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Post by IceCat on Sept 20, 2017 22:22:45 GMT
Amber Liu, the tomboyish 25 year old Taiwanese-American member of the K-pop girl group known as f(x), has landed a role in an independent film where golf features prominently. In The Eagle and the Albatross she will apparently play an aspiring golfer under the tutelage of the film's costars, Dan Lauria (best known as Kevin Arnold's dad in "The Wonder Years") and Michael Badalucco. Currently in production, it is slated for a 2018 2020 release.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BY9U5lWFEi9
www.imdb.com/title/tt7326168/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Kevin
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Post by don on Sept 21, 2017 1:48:45 GMT
Very cool. She must have been a player.
ROK, where you try to make it in golf before becoming a K-Pop star.
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Post by mr3putt on Sept 21, 2017 2:23:20 GMT
WTF...is this another example of classic Korean poor EXECUTION....who wants to see another tomboy Namdalla.....this film will LOSE MONEY.
Why didn't they ask In Gee to play the lead role...."Dumbo plays Golf". The script would have had so many supporting actors...the 8000 Flying Dumbo STALKERS, Ha Na's dad, Argonne69, 18majors, The Good Doctor, Kylie and Mike Whan as the top CHEEESEBALL.
This film could have secured a front hat logo for In Gee too....just sayin.
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Post by IceCat on Sept 21, 2017 5:58:12 GMT
Very cool. She must have been a player. ROK, where you try to make it in golf before becoming a K-Pop star. Being as familiar with Amber as any fan of K-pop can be, I can assure you that golf was NOT one of her leisure pursuits growing up. When she does have the time away from the studio she's far more comfortable on a skateboard or chilling with friends. She no doubt had to be taught the basics of golf for the role.Kevin
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Post by don on Sept 21, 2017 13:59:10 GMT
Very cool. She must have been a player. ROK, where you try to make it in golf before becoming a K-Pop star. Being as familiar with Amber as any fan of K-pop can be, I can assure you that golf was NOT one of her leisure pursuits growing up. When she does have the time away from the studio she's far more comfortable on a skateboard or chilling with friends. She no doubt had to be taught the basics of golf for the role.Kevin I looked into her a bit. I don't know if she can golf but she can sing. Good find.
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Post by IceCat on Dec 13, 2017 22:47:52 GMT
The film has an official Facebook page. It is currently in post-production and is being geared more towards the festival circuit rather than commercial release.
A little more on the plot: "When an orphaned half Korean girl (Amber Liu) finds herself in small town America with her only living relative, she seeks out a mentor to help with the only thing she loves - golf. The best player in town, the widowed optometrist (Dan Lauria), takes her under his wing, sending them on a journey to face their fear of losing loved ones and their game. The only problem is, he has three months to live."www.facebook.com/theeagleandthealbatross/Kevin
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Post by IceCat on Dec 14, 2017 9:38:10 GMT
The BBC shot this video interview with Amber highlighting her recent YouTube video mocking anti-fans for criticizing her appearance. The video in question is below:
Kevin
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Post by IceCat on Apr 29, 2019 22:14:41 GMT
Updated the initial post to reflect the fact that they've now finished post production and are gearing up for a release sometime this autumn.
Kevin
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Post by IceCat on Apr 30, 2019 22:40:02 GMT
The link below is for the crowd funding page to cover the costs of post production, but it also introduces the entire main cast and delves a little behind the scenes on the making of the film.www.seedandspark.com/fund/eagle-and-the-albatrossKevin
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Post by IceCat on Dec 18, 2019 10:16:29 GMT
I've updated the release date in the title thread as they now plan to release the film after Amber comes off her forthcoming concert tour in January and February in support of her new album, her first since leaving SM Entertainment and also the first recorded primarily in English. Many of the songs on the album may show up in the movie soundtrack.http://instagram.com/p/B6MVkqRlHPs Kevin
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Post by IceCat on Jan 13, 2020 19:57:33 GMT
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Post by IceCat on Jan 13, 2020 19:58:14 GMT
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Post by IceCat on Jan 25, 2020 22:55:45 GMT
The official trailer is now out...
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Post by IceCat on Feb 2, 2020 5:06:54 GMT
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Post by IceCat on Mar 26, 2020 4:08:14 GMT
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-LUAQFBp4s The bad news is that just a lucky few got to see this film on the big screen before COVID-19 hit. The good news is that for those of us here in North America it will be on DVD and VOD, so there's that to look forward to. I chipped in a few coins during the crowd funding campaign so look for my name in the closing credits among the patrons!Kevin
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