Kristofferson, Nelson head to O'ahu to join film
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Editor
Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, who call Maui home, are heading to the North Shore of O'ahu to join filming on "The Big Bounce" next month.
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The singers/actors will play Hawai'i residents who befriend powerful businessman Mr. Majestyk (Morgan Freeman) and charismatic drifter Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) in what the filmmakers call "a sexy noir thriller."
Willie Nelson
Also joining the cast of the Shangri-La Entertainment project: Bebe Neuwirth, Harry Dean Stanton and Scott Caan.
Principals already before the cameras include Gary Sinise, in the role of a wealthy developer, and Sara Foster, as a seductress with criminal intentions, as well as Charlie Sheen and Vinnie Jones.
The movie is directed by George Armitage ("Grosse Pointe Blank," "Miami Blues") and the script is based on the Elmore Leonard novel of the same name. The project is headquartered at the Turtle Bay Resort. Location filming began Oct. 28 around the North Shore, and is expected to continue through December.
