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The stars came out for the 2022 Bronze Lens Festival in Atlanta recently. They came. They saw. They concurred.
This year’s festival took place August 23-28, 2022 in the city’s downtown and Midtown areas. Here are some of the top images from the event.
Terri J. Vaughn
Photo credit: Daniel Morris Actress, director, and producer Terri J. Vaughn was on hand to promote her Hallmark Mahogany film, Unthinkably Good Things.
Christian Keyes
Photo credit: Daniel Morris Star of BET’s All the Queen’s Men, Christian Keyes was on hand well.
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Photo credit Daniel Morris. Salli Richardson-Whitfield accepts the Behind the Lens SuperStar Award at Bronze Lens’ annual Women SuperStar Honors.
Shayla Cowan, Kathleen Bertrand, Heather Hayslett And Will Packer
Photo credit: Paul Biagui Shayla Cowan (from left), co-producer of the 2022 Academy Awards, poses with Kathleen Bertrand and Heather Hayslett and filmmaker Will Packer after accepting the Emerging Behind the Lens SuperStar Award. Cowan
is known for producing Girls Trip, Night School, Little, What Men Want, and more.Lamann Rucker
Photo credit Paul Biagui. Actor Lamann Rucker hosts the Women SuperStar Honors event at the 2022 Bronze Lens Film Festival in Atlanta.
Eva Marcille
Photo credit: Daniel Morris Actress Eva Marcille, best known for winning America’s Next Top Model, is honored atBronzeLens’ annual Women SuperStar Honors event.
Final Word
Atlanta is a breeding ground for actors as well as movie and TV productions. The Bronze Lens Film Festival showcases the very best of that. Celebrities love to hang out in the city.
Are you interested in becoming an actor in Atlanta? You’re in the right place!
With nearly 1,000 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls
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Marvel Studios has released its Phase 5 production schedule, which shows the movies it will roll out over the next couple of years. The slate of projects were revealed at Marvel Studios’ panel in San Diego Comic-Con.
Atlanta, Georgia figures to play a major role once again in production of the most successful films of a generation.
Marvel Studios Phase 5 Everything We Know
Marvel’s reveal included an emotional trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which was filmed without lead star Chadwick Boseman, who died from cancer in 2020.
Here is the slate of films Marvel has identified as part of Phase 5:
- Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
- Avengers: Secret Wars
- Fantastic Four
- Secret Invasion
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Daredevil: Born Again
- Captain America: New World Order
- Thunderbolts
- Agatha
- Ironheart
- Blade
- Echo
- Loki: Season 2
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
Film Release Date Release Platform Avengers: Secret Wars November 7, 2025 Avengers: The Kang Dynasty May 2, 2025 Theaters Secret Invasion Spring 2023 Disney+ Fantastic Four November 8, 2024 Theaters She-Hulk: Attorney at Law August 17, 2022 Disney+ Captain America: New World Order May 3, 2024 Theaters Thunderbolts July 26, 2024 Theaters Agatha: Coven of Chaos Winter 2023 Disney+ Ironheart Fall 2023 Disney+ Blade November 3, 2023 Theaters Loki: Season 2 Summer 2023 Disney+ Echo Summer 2023 Disney+ Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 May 5, 2023 Theaters Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
Jonathan Majors has been cast as Kang the Conqueror and figures to play a big part in this Avengers movie. Pictures leaked online have shown Majors working out on the beach to get in shape for the part.
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty release date: May 2, 2025
Avengers: Secret Wars
One of the more curious titles is Avengers: Secret Wars. Marvel has not revealed who will actually star in this film yet, but it’s possible that a reunion of the past superheroes like Robert Downey Jr., could happen. Don Cheadle is said to be returning as War Machine.
Fantastic Four
Marvel will try again with Fantastic Four, having nailed down casting for Reed and Sue Richards.
Fantastic Four release date: November 8, 2024
Secret Invasion
Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion stars Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn as the Skrull Talos. They are joined by Kingsley Ben-Adir, Emilia Clarke and Olivia Colman. A previous cast list incorrectly also included Regé-Jean Page.
She-Hulk Attorney At Law
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, is an original series, which starts streaming August 17 on Disney+.
She-Hulk: Attorney At Law release date: August 17, 2022
Daredevil: Born Again
Marvel Studios’ Daredevil: Born Again will be an original series starring Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio, streaming Spring 2024 on Disney Plus.
Daredevil: Born Again release date: Spring 2024
Captain America: New World Order
Anthony Mackie has been confirmed as the new Captain America in this one, which will start production in Atlanta and other locations soon.
Captain America: New World Order release date: May 3, 2024
Thunderbolts
The Thunderbolts is expected to be a blockbuster because of its well thought-out cast: The film includes Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Ghost, played by Hannah John-Kamen and Abomination portrayed by Tim Roth. The film will have a theatrical release.
Thunderbolts release date: July 26, 2024
Agatha: Coven of Chaos
Marvel Studios’ Agatha: Coven of Chaos is another original series tailormade for streaming. The film is about Agatha Harkness, a witch from Salem, Massachusetts, who was accused of practicing the occult by her own coven during the infamous Salem witch trials. It will stream on Disney+.
