ATLwood: Selena Gomez likes her Jameson on the rocks
And make it a double
Filming Updates:
>> Ben Affleck's The Accountant filmed Downtown near the Capitol Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
>> Zac Efron and Robert De Niro's Dirty Grandpa <a href="https://twitter.com/JDucroiset/status/558320243345747970/photo/1" target="_blank" target=_blank">did some filming in Marietta yesterday.
>> The ATL-shot, Sony Playstation original series, "Powers," has a release date: <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-playstations-powers-original-series-764918" target="_blank" target=_blank">March 10.
>> Locally shot Taken 3 is <a href="http://variety.com/2015/film/news/taken-3-foreign-box-office-hobbit-3-800-million-1201408401/" target="_blank" target=_blank">No. 1 at the foreign box office. Oh, and in semi-related news, <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30912656" target="_blank" target=_blank">Liam Neeson has some haters.
Sightings:
>> The cast and crew of "The Vampire Diaries" spinoff, "The Originals," will be on-hand for an event this Sat., Jan. 24, at Asante Downtown, dubbed "Conversations with The Originals." The event is being hosted by the Mayor's Office of Film and Entertainment, and kicks off at 1 p.m. Tickets are $25-$50. Flyer below: 
>> Speaking of The Accountant, here's <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2920437/Ben-Affleck-takes-time-cigarette-coffee-set-Accountant-Atlanta.html" target="_blank" target=_blank">Ben Affleck pausing for a cigarette break during filming.
>> The Atlanta Police Department will be featured on A&E's "The First 48." Rodney Ho has <a href="http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/01/22/atlanta-police-department-joins-14th-season-of-aes-the-first-48-starting-january-22/" target="_blank" target=_blank">the scoop.
>> In town to film her flick, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, with Paul Rudd, Selena Gomez was spotted at STK in Midtown. Per spies: "Gomez was spotted sipping a double Jameson on the rocks as they noshed on Executive Chef Mark Alba’s seared diver scallops entree special along with lobster mac and cheese, creamed spinach and sweet corn pudding sides." Below is the photographic proof:
- <a href="http://clatl.com/atlanta/ImageArchives?by=1290074" target=_blank">Caren West PR
- Selena Gomez with STK's Fred Alexander
>> Speaking of Mr. Rudd, here he is in Decatur <a href="http://www.eonline.com/photos/6/the-big-picture-today-s-hot-pics/453173" target="_blank" target=_blank">looking pretty unimpressed with his breakfast.
>> New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz was at Whiskey Blue over the weekend, where <a href="http://instagram.com/p/x961N_OeRG/" target="_blank" target=_blank">he and his entourage watched the AFC and NFC championship games.
>> Jennifer Brett <a href="https://twitter.com/JenBrettAJC/status/558340033988796416/photo/1" target="_blank" target=_blank">snapped this shot of Zac Efron and Robert De Niro shooting a scene for Dirty Grandpa in Marietta yesterday.
Deals and Payoffs:
>> ICYMI: The life and times of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta's first African-American mayor, are <a href="http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2015/01/20/maynard-jacksons-family-to-produce-documentary-about-his-life" target=_blank">the subject of a new documentary being produced by Auburn Avenue Films, and his family.
>> ATL-based Giant Studios is closing up shop, <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/01/07/giant-studios-shuts-down-sells-tech-to-james.html" target="_blank" target=_blank">but not before they hand some things off to James Cameron.
>> Turner Classic Movies has <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/01/22/turner-classic-movies-names-new-gm.html" target="_blank" target=_blank" target=_blank">a new general manager.
>> "Love & Hip-Hop" star Stevie J has to pay child support, like <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2015/01/15/stevie-j-child-support-indicted-owes-money-jail-love-and-hip-hop//?adid=TMZ_Search_Results" target="_blank" target=_blank">A LOT of it.
Castings:
>> Aside from hosting meet and greets, "The Originals" is looking for male <a href="http://www.projectcasting.com/casting-calls-acting-auditions/originals-season-2-casting-call-butlers-atlanta/<br />" target="_blank" target=_blank">butlers. Previous experience butler-ing a plus.
Miscellany:
>> ICYMI II: <a href="http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2015/01/21/should-black-sororities-wage-war-on-all-ratchet-reality-shows" target=_blank">The discussion centered on historically black sororities and reality TV continues.
>> ICYMI III: CL scribe Ronda Racha Penrice <a href="http://clatl.com/atlanta/with-this-ring-brings-popular-novel-to-life-10-years-later/Content?oid=13249567" target=_blank">got the backstory behind Lifetime's "The Vow" starring Regina Hall, Jill Scott, and Eve (yep, the rapper) Jeffers Cooper.
>> ATL's "R&B Divas" is <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/26th-annual-glaad-media-awards-765609" target="_blank" target=_blank">being honored by the GLAAD Media Awards. See, all reality TV ain't bad.
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