Max Russo, is that you?!
Safe to say Jake T. Austin is no longer the little boy you remember from Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place.
Jake, who played the youngest Russo family member Max -- aka Selena Gomez and David Henrie's little brother -- recently posed shirtless for Flaunt magazine, showing off his abs and doing shirtless pushups.
Photos: Sexiest Shirtless Men
Jake, now 19, is currently starring in the ABC Family hit The Fosters, and also won the role of Huckleberry Finn in director Jo Kastner's new adaptation Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. In the new interview with Flaunt, he talks about anticipating the moment he knows he's "made it" in Hollywood.
"You know, I think in this game it's about timing. For me, it definitely will come, but it’s about patience," he says. "I think luck is when preparation meets opportunity."
Though Jake's a long way from his days playing Max Russo...
Safe to say Jake T. Austin is no longer the little boy you remember from Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place.
Jake, who played the youngest Russo family member Max -- aka Selena Gomez and David Henrie's little brother -- recently posed shirtless for Flaunt magazine, showing off his abs and doing shirtless pushups.
Photos: Sexiest Shirtless Men
Jake, now 19, is currently starring in the ABC Family hit The Fosters, and also won the role of Huckleberry Finn in director Jo Kastner's new adaptation Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. In the new interview with Flaunt, he talks about anticipating the moment he knows he's "made it" in Hollywood.
"You know, I think in this game it's about timing. For me, it definitely will come, but it’s about patience," he says. "I think luck is when preparation meets opportunity."
Though Jake's a long way from his days playing Max Russo...
- 8/29/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Just last week we learned that breakout Super 8 star Joel Courtney would follow his star-making turn in J.J. Abrams sci-fi flick with a journey into the past for an adaptation of Mark Twain's classic adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. Courtney is playing Sawyer and now Variety reports "Wizards of Waverly Place" and Hotel for Dogs star Jake T. Austin is closing a deal to play Huckleberry Finn. Though the two leads have been cast, and we know Jo Kastner is directing the film, we're still not sure exactly what kind of mischief the infamous protagonists will find themselves in this time around. Read on! The last time Tom and Huck got together it was in the aptly named Disney feature Tom and Huck with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and the late Brad Renfro playing the two troublemakers respectively. In that film, the two witness a graveyard murder and...
- 6/28/2011
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn casts Jake T. Austin as Tom Sawyer. Jake T. Austin is in final negotiations to play Huck Finn, joining Joel Courtney (Super 8) who will play Tom Sawyer. Jo Kastner directs as well as producing alongside Marcus Weinhart. Production is scheduled to start in August in Bulgaria. Aside from Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, Austin starred alongside Emma Roberts in Hotel For Dogs and was last heard in 20th Century Fox's animated Rio...
- 6/28/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn casts Jake T. Austin as Tom Sawyer. Jake T. Austin is in final negotiations to play Huck Finn, joining Joel Courtney (Super 8) who will play Tom Sawyer. Jo Kastner directs as well as producing alongside Marcus Weinhart. Production is scheduled to start in August in Bulgaria. Aside from Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, Austin starred alongside Emma Roberts in Hotel For Dogs and was last heard in 20th Century Fox's animated Rio...
- 6/28/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn casts Jake T. Austin as Tom Sawyer. Jake T. Austin is in final negotiations to play Huck Finn, joining Joel Courtney (Super 8) who will play Tom Sawyer. Jo Kastner directs as well as producing alongside Marcus Weinhart. Production is scheduled to start in August in Bulgaria. Aside from Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, Austin starred alongside Emma Roberts in Hotel For Dogs and was last heard in 20th Century Fox's animated Rio...
- 6/28/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Button up your overcoats, because winter is coming back already.
Though the first season of "Game of Thrones" just ended, casting on season two has already begun. Entertainment Weekly has the news that "Tudors" actress Natalie Dormer has landed the significant role of Margaery Tyrell in the show's second seasons. Though she initially has a smaller role in the books, Margaery becomes a crucial character in "Storm of Swords" and "Feast For Crows," presumably the basis for seasons three and four.