Agatha: Coven of Chaos release date: Winter 2023
Ironheart
Ironheart is an original series that will stream on Disney+. The series is about Riri Williams, a 15-year-old whizkid who constructs her own super-suit of armor. She becomes a crimefighter by night as she tries to balance the life of a curious kid with saving the world.
Ironheart release date: Fall 2023
Blade
The highly anticipated reboot of the Blade franchise will have Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali in the lead role. Other stars who have been cast include Harold Perrineau and Andre Hyde-Braithwaite. This one is getting a theatrical release as well.
Blade release date: November 3, 2023
Loki: Season 2
Tom Hiddleston is back again as Loki, the prince of darkness in a sequel to the original series, which streams on Disney+. This time around, Loki will get more exposure from heroes and villains of the mighty Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Loki: Season 2 release date: Summer 2023
Echo
Echo is an original series about Maya Lopez, a superhero who happens to be the adoptive daughter of the Kingpin, a formidable villain in the Spider-Man franchise. This one will stream on Disney+.
Echo release date: Summer 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 began filming around Atlanta in November 2021. Director James Gunn is at the helm for the final installment of the project. Given the popularity of the characters, it’s no wonder why Marvel will have a theatrical release for this one.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3: release date: May 5, 2023
Final Word
As you can see, Marvel’s Phase 5 includes movie titles and TV series that it will release over the next few years. Fans of course are speculating on many of the release dates, but as of now several of them are to be announced.
With all the new movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls
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Georgia is clearly the epicenter of the moviemaking universe. In 2017, the collective economic impact from the film industry bought $9.5 billion to the state, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, further solidifying the Peach State as a movie powerhouse.
Last year an analysis from FilmLA found that Georgia’s ascension atop the movie-making mountain caught much of the nation off-guard. “The rapid growth of the film and television industry in Georgia and the state’s steadfast commitment to its support is remarkable,” the report said. “With 17 projects in 2016, the first-ranked Peach State hosted nearly three times as many feature films as fifth-place New York and Louisiana.”
Venom
The film based in the Marvel universe stars Tom Hardy in the title role along with Michelle Williams (The Greatest Showman), Riz Ahmed (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Jenny Slate (Zootopia) and Woody Harrelson (the Hunger Games franchise, True Detective).
Boy Erased
Boy Erased a movie starring Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe will film in Atlanta. The movie centers around a Baptist preacher’s son who is forced to go through a gay conversion program. Joel Edgerton will direct the movie as well as star in it.
A sequel to the 2015 hit Marvel movie, this newest installment plays off cameos in the “Avengers” and “Captain America” movies and stars Evangeline Lilly, Paul Rudd, and Michael Douglas. Marvel has picked Peyton Reed to direct the feature film.
According to Deadline, Dumplin stars Jennifer Aniston’s and centers around a former beauty pageant queen who now runs the local Texas pageant. The movie will be directed Anne Fletcher and is produced Michael Costigan (Ghost In The Shell).
In the upcoming Georgia-filmed production Ryan Gosling will play Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, in a new biopic directed by La La Land and Whiplash director Damien Chazelle.
Stay with us as we update this list periodically to bring you the latest movies coming to ATL.
Son of Shaft
Superfly
The remake to the 1970s franchise is reportedly being co-produced by Atlanta rapper Future. Production began in January and is set to wrap in early June.
Based off the popular 1970s movie, “Son of Shaft” will star Samuel L. Jackson as a crimefighting vigilante and one bad mother. Production started last fall and will wrap in the next couple months.
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If you’ve got a set of wheels, Oprah Winfrey may have a job for you. The media mogul’s new TV show is looking for people with cars from the last 20 years or so.
This is what the casting call says:
- We are looking for people who have vehicles that are in good condition (because they are supposed to look current to the time period), that are 1998 or older. I will even take late 1980’s vehicles. Again, they need to be in nicer newer condition.
- The series centers around the love story between a modern-day power couple. In the world of Black Hollywood, they navigate a complex set of social codes, and this series will explore it all, from the good to the bad and to the ‘90s when the love story began.
Weaver will play Nuri, a bubbly personality with big dreams who is struggling to make a name for herself as a sitcom staff writer while struggling an assortment of romances that only leave her party fulfilled. After she meets Yasir, himself unemployed and barely holding onto his dreams, Nuri changes all her opinions about what she expects from a man because she’s just found the one who is perfect for her.
Yasir is an aspiring writer-director who is down to his last two unemployment checks and lives (unhappily) with his on-again/off-again ex. But after meeting the stunning Nuri, Yasir finds a reason to alter his life and the drive to access his potential.
To audition for a role in the new TV series, check out the casting call breakdown below.
Oprah’s Love Is Casting Call
***1990’S AUTOS NEEDED***
**Love Is_**
Brandi is working on a new TV series called “Love Is_” that is set in the 1990’s. We are looking for people who have vehicles that are in good condition (because they are supposed to look current to the time period), that are 1998 or older. I will even take late 1980’s vehicles. Again, they need to be in nicer newer condition. If you have a vehicle that is made before 1998, and you are available to work with the car on this show, please submit an e-mail with the photo of the vehicle, and include the year, make, and model information to Loveis@centralcasting.comand please put “Period Car” in the subject line. Please also include your contact information, and if you are NOT registered with Central Casting Atlanta, please include a photo of yourself. Thank You.
