The Big Year

[iluvtexas]

Owen is a busy, busy boy....Great for him and Great for his fans...

Summary The Big Year -- Three bird watchers duke it out to spot and record the highest number of species in Alaska during 1998 - the year El Nino brought an unprecedented number of species to North America.

Movie Details
Title: The Big Year

Status: Announced
Country: United States
Genre: Adaptation, Comedy, Period

Acting Credits
Dustin Hoffman Al Levinton
Owen Wilson Sandy Komito
Jack Black Greg Miller

The Big Year Production Credits
Director - David Frankel
Source Material - Mark Obmascik
Screenplay - Howard Franklin
Producer - Ben Stiller
Producer - Stuart Cornfeld
Producer - Curtis Hanson
Producer - Carol Fenelon
Production Executive - Lara Breay
Producer - Karen Rosenfelt
Studio Executive - Elizabeth Gabler

Full Production Credits for The Big Year

Company Information
Deuce Three Productions - Production Company
Red Hour Films - Production Company
Fox 2000 - Studio

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***Additional Review of the book....

"Big Year is full of laughs, twists and yes, some touching moments. I love bird watching and road trips but the guys in Big Year are hard core competitors who operate on an entirely different plain than the novices.

The book is so well written that you can almost see yourself sitting in the backseat of Sandy Komito's Skuamobile as he prowls down the highway looking for birds. In fact, it's so vivid that Big Year would actually make a darn good movie. While reading it I kept imagining James Cagney or Oscar Levant as Komito, Gregory Peck or Walter Pigeon as Al Levantin and a very young Jimmy Stewart as Greg Miller, the wonderful optimist who decides to do a Big Year on the cheap.

The things these guys encounter while pursuing their passion such as mountain lions, cowboys with potbellied pigs, the horrors of economy flight, crocodiles, frozen graves, and icy cold outhouses are the stuff of adventure novels with a good sized dollop of comedy thrown in.
The Big year is fascinating, fun, and daydream inducing. I and most of the readers of the book will probably never get closer to a Big Year than vicariously through the book but after reading it I have started thinking that maybe, just maybe I could survive a one county Big Day. I loved the book and even my non nature loving friends found themselves laughing out loud when I read sections of it to them."

[texasgal]

What wonderful news!

I wonder if this will be filmed in Alaska.

[lonegazer]

Sounds like fun and with Ben again too - my favourite film duo. I can understand bird watching a bit more than train and plane spotting, which I have to admit I do struggle to take serious.

[kevdo]

Wooh Wee! This looks like a great project. No chance in hell that Ben doesn't at least do a cameo.

[iluvtexas]

Steve Martin Circling The Big Year
March 10th, 2010

Steve Martin could star along with Owen Wilson and Jack Black
It seems one of the recent Oscar hosts is in for a big year both literally and figuratively. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Steve Martin is in negotiations to star in The Big Year.

If Martin signs on, he will complete the lead trio, which also includes Owen Wilson and Jack Black. The story, based off the book "The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession," by Mark Obmascik, which centers on three avid bird-watchers who keep trying to one-up each other in a competition to see who can spot the rarest birds in North America.

David Frankel (Marley & Me) will be directing the film based off the adaptation of Obmascik's book written by Howard Franklin. It was said the film was set to start shooting this May in Canada.

[lonegazer]

This sounds quite an interesting film, a different part for Owen than in Hall Pass or the Reese Witherspoon film but I like to see Owen play different characters.

[floot]

Sounds like it could be an interesting role for him. Fab!

[lonegazer]

I think judging from Twitter posts that Hall Pass finishes filming this week and then Owen moves on to film The Big Year next month. More details are coming out about the filming locations and also this ad for casting sessions next Saturday was added yesterday.

Original post:
www.westcoaster.ca/modules/jobs/index.php?pa=viewlistings&lid=642

Submitted by keven for James Forsyth Casting (163 hits) View all Job listings for James Forsyth Casting
Movie Extras Wanted: The Big Year: Casual
Job Description :
The 20th Century Fox feature film "The Big Year" will be shooting in Tofino this May. The film stars Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black, and will be directed by David Frankel ("The Devil Wears Prada" and "Marley and Me").

We are looking for local men and women of all shapes, sizes and ethnicities who are interested in working as paid Extras on the movie.