In the casting news after the jump, find out who replaced Michael Fassbender in Danny Boyle's "Trance," which "Thor" star has been cast as the lead in "Pacific Rim," and what two exciting films Ryan Gosling has lined up.
James McAvoy Is In A "Trance"
Variety has learned that James McAvoy will be teaming up with Danny Boyle soon for the director's upcoming heist thriller, "Trance." Originally McAvoy's...
Though the first season of "Game of Thrones" just ended, casting on season two has already begun. Entertainment Weekly has the news that "Tudors" actress Natalie Dormer has landed the significant role of Margaery Tyrell in the show's second seasons. Though she initially has a smaller role in the books, Margaery becomes a crucial character in "Storm of Swords" and "Feast For Crows," presumably the basis for seasons three and four.
In the casting news after the jump, find out who replaced Michael Fassbender in Danny Boyle's "Trance," which "Thor" star has been cast as the lead in "Pacific Rim," and what two exciting films Ryan Gosling has lined up.
James McAvoy Is In A "Trance"
Variety has learned that James McAvoy will be teaming up with Danny Boyle soon for the director's upcoming heist thriller, "Trance." Originally McAvoy's...
- 6/24/2011
- by Terri Schwartz
- MTV Movies Blog
Joel Courtney, the 15-year-old star of Jj Abrams' Super 8, has ‘entered negotiations’ to join the film Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. Jo Kastner will write and direct Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, with Courtney starring as Tom Sawyer. The young actor is also in talks to join the cast of The Healer, a supernatural thriller from Georgio Serafini. Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, which is based on Mark Twain’s novels, is set in the Mississippi river, and will begin shooting later this year in...
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- 6/24/2011
- by Helena Jones
- TotalFilm
When we think of the Mark Twain classic "Tom Sawyer," we think of Tom, Huck and Becky getting into mischief on the riverbanks of Bulgaria. Right?
Bulgaria is where writer-director Jo Kastner will be filming her indie family film. Playing Tom is Super 8 star Joel Courtney which seems like perfect casting.
Courtney, who had never acted in anything before Super 8, is also up for The Healer about a dad who takes his two teen boys camping to try and get their post-divorce relationship back on track and instead find a supernatural adventure.
Source: Variety...
Bulgaria is where writer-director Jo Kastner will be filming her indie family film. Playing Tom is Super 8 star Joel Courtney which seems like perfect casting.
Courtney, who had never acted in anything before Super 8, is also up for The Healer about a dad who takes his two teen boys camping to try and get their post-divorce relationship back on track and instead find a supernatural adventure.
Source: Variety...
- 6/24/2011
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
* Super 8 star Joel Courtney is following up his breakthrough with a pair of indie flicks. The first is Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, based on Mark Twain's classic characters. That film is written and directed by Jo Kastner. The second film is The Healing, about two boys and their ailing father caught up in a supernatural adventure. Georgio Seafini serves as both writer and director. [Variety...
- 6/24/2011
- by Travis Hopson
- Punch Drunk Critics
15-year-old "Super 8" star Joel Courtney has entered negotiations to join both a new adaptation of "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" and supernatural adventure "The Healer" reports Variety.
Courtney will play Sawyer in the new adaptation of Mark Twain's character which Jo Kastner will adapt, direct and produce. Sawyer appeared in three Twain books, most notably in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
The title suggests it might also include elements of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" which, as "Easy A" so aptly put it, follows the journey of "a white boy who runs off with an older black man".
Shooting begins in August in Bulgaria.
Courtney could then segue to Giorgio Serafini's "The Healer"' which follows an ailing father who takes his two teenage kids into the woods to renew the bond they shared before a divorce. Shooting begins this September in North Carolina.
Courtney will play Sawyer in the new adaptation of Mark Twain's character which Jo Kastner will adapt, direct and produce. Sawyer appeared in three Twain books, most notably in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".
