Birds of America - Newton has nothing on these people
 

Lauren has signed onto the film "Birds of America" (aka "Laws of Motion") which will be released in 2008.

Anything with the words Laws of Motion refers to this film which has been renamed "Birds of America".

Birds of America Casting Sides

Writer: Elyse Friedman
Director: Craig Lucas

Cast/Characters:

Lindsay Allen - Roller Girl
Peter Conboy - Man on street
Ben Foster - Jay (brother of Ida and Morrie and husband of Gillian)
Jennifer Gargano - Student
Ginnifer Goodwin - Ida (sister of Jay and Morrie)
Lauren Graham - Betty (wife of Morrie)
Brandon Hanson - Roger
Takako Haywood - Nurse
Zoe Kravitz - Gillian (wife of Jay)
Matthew Perry - Morrie (main character, brother of Ida and Jay and husband of Betty)
Hilary Swank - Laura (next door neighbour)
Stacie Theon - Ellen Thomas
Rainn Wilson - (married to Laura)
Gary Wilmes - Paul

Premise:

The story centres on a husband (Perry) struggling with life in a repressive career and community and enduring headaches caused by his free-spirited brother (Ben Foster) and sister (Goodwin). Swank will play a supporting role as the all-too-perfect neighbour of Perry's harried character.

IMDB Page

Filming: May - July 2007

Lauren talking about Laws of Motion

Courtesy of MoviesOnline - Latest Movie News / Reviews.

Well this movie I'm doing right now is called "Laws of Motion.” It's an independent film that the playwright Craig Lucas is directing and Hilary Swank is a producer on it and has a supporting part in it just to lend her name to it. And that's really cool actually and inspiring to see an actress who has a company who is helping get stuff made because she believes in it. It's the story of a dysfunctional family and Matthew Perry is my husband and we have sort of a quiet marriage that is in trouble and his brother and sister come to stay with us to disastrous results. And it's just kind of a dark comedy, but it's a very conservative, preppy shut down character who is just trying to be nice to these people who she thinks are freaks. And so that's a cool kind of different place to be.

Articles

Norwalk Hall of Fame (Norwalk Advocate) (March 21, 2007)
Office stars pad their resumes out (USA Today) (March 21, 2007)
GreeneStreet picks up 'Laws of Motion' - international rights (Variety) (May 2007)
Stamford Advocate (May 30, 2007)
Lights, Camera, Action in Winslow Park (Westport Now) (June 1, 2007)
Lights, Camera, Norwalk (Fairfield County Business) (June 4, 2007)
The Hours (June 14, 2007)
Perry spotted in Darien (Norwalk Advocate) (June 17, 2007)
Chill More Girl (NY Daily News) (June 17, 2007)
IMDB Sightings in Darien (IMDB)
A Girlmore Girl Exits Onto Career Fast Track) (Washington Post) (June 22, 2007)
Zoe Kravitz in Laws of Motion (EW)
Filming in Norwalk (originally from Norwalk Advocate) (July 5, 2007)
Ben Foster mentions Laws of Motion here and here (September 2007)
Ben Foster talking about LoM (Out Magazine)
Hart / Lunsford Pictures - LoM Page *NEW*
Playbill *NEW*

Fan Encounters / Images

LG on the set in Westport (out of respect not posting the one with the lady who took the picture - credit niesche @ imdb)
WestPort filming (credit lien)
Film wrapping July 2 (IMDB)

Reviews / Test Screenings

IMDB
Demogorgon
Movie Confession *NEW*

Release Dates:

Premiering at 2008 Sundance Film Festival. *NEW*.

Aww, thanks for sharing Nadine :D

I'm so looking forward this one!!!

thanks for the thread Nadine :)

thanks for the thread Nadine.

so it´s indie movie? I guess I missed this information earlier.

Thanks for the new movie/new thread, Nadine, and the info related.

I guess this board is soon going to be full of specific threads for each of Lauren's upcoming projects. That's exciting!

Hope one of them will be dedicated to the GG reunion TV movie in the near future ....

Yep indie film directed by Craig Lucas who did the brilliant film Longtime Companion.

Thanks for the new thread, Nadine - I'm so excited for this movie!
Diana's avi pretty much sums it up for me ;)

if it´s indie than I want it on europian film festivals for sure:D

Thanks for the new thread, I'm glad to have all this info about Lauren's projects.

Oh man, if it is an indie movie, maybe I won't get to watch it here in Mexico :(

I'll hope for the best...

Thanks Nadine!!!

Thanks for this thread.

I am really excited about this movie. Well, I am excited about all her movies really but this one particularly.

Thanks for the thread, I'm looking forward to this movie :D

yey thanks for the trhead :)

In case noone gets the thread title it's referring to Isaac Newton's laws of motion. :)

Thanks for that ;) I got it since the begining, when I read the title :D

I´m trying to add Lauren´s credit at the imdb site, but it doesn't let me, even though I'm a registered user at imdb :look: