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Michelle Ang (aka The Tribe’s Tai-San) will be taking on the lead role in Roseanne Liang’s first feature film, titled Girl Meets Boy (it’s the working title so the name may change!).
Girl Meets Boy is “the contemporary story of Chinese New Zealand-born over-achiever Emily Chu, raised to believe she can get anything she puts her mind to. Even if ‘anything’ is at odds with her traditional Hong Kong born parents’ wish for her to become a doctor like her two older sisters. Everything is coming up roses – until she meets James, a European New Zealander, and accidentally falls in love with him. But if her father finds out, she will face disownment”.
Definitely sounds interesting! The press release (dated February) from South Pacific Pictures is below. The film is due to be released in 2011. Michelle Ang has previously worked with Roseanne Liang on the short film Take 3. Michelle is also appearing in the ‘directed by Jodie Foster’ movie The Beaver, it stars Mel Gibson and will be released this year.
With thanks to Ross for the info on Michelle’s new film. Hey if you have any news/cast goss you’d like up, do please e-mail me at clare@tribeheaven.co.uk – thanks! Images from South Pacific Pictures and Outrageous Fortune. Continue reading…
Tom Hern is currently filming the role of ‘gang leader’ in new movie Ice.
Ice is being directed by British director Nick Copus and has been filming since September in Wanaka and Auckland, filming will finish in November. There is not much info on the movie available as yet, but according to Tom’s agency Jason & Laird the movie also stars Gareth Reeves, who worked with Tom on I’m Not Harry Jenson and is currently starring in New Zealand’s The Cult alongside Dwayne Cameron.
According to the movie’s IMDB page it also stars Richard Roxburgh as Thom, Frances O’Connor as Sarah and Nathaniel Lees as Olaf. The movie is set for a release in 2010. Stay tuned for more info…
 Great news for Michelle Ang fans!
According to her talent agency, Karen Kay, Michelle has landed a role in the movie The Beaver, currently shooting in New York. In the movie, Michelle plays a Japanese translator. Jodie Foster stars and directs the movie and Mel Gibson plays the lead role, Walter Black. The movie is about Walter and his beaver hand puppet… Hmm. According to the IMDB, the movie is set for a 2011 release.
<insert beaver jokes here> ; )
 Nick Miller will be playing a role as a Police Officer in Spies & Lies, which stars Antonia Prebble in a lead role. Hopefully they’ll be in a few scenes together – one hopes! Spies & Lies is a TV movie “set in 1942 wartime New Zealand”.
 Jacob Tomuri meanwhile is going strong in his career as a stunt performer. He is doing stunt work in the forthcoming TV epic Spartacus: Blood and Sand made by Starz which stars top NZ star Lucy Lawless in it. Jacob also did stunt work in the recently released Ashley Tisdale film Aliens in the Attic and Peter Jacksons future film release The Lovely Bones.
Nick Miller and Jacob Tomuri are also credited in James Cameron future epic release Avatar.
Antonia Prebble has a role in a new New Zealand TV movie (telemovie/telefeature) called Spies And Lies. The movie is “set in 1942 wartime New Zealand” and “is a ripping yarn based on a true story of conspiracy, incompetence, and an extraordinary hoax that challenged the highest levels of New Zealand government”.
So, expect to see Antonia in 1940’s costume!.. The leading man in the movie is Antony Starr, who stars alongside Antonia in Outrageous Fortune as twins Van and Jethro West. More info on Spies And Lies can be found here, the full cast list is below. The telemovie is being filmed in Auckland. Continue reading…
Jacob Tomuri, who played Lieutenant Luke in series 3 of The Tribe, has featured in the TV series Legend Of The Seeker as the character Lieutenant Bram. Check out the screenshots below.
Big thanks to Catherine for posting the info. Continue reading…
The former Tribe Techno boys, James Napier (Jay) and Tom Hern (Ram), have been listed in a new movie on imdb – I’m Not Harry Jenson. In the film Tom Hern plays the role of Kevin and James [Robertson] Napier plays an interviewer.
You may recall previously the guys collaborated on a movie called The Devil’s Run, well I think this is the same exact movie, but renamed.
The photo here of Tom is a new one that has cropped up on imdb, I think it is associated with this movie, though I’m not entirely sure. But I have to say, I find that facial hair rather hot!
[EDIT: The movie also stars Gareth Reeves he was in series 2 of The Tribe as The Hunga, appearing in episodes 25 and 26]
The movie The Last Great Snail Chase, has both Caleb Ross and Michael Wesley Smith (Lex and Jack from The Tribe) in roles. Sally Martin, who played Kandy in a guest role in The Tribe series 4, plays a lead role in the movie. She also played Tori Hanson – the Blue Wind Ranger – in Power Rangers Ninja Storm.
Caleb plays the character Rob, Michael plays Daniel and Sally as Josie. The film was filmed in 2006/2007. I guess it’s release took so long due to the special effects. A good thing however is if you turn up at the premiere as a snail, you get free tickets!
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The trailer for the movie Animal Butterfly which stars James Napier (Jay in The Tribe/Conner McKnight – Red Ranger in Power Rangers Dino Thunder) as Jake Butterfly is up on YouTube, check it out below. According to his agency, the movie was filmed in 2003. It is as yet unreleased.
 Vanessa Stacey features in the big budget, special-effect loaded, TV movie Aftershock. The two hour TV movie follows the events in Wellington, New Zealand, when an earthquake hits and a tsunami causes havoc on several people and their families. Vanessa is credited as playing a woman, but as she is credited I assume she had a speaking role.
The drama was broadcast on 8th October 2009. I’m not sure, but I think Vanessa is the woman pictured on the right in the picture, wearing the white coat.
Aftershock also stars Sally Martin, who played Kandy in series 4 of The Tribe, as the character Bess.
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About… This blog follows the careers of the cast of Cloud 9's teen drama series The Tribe. The series was filmed in New Zealand in 1998 to 2004 and had a spin-off series The New Tomorrow. More info about this blog can be found here. |
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Girl Meets Boy is “the contemporary story of Chinese New Zealand-born over-achiever Emily Chu, raised to believe she can get anything she puts her mind to. Even if ‘anything’ is at odds with her traditional Hong Kong born parents’ wish for her to become a doctor like her two older sisters. Everything is coming up roses – until she meets James, a European New Zealander, and accidentally falls in love with him. But if her father finds out, she will face disownment”.
Definitely sounds interesting! The press release (dated February) from South Pacific Pictures is below. The film is due to be released in 2011. Michelle Ang has previously worked with Roseanne Liang on the short film Take 3. Michelle is also appearing in the ‘directed by Jodie Foster’ movie The Beaver, it stars Mel Gibson and will be released this year.
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