The title suggests it might also include elements of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" which, as "Easy A" so aptly put it, follows the journey of "a white boy who runs off with an older black man".
Shooting begins in August in Bulgaria.
Courtney could then segue to Giorgio Serafini's "The Healer"' which follows an ailing father who takes his two teenage kids into the woods to renew the bond they shared before a divorce. Shooting begins this September in North Carolina.
- 6/24/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
"Super 8" star Joel Courtney is in negotiations to star in "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" film, which is a big screen adaptation of Mark Twain's classic. The new movie is written and will be directed by Jo Kastner. The plan is to begin filming this August in Bulgaria. In the book, Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder. Courtney, who is only 15-years-old, had zero acting credits when he auditioned for "Super 8" last summer while visiting his brother in Los Angeles. He hoped to take a few acting classes and possibly get a part in a commercial, but became involved in a super-secret casting process in which hundreds of kids were told they were trying out for a small indie that Abrams was producing called "Little Darlings."...
- 6/24/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
Following his success in J.J. Abrams' sci-fi flick "Super 8", Joel Courtney could land more adventurous roles in new films. The young star is said in negotiations for two forthcoming movies, "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" and "The Healer".
Variety reports that the 15-year-old thespian will tackle the role of Tom Sawyer in "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn". Based on a classic novel written by Mark Twain, this movie will be directed by Jo Kastner. The shooting will be kicked off in August in Bulgaria, which is "the one place in the world that looks exactly like 1850's Missouri."
Meanwhile, Courtney will take the role of one of the two kids in "The Healer". Directed and written by Giorgio Serafini, the upcoming flick will tell a story of "an ailing father who takes his two teenage kids into the woods to renew the bond they shared before a divorce.
Variety reports that the 15-year-old thespian will tackle the role of Tom Sawyer in "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn". Based on a classic novel written by Mark Twain, this movie will be directed by Jo Kastner. The shooting will be kicked off in August in Bulgaria, which is "the one place in the world that looks exactly like 1850's Missouri."
Meanwhile, Courtney will take the role of one of the two kids in "The Healer". Directed and written by Giorgio Serafini, the upcoming flick will tell a story of "an ailing father who takes his two teenage kids into the woods to renew the bond they shared before a divorce.
- 6/24/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
“Super 8” star Joel Courtney looks like he just launched his film career. He’s already confirmed to play Tom Sawyer, the lovable delinquent in Jo Kastner’s “Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn,” an adaptation from Mark Twain’s literary classic. The film will begin shooting in Bulgaria later this summer; apparently it looks a lot like Mississippi.
Variety reports that Courtney is also in preliminary negotiations to star in “The Healer,” a thriller about a father and son who discover a supernatural force while on camping trip.
Personally, I’m hoping they just merge the two films. It could be like Seth Grahme-Smith’s wildly popular, “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.” Call this one, “Tom Sawyer and Forest Demons.” Just kidding.
Variety reports that Courtney is also in preliminary negotiations to star in “The Healer,” a thriller about a father and son who discover a supernatural force while on camping trip.
Personally, I’m hoping they just merge the two films. It could be like Seth Grahme-Smith’s wildly popular, “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.” Call this one, “Tom Sawyer and Forest Demons.” Just kidding.
- 6/24/2011
- by Kyle Doerksen
- screeninglog.com
Talk about your wild Hollywood ride: fresh from his first film role in Jj Abrams’ Super 8, 15 year-old actor Joel Courtney is now in negotiations for two new parts, with the highest profile being a new adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic tale The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer.Courtney will be the title character, an adventurous sort who heads out in search of trouble around 1850s Missouri. Jo Kastner is at work on the script and plans to make the movie his directorial debut. The plan is to kick off shooting the film this August in, er, Bulgaria. Which doesn’t sound like the most obvious place to recreate the American South, but we bet the tax breaks are attractive.When he’s done with that, Courtney will move on to The Healer, which Giorgio Serafini is writing and directing.The plot finds a sick father who takes his two...
