
Hayden Christensen's new thriller, "The Genesis Code," is scheduled to begin filming in the fall in Spain, in large part because the country's subsidies and tax credits translated into about 30 percent of the movie's budget. In the world of independent film financing, it's all about location, location, location. Lyrics will appear karaoke style for the "Grease" catalog, including "Summer Nights," "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "You're the One That I Want." Indie film mantra: Travel the world, save money Paramount Pictures will also start a "Demand It" viral campaign to solicit grassroots support for a wider run. The "Grease Sing-a-Long" begins July 8, when newly remastered prints of the 1978 movie musical will be screened in 10 cites, including San Francisco. They were totally fine without having their trailers around." Jackie brought the lenses cases, Will carried sound equipment.

To get there you have to drive forever and then take a small two-man gondola. "That's how I got to the temple where kung fu originated. The low-key approach worked wonders, says Zwart. Who makes the call sheet, who asked all these people to be here?' So I called this big meeting with everyone and said, 'We have to create a light version of our crew for specific days.' Will and Jackie disguised themselves with baseball caps and sunglasses, and we'd use just one handheld camera, one van and a maximum of 10 people." "I realized we had to shift gears one day while we were shooting a close-up inside a car and I counted about 45 trailers. "I couldn't get the stuff I wanted with this huge crew," Zwart recalls. Filming in China last summer, Zwart revved up an enormous production juggernaut consisting of Smith's son Jaden, a martial arts enthusiast in real life, along with 600 cast and crew members. "I wanted to treat 'Karate Kid' almost like an independent movie, except with huge scope," says Zwart.