On Saturday, May 1 there will be a casting session held in Tofino to meet anyone who would like to apply for employment as an Extra.

We are also searching for men who look like our lead actors – Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black. Be sure to come by and see us if you think you look like one of them!

Please note the following requirements:
• you must be 17 years of age or older, sorry no children required
• you must be available for employment between Monday, May 10 and Friday May 14
• you must be able to work full days, from early in the morning till late at night
• you must be able to legally work in Canada

CASTING SESSION INFORMATION

Casting Session Date: Saturday, May 1

Time: Drop by anytime between 10:00 AM and 5 PM

Location: Tofino Community Hall

361 Arnet Road,
Tofino, BC

Map: maps.google.ca/maps?client=safari&q=361+Arnet+Road,+Tofino&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=361+Arnet+Rd,+Tofino,+Alberni-Clayoquot+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&gl=ca&ei=PJTQS6HEGYTQsgPY15DoDw&ved=0CAsQ8gEwAA&ll=49.14685,-125.904608&spn=0.037729,0.073042&z=14

If you would like more information on working as an Extra in film and television please visit our website: www.jamesforsythcasting.com
Thanks and we hope to see you in Tofino.

Location : Tofino
Province : BC

Article about filming in Osoyoos:

www.osoyoostimes.com/news/2010/04/20/big-stars-to-film-big-year-in-osoyoos-this-june/

[Vera]

There are more pictures of Owen and gang on the set of The Big Year. Unfortunately, I think you have to have a paid account to access the images. It is the same photo agency that took the pictures of Owen at the hockey game the other night and is called Punk-d Images. I looked them up and they are based in Vancouver, so I'm sure there will be lots more pictures coming. The problem is that Owen, Jack, and Steve Martin are actors whose images are not always purchased by magazines and celebrity websites, so I'm not sure if we'll have a chance to see them all. If anyone knows of a way to access all these pictures, please let us know. Here is the website:

www.photoshelter.com/c/punkdimages/gallery-list

Here is one picture that they did put up on their twitter account:
twitpic.com/1m4gco

Owen looks so different here, don't you think? Maybe it's just cuz the sun was in his eyes. They sure do have him looking like a bird watching geek though, don't they? LOL.

[lonegazer]

Thanks to Punkd we should get regular pictures of Owen unlike when he was in Atlanta? Owen wore pink trousers in Little Fockers and on holiday in France I remember, I don't think these are the same ones so maybe he just likes the colour.

[floot]

That hat! LOL still lookin' good though

[lonegazer]

More pictures of Owen filming The Big Year and good close ups for a change. I would liked to have seen some from Hall Pass but that seemed to be a really closed set and nothing got out!

www.zimbio.com/pictures/OValXJT2RzR/Owen+Wilson+Films+The+Big+Year/ntGc3DGyYyy/Owen+Wilson

[texasgal]

May 8, 2010 16:24:03 GMT -5 floot said:

That hat! LOL still lookin' good though

The black-banded fedora looks like the same one he wore in Peru with Woody 3 or 4 years ago. Not everyone can wear a hat and look good - but Owen can!



Thanks for the photo links, y'all!

[lonegazer]

A couple of sightings on Facebook of Owen playing tennis yesterday in Tofino, but then with a population of less than 2000 you must be certain to see some of the cast there. Local news about the filming but no Owen or any other cast members in this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIMGPZxe51I

Also - not about The Big Year - someone on Facebook posted that Owen goes to the gym barefoot (must be in Paia since that's what her other post mentions). That's unusual because over here you wouldn't be allowed near the equipment without the correct footware and just the thought of someone stepping on my bare feet or equipment slamming on them - Ouch!

[texasgal]

You can't go barefoot in American gyms either, nor in stores or basically any public area - except, of course, around pools or the beach or bathrooms in such areas and the like. Even then, I'd wear flip-flops at least - definitely in a public bathroom and shower!! Who wants athlete's foot - and God only knows what other pathogens and parasites that might be lurking about?

Owen was denied entry to a grocery store (I think) in Austin a few years ago because he was barefoot.

He does go barefoot a lot so the soles of his feet must be like cast iron. ;D It's fine to go barefoot in some places but not everywhere. That photo of him barefoot on his Vespa a few years ago kind of made me gasp. I thought: Ew, what if he has to stop fast and jump off the bike and onto pavement? OUCH!!!