- 6/24/2011
- EmpireOnline
Joel Courtney made his acting debut in J.J. Abrams' Super 8, and is now in negotiations for two independent films, Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and The Healer. He really did a wonderful job in the lead role opposite Elle Fanning in the Super 8 so I am interested in seeing how far his range can go.
Variety reports, that Jo Kastner is writing and directing the adaptation of Mark Twain's classic story, in which Courtney is set to play Tom Sawyer, "a mischievous troublemaker in search of endless adventures in 1850s Missouri." The film will be produced by Kastner and Marcus Weinhart, which is scheduled to shoot this August in Bulgaria. That makes no sense for something that is supposed to take place in my home state of Missouri!?
After that wraps, Courtney will move on to star in The Healer, which will be written and directed by...
Variety reports, that Jo Kastner is writing and directing the adaptation of Mark Twain's classic story, in which Courtney is set to play Tom Sawyer, "a mischievous troublemaker in search of endless adventures in 1850s Missouri." The film will be produced by Kastner and Marcus Weinhart, which is scheduled to shoot this August in Bulgaria. That makes no sense for something that is supposed to take place in my home state of Missouri!?
After that wraps, Courtney will move on to star in The Healer, which will be written and directed by...
- 6/23/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Joel Courtney was an unknown a few months ago; now he is on thousands of movie screens as Joe Lamb, the young man at the center of J.J. Abrams' movie Super 8. We haven't had much word on what he might do to follow up that film, but now there is a report that he is in talks for two roles. One of the two is among the most well-known roles a young actor could play: Mark Twain's adventure archetype Tom Sawyer. According to Variety [1], the actor is in talks for roles in the indies Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and The Healer. The latter is written and directed by Giorgio Seafini, and is about "an ailing father who takes his two teenage kids into the woods to renew the bond they shared before a divorce. The trio are soon swept into a supernatural adventure in a haunted forest.
- 6/23/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
That sound you just heard was the entire Internet saying in unison, "Good job, Joel Courtney!" The adorable Super 8 star has just been cast as Tom Sawyer in Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. Per Variety, the Jo Kastner-directed adaptation will shoot in Bulgaria instead of Missouri, which is... odd. Otherwise, mint! Courtney is also in talks for the supernatural thriller The Healer. Spooky, scary, etc. [Variety]...
- 6/23/2011
- Movieline
It's great to hear that one of the lead youngsters from J.J. Abrams' Super 8, 15-year-old Joel Courtney (who we interviewed), has started moving along in his acting career. Variety is reporting that Courtney has "entered negotiations" to join the cast of two independent movies, the first an adaptation of Mark Twain's classic adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, the other a supernatural adventure called The Healer, from writer/director Giorgio Serafini (Game of Death). Jo Kastner is writing and directing the Sawyer/Finn film, in which Joel will play Tom Sawyer. That one will start shooting this August in Bulgaria. Before we get back to Mark Twain, in The Healer, Joel would be playing a "rebellious youth who has grown up resenting his father." The story follows an ailing father who takes his two teenage kids into the woods to renew the bond they shared before a divorce,...
- 6/23/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Teaming up with an A-List producer or director for your very first starring role is not a bad way to start an acting career. Just ask Joel Courtney, the lead kid in J.J. Abrams' "Super 8," who's currently in the beginning stages of racking up every male tween role from here to the end of the Mississippi.
This is known as the "Hailee Steinfeld Effect."
Courtney will ride the success of the sci-fi coming of age tale into one of the most well-known youngster roles in history: Tom Sawyer. The actor will star in writer/director Jo Kastner's new adaptation of "Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn," reports Variety, which is gearing up to shoot this August.
The mischievous character is a creation of legendary American author Mark Twain and appeared in a handful of novels. Which stories Kastner's new movie will cover is unknown, but expect plenty of steamboats,...
This is known as the "Hailee Steinfeld Effect."
Courtney will ride the success of the sci-fi coming of age tale into one of the most well-known youngster roles in history: Tom Sawyer. The actor will star in writer/director Jo Kastner's new adaptation of "Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn," reports Variety, which is gearing up to shoot this August.
