsible for HTY’s hits BLUE, PETER RABBIT and AUNTIE MARTHA AND THE NENE (GOOSE), this charming show explores empathy, kindness, friendship and things that make us smile, and is perfect for our youngest audiences. In the play, JOLLY and MOLLY arrive at a bus stop and begin waiting for the bus that will take them to a place called HAPPY. However, the bus they so eagerly anticipate gets later and later as the day goes on, leaving our two characters with no other choice than try to find HAPPY on their own.

Wood said, “This tale reminds us that it is not the destination that makes us happy but how we choose to participate in the journey.”

We’re delighted to report Deadline Hollywood issued this press article today listing Ian as one of the co-stars in the new film Pali Road which is filming in Hawaii.  

We’ll post more information as we learn it! 

DeadlineHollywood

Jackson Rathbone (Twilight), Sung Kang (Fast & Furious) and Michelle Chen
have been cast in Pali Road, a mystery-thriller from Crimson Forest Entertainment that’s now filming in Honolulu. The film tells the story of a young woman who suffers a terrible car accident the night her boyfriend proposes to her. It’s the first project in a slate of three films that Crimson is co-producing with Dadi Digital Film, China Film Assist, and Cuixing Media Group.

Rathbone played Jasper Hale in all the Twilight Saga films, and co-starred as Sokka in The Last Airbender. He’s repped by Paradigm, LINK Entertainment, and attorney Peter Nelson. Kang, who starred in the Fast & Furious franchise, is with Management 360, WME, and attorney Rick Genow. Chen is best known for her starring role in You Are The Apple Of My Eye, for which she received the Asia Rising Star Award.

Additional cast members include Elizabeth Sung, Tzi Ma, Henry Ian Cusick and Lauren Sweetser. Sung is known for her role in Memoirs Of A Geisha, as well as the action adventure film Hero. Ma co-starred in Rush Hour, The Ladykillers, andThe Quiet American. Cusick starred in the TV series Lost, and in such films asHitman and Half Light. He is repped by Innovative Artists and Management 360.

Pali Road producers include Daxing Zhang and Jon Chiew of Huace Media. Executive producers are Grace Zhang and Geng Ling of Dadi Digital Cinema, China Film Assist and Ricardo S. Galindez and Roy J. Tjioe of Island Film Group based in Honolulu.

“We are delighted to work with such a talented cast on this project,” said director Jonathan Lim, who also serves as chief executive officer of Crimson Forest Entertainment. “Pali Road captures the thrust of our distribution goals, as we look to bring high-quality entertainment to audiences in China and worldwide.”