LOVE, SEX, DRUGS & MONEY COMPLETES
MALTA FILMING
Publication date: October 19, 2001
PRESS-RELEASE
Filming has been completed in Malta on the Ska Films
production of Love, Sex, Drugs and Money starring Madonna
and written and directed by Guy Ritchie.
Based at the Mediterranean Film Studios, the production
ended its three week shoot on schedule on 19 October.
A spokesperson for the production said “Ska ‘Swept
Away' Films Ltd would like to thank everyone who supported and contributed
in making the Malta shoot such a success – in particular, Air Malta,
the Office of the Manager for Airport Security (OMAS) for their excellent
cooperation and organisation, the Producer's Creative Partnership,
the Mediterranean Film Studios, Grand Harbour Marina, the Government
of Malta and the Maltese public.”
Love, Sex, Drugs and Money is produced
by Matthew Vaughn with co-producers Adam Bohling and David Reid.
The film also stars Adriano Giannini, Bruce Greenwood, Jeanne Tripplehorn,
Elisabeth Banks, Michael Beattie and David Thornton. The film will
be distributed by Sony.
The cast and crew now move on to Sardegna for a
further three weeks of filming.
For further information, please contact: Patric
Scott, unit publicist: +44 7774 884 771 / E-mail: pscott4publicity@aol.com
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US actor to star in Julius Ceaser
Publication date: October 20, 2001
by Fiona Galea Debono. The Times of Malta
US actor Jeremy Sisto, who played the title role
in the CBS mini-series Jesus, has been reported in the trade magazine
Hollywood Reporter to have signed a "seven-figure deal" to star in
TNT`s big-budget mini-series Julius Caesar, which is scheduled to
be shot in Malta between the end of the month and January. Sisto
is portraying Caesar.
The 27-year-old actor stars in Angel Eyes, with
Jennifer Lopez, which is currently being screened in Maltese cinemas.
He was also seen in Moonlight and Valentino (1995) and Ridley Scott`s
White Squall (1996), partly shot in Malta.
Julius Caesar, for which the set at Fort Ricasoli
is almost complete, is budgeted at $18 million.
It is reuniting Sisto with executive producer Lorenzo
Minoli, who also executive produced Jesus, which was partly shot
in Malta in 1999.
Jeremy Sisto during the filming of 'Jesus' in 1999
Photo - (C) 1999 PCP
"Jeremy is a very vibrant actor with an incredible
range and commanding presence, and I`m very, very happy to be working
with him again," Minoli has been quoted as saying.
Malta is not lacking on the celebrity front these
days, with top model Claudia Schiffer having arrived on the island
on Tuesday and staying at Hilton Malta.
The blonde belle was accompanying her partner Ska
Films producer Matthew Vaughn, who was in Malta briefly during filming
of the movie Love, Sex, Drugs and Money.
She was spotted visiting the President`s Palace
in Valletta yesterday.
Ragae music video filmed in Malta
Publication date: August 30, 2001
The stunning beauty of Gnejna rock on the north-west
coastline of Malta was the location for a German music video shot
last week. The Sunflash song is being released by BMG
and is sung by Jamaican artist known best as Ringo.
Directed by David Incorvaia, the video is expected
to be broadcast shortly on Viva and MTV. It involved Maltese
youngsters dancing and having a joyful experience on the sun drenched
beach.
Filming was conducted mainly within one 16-hour
day and the total Maltese crew formed 75% of the entire crew. The
foreign production team resided in the Artiste Village of the Mediterranean
Film Studios.
Noah's Chocolate Twist
March 2001
by Steve Chetcuti, The Malta Independent
Malta's picturesque countryside and the water facilities
at Rinella will feature in a 'Time Out' chocolate commercial, which
will be screened internationally in cinemas and on television within
the next few weeks.
The filming of the British-made commercial took
place at Mtahleb and in the shallow tank of Mediterranean Film Studios.
The commercial gives a comical twist to the biblical
story of Noah's Ark. Noah is building his ark at Mtahleb, and experiencing
difficulties in its construction. In frustration he decides to take
a break and have a snack. But because of the time he wasted enjoying
his chocolate snack he failed to meet the deadline for building the
ark. His zebras, llamas and a long string of other animals must instead
resort to finding alternative transport.
"A lot of visual effects will be done in London
and we're picking up all the essential elements here to make this
possible', explained Maltese production manager Malcolm Scerri-Ferrante, "It's
naturally not easy directing wild animals on a raft out at sea".
Shooting the sequence of Noah's workshop on location
at Mtahleb cliffs |
