Flash of Genius #5 - A beautiful genius called Lauren Graham
 

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Lauren will star with Greg Kinnear in the movie Flash of Genius. Filming of the movie will start on July 23th ‘07 in Toronto and is scheduled to take two months. More info on the filming dates.

Cast/Characters in alphabetical order:
Jake Abel - Dennis Kearns
Aaron Abrams - Ian Meillor
Alan Alda -
Warren Belle - Cop #2
Grant Boyle - Older Patrick Kearns
Lauren Graham - Phyllis Kearns
Tim Kelleher - Ford representative
Greg Kinnear - Robert Kearns
Victoria Learn - Young Maureen (daughter of Robert and Phyllis)
Dermot Mulroney - Gil Privick (best friend of Robert Kearns)
Duane Murray - Jim
Simon Reynolds - Chrysler Guy
Daniel Roebuck - Frank Sertin
Bill Smitrovich - The Judge
Kristian Truelsen - Doctor
Steven Woodworth - Young Tim (son of Robert and Phyllis)

List of actors playing the Kearns children

Director - Marc Abraham
Writer - The story (brought by Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment) was adapted to a screenplay by Phillip Railsback, Marc Abraham and Scott Frank from a New Yorker article by John Seabrook. The New Yorker article: The Flash of Genius
Editor - Jill Savitt

Genre - Drama/Biography

Budget - 20 million $ (estimated)


Cinespace Film Studios is where they're going to film Flash of Genius. Plus a production summary (aka list of production credits). Courtesy of Gossipcom!

Premise - Kinnear plays Robert Kearns, the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper, who spent most of his life battling the Detroit automakers he charged with stealing his invention. Graham, plays Phyllis Kearns, who watches her husband's obsession with legal retribution suffocate their marriage and put a strain on their children.

IMDB

Castingsides Courtesy of Gossipcom
Casting notice for extras. Courtesy of Gossipcom
Flash of Genius - Filming Information. Link to LiveJournal by Gossipcom


Articles related to this movie:
No "M*A*S*H" Potatoes Please Alan Alda joins Flash of Genius.
Some articles posted by Ellevee about the death of Robert Kearns.
The Acres ... not just for singles dances anymore
Kinnear in the driver's seat
Inventor's son writes in to Invention Mysteries
BuddyTV: Former 'Gilmore Girls' Actress Currently Filming 'Flash of Genius'
Neighbourhood benefited from film shoot
Variety: Mulroney joins Kinnear in 'Genius'
"Flash of Genius": The life of an inventor
Film to immortalize WSU inventor who sued automakers
Greg Kinnear Will Lead 'Flash of Genius' - Cinematical
'Gilmore' Girl Has 'Flash of Genius' - Drama will star Greg Kinnear and Lauren Graham - Zap2it
Kinnear and Graham Have a 'Flash of Genius' - RopeofSilicon.com Casting News
Moviehole.net - Graham and Kinnear in Flash
Lauren Graham Interview, Evan Almighty - MoviesOnline
Orlando Sentinel - Ashton's Father's Day, Disney's new "girl" pic, Graham and Kinnear go "Genius" by Roger Moore
Producer Marc Abraham Makes His Directorial Debut with Flash of Genius
Mischa Barton Starring in 'Sophomore' | Mischa Barton | NEWS ROUNDUP | News + Notes | Entertainment Weekly
Without Breasts There Is No Television -- Vulture -- Entertainment & Culture Blog -- New York Magazine
Green light for windscreen wipers | News | Guardian Unlimited Film
National Ledger - Ask Stacy: New Nancy Drew Piques Interest
CHUD.com - Cinematic Happenings Under Development
Variety.com - Kinnear, Graham get 'Flash of Genius'

Articles/blogs; Sightings of LG and filming locations; Spoilers; Info:
Bob Kearns Jr. about meeting LG & More info about family meeting cast Thanks Gilmoregirl82 ! :glow:
Filming at George Bigliardi's Steak and Seafood Restaurant. Full article.
CTV - esightings - Flash of Genius
Sighting of Lauren Graham and Greg Kinnear brought over from IMDB
Alan Alda filming scenes.
Info from the IMDB boards about filming locations & some pics
Dermot Mulroney shooting this week (posted 08-22-2007)
Sigthing outside of hotel on Chestnut St (08-21-2007). More here
Report from Ellevee about kissing scene.
Info on new filming location: here 08-16-2007. More info on this location: here & here
Pictures of the #85 Snowcrest Ave house taken by Ellevee
Reports and posts about the Deepwood location (no sightings): Ellevee & victorialeigh
Info on new filming location: here Thanks Jazz
Pictures of Greg Kinnear filming FoG in Downtown Toronto 08-07-2007
Lauren was sighted in Downtown Toronto filming a scene in the rain. Thanks Jazz!
Two filming pics from FoG taken on July the 20th (credit Ryan Melissa @ Flickr)
Another report from Ellevee visting filming location 07-31-2007
More info from Redfraggle about the set (no pic) 07-29-2007
Report #1 and report #2 from Ellevee visiting filming location Pictures 07-27-2007
Sighting and pictures on filming location 07-26-2007 Thanks RedFraggle!
Adress of filming location Filming on this location ended on 07-31-2007
Sighting of LG in grocery store in Toronto (no pic) and more
Sighting of LG arriving on airport (no pic)

Thanks for the new thread, Denise :)

Thanks for the new thread Denise

Nice title :D

Do we have a release date yet?

Yea, I was wondering the same thing.

Thanks Denise :) You can probably take the last thing out of the OP (about gilmoreway) since it's done shooting.

I hope we start to hear more about this movie, especially if it's opening later this year. At least it has a rating now!

Thanks for the new thread :)

Thanks for the new thread and the PG13 news. :)

Changed it :)

we have some mixed info about the release date, so we have to wait and see.

thanks for the new thread Denise:)

Addison_McHot Love the avi :thud:

BTW - Nadine posted this link on the news thread and it says FoG will be out in June.

Isn't June pretty soon? :look:

lol what a dumb statement, I apologize. :lol:

ele- :lmao: it rhimes, so its good

thanks for the new thread.... looking forward to the premiere :D

june would be great!!do you think it's going to be shown in lots of cinemas?
and for 2 months maybe????? :D

Thanks for the new thread:flowers:

June?? I thought they wanted to get it into the "awards season"?:shrug:

thanks for the new thread