The mischievous character is a creation of legendary American author Mark Twain and appeared in a handful of novels. Which stories Kastner's new movie will cover is unknown, but expect plenty of steamboats,...
- 6/23/2011
- by Matt Patches
- NextMovie
After a nationwide audition search for his Super 8 lead, J.J. Abrams narrowed it down to the Idaho-raised newcomer Joel Courtney. The child actor was a perfect addition to one of the strongest elements of the film, the relationship between he and his friends. With Super 8 being a big hit for Paramount, the actor how found two more projects, but not in the blockbuster realm
Variety reports that he in talks to join the indies Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and The Healer. The former film is directorial and writing debut for Jo Kastner, who will take on the adaptation of the classic by Mark Twain. Courtney, in what looks to be perfect casting, will play Tom Sawyer, a “mischievous troublemaker in search of endless adventures in 1850s Missouri.” But it won’t shoot there, rather late this summer in Bulgaria.
The next film he is attached to is The Healer,...
Variety reports that he in talks to join the indies Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and The Healer. The former film is directorial and writing debut for Jo Kastner, who will take on the adaptation of the classic by Mark Twain. Courtney, in what looks to be perfect casting, will play Tom Sawyer, a “mischievous troublemaker in search of endless adventures in 1850s Missouri.” But it won’t shoot there, rather late this summer in Bulgaria.
The next film he is attached to is The Healer,...
- 6/23/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
J.J. Abrams. Super 8 may have been an ensemble piece, but many walked away singing the praises of young actors Elle Fanning and Joel Courtney. Now the latter has begun building on the professional momentum that comes with having a summer hit. Courtney.s name is attached to two projects, according to Variety. For starters, he.ll play Tom Sawyer in Jo Kastner.s Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, the latest adaptation of Mark Twain.s classic work. That film reportedly begins filming later this summer in Bulgaria. In addition to tacking Twain, Courtney is negotiating for a role in The Healer, which the trade describes as a supernatural thriller about a father and son who encounter an evil force while camping in the woods. Let.s hope it isn.t a creature escaped from a train. That.s great news that Courtney.s finding more work, though. He grounded most...
- 6/23/2011
- cinemablend.com
Super 8 star Joel Courtney in talks to star in Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and The Healer! 15-year-old actor Courtney may land two gigs after starring in J.J. Abrams' science fiction adventure. Now, the star of Super 8 is in talks to star in the Jo Kastner-written and directed adaptation of Mark Twain's classic tale. He'll play Tom Sawyer, a mischievous troublemaker starved for adventure. Kastner will also produce the film alongside AMrcus Weinhart and is scheduled to start shooting in Bulgaria this August, reports Variety. After Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, Courtney moves to The Healer for director and writer Giorgio Serafini...
- 6/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Super 8 star Joel Courtney in talks to star in Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and The Healer! 15-year-old actor Courtney may land two gigs after starring in J.J. Abrams' science fiction adventure. Now, the star of Super 8 is in talks to star in the Jo Kastner-written and directed adaptation of Mark Twain's classic tale. He'll play Tom Sawyer, a mischievous troublemaker starved for adventure. Kastner will also produce the film alongside AMrcus Weinhart and is scheduled to start shooting in Bulgaria this August, reports Variety. After Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, Courtney moves to The Healer for director and writer Giorgio Serafini...
- 6/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Super 8 star Joel Courtney in talks to star in Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and The Healer! 15-year-old actor Courtney may land two gigs after starring in J.J. Abrams' science fiction adventure. Now, the star of Super 8 is in talks to star in the Jo Kastner-written and directed adaptation of Mark Twain's classic tale. He'll play Tom Sawyer, a mischievous troublemaker starved for adventure. Kastner will also produce the film alongside AMrcus Weinhart and is scheduled to start shooting in Bulgaria this August, reports Variety. After Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, Courtney moves to The Healer for director and writer Giorgio Serafini...
- 6/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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