Here is all the info we have gathered on Jason's film:

Happily Even After
CAST
-- Jake ... Jason Behr
-- Katie ... Marina Black
-- Elizabeth ... Fay Masterson
-- Stuart ... Michael Goorjian
-- Gabrielle ... Samantha Weaver
-- Tina ... Deb Fink
-- The judge...Ed Asner

Writer:
Rebecca Sonnenshine

Director:
Unsu Lee

Director of Photography:
Jeffrey Chu

Producers:
Unsu Lee
Paul Barnett
Lily Ng

Casting Director:
Johanna Ray

hotbed media

Hotbed To Shoot A Modern Fairy Tale in San Francisco
October 17, 2002 – San Francisco – Hotbed begins production this month on the feature-length motion picture Happily, Even After – a film with a mixture of comedy, romance and mystery. Cast members include Jason Behr (The Shipping News, Roswell, Pleasantville, Dawson's Creek), Marina Black (Six Feet Under, Swordfish), Fay Masterson (Eyes Wide Shut, Man Without a Face, The Quick and The Dead) Michael Goorjian (SLC Punk!, Hard Rain, Party of Five, Leaving Las Vegas), and a cameo appearance by celebrated actor Ed Asner (Mary Tyler Moore, Lou Grant). Geoff Callan, (Frasier, Set It Off, Blackout) a 5th Generation San Franciscan, has also signed on to associate produce and appear in a character part.

The movie will be filmed entirely in and around San Francisco. Happily, Even After is a collaboration between award-winning writer Rebecca Sonnenshine and director Un Su Lee. In Sonnenshine's story, an ad for a "fairy godmother" produces intriguing results. A genuinely mystical waitress arrives to help sort out a young man's wayward and reckless life. This swirls off into a modern-day tale of love, destiny, and courage.

Happily, Even After is being created by an unprecedented cast and crew, spearheaded by producer Paul Barnett, who also co-produced Lynn Hershman Leeson's Teknolust, starring Tilda Swinton and Jeremy Davies. Teknolust premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and hits theaters across the country in November. Happily, Even After is scheduled for release in 2003.

"We're excited that Happily, Even After follows hot on the heels of another film, Confessions of a Burning Man, that we've actually just wrapped. We're looking forward to continuing the creative momentum," states Hotbed executive producer Lily Ng. (Confessions of a Burning Man, is a feature-length documentary also from the Un Su Lee and Paul Barnett team, as co-producers/co-directors).

Director Un Su Lee co-founded San Francisco-based Hotbed in 1997. Since then, Hotbed has emerged as one of the most promising new companies in the entertainment industry, producing award-winning commercials, music videos, documentaries and feature films. According to Lee, "Hotbed's mission is to utilize quality storytelling in all aspects of visual media. It's a great honor and truly inspiring to realize Rebecca's superb writing in a feature film." Lee concludes, "Happily, Even After is as good as independent filmmaking gets. It's going to be a great film not only for us, but also for the San Francisco Bay Area."


Celebrities on steps of City Hall

The San Francisco Examiner
The locals shoot

San Francisco's Hotbed Media, in collaboration with director Un Su Le, executive producer Lily Ng, producer Paul Barnett and actors Jason Behr ("The Shipping News" and "Pleasantville"), Marina Black (niece of Shirley Temple Black), Fay Masterson ("Eyes Wide Shut") and Michael Goorjian ("Leaving Las Vegas"), is producing a fairy tale story by award winning writer Rebecca Sonnenshine. Character parts are played by San Franciscans Geoff Callan ("Blackout"), Kimberly Newsom ("Blackout") and Simantha Weaver ("Confessions of a Burning Man"), with a cameo by Ed Asner. The film, "Happily Even After," is being produced entirely in the Bay Area. "The story, about a tight brother-sister relationship, shows what can happen by opening up and jumping out of the family casting," says Behr. "It's going to be a great film not only for us, but also for the San Francisco Bay Area."


Mammoth Times


November 6, 2002 - PRODUCTION IN FULL SWING
The Happily Even Crew works hard to shoot in over 35 locations in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. The only hiccup being the Hero Car, an old pick-up, stayed in character and broke down on the Bay Bridge. Nevertheless, the dailies indicate so far so good!

http://www.belegato.com/productions/features.htm

Greg Kalamar is featured in feature film, Happily Even After

San Francisco, California. November 10, 2002
Greg Kalamar recently completed work on a feature length motion picture — Happily Even After — to be released late 2003 or early 2004. The picture includes Greg's art (both canvases and sketches) and his influence. Greg acted as the lead actor's painting coach, and many of the pieces of art that the character creates in the film are actually Greg's work, including potentially some canvas close-ups of Greg painting a huge mural.


The lead character in this romantic comedy is an artist who is still haunted by the tragic death of his parents and struggles in his relationship with his controlling sister. Through the romantic twists in the story, Jake Singer, played by Jason Behr (Roswell, The Shipping News, Dawson's Creek, Pleasantville) regains his sense of purpose and self-confidence partly through creating art.

Happily Even After is directed by Un Su Lee, and produced by Hotbed Media, a San Francisco production company.

artist greg kalamar

November 21, 2002 - Mammoth Times
"Happily, Even After" - Eastside Landscapes Provide Movie Scenes.
By Christina Reed

November 17, 2002 - Alameda Sun
"Island Offers Comfortable, Affordable Location for Filmmakers"
By ERIC J. KOS

October 29, 2002 - SF Examiner
"Arts & Culture"
By ANNE LAWRENCE

October 28, 2002 - The Irish Herald
"Actor Paul Barnett Produces Fourth Movie in San Francisco"

October 28, 2002 - NY
"A Shot at Celluloid Immortality for Doomed Houses"
By DEAN E. MURPHY

October 17, 2002 - Hotbed Release
Hotbed To Shoot A Modern Fairy Tale in San Francisco

October 11, 2002 - Contra Costa Times
"Celebrities on steps of City Hall"
STAFF REPORT

November 1, 2002 - San Francisco Chronicle

ACTING ADVICE FROM AN AUNT: Marina Black listened to her "Aunt Shirley's" advice about finishing college before attempting to break into show business. You'd listen, too, if your aunt were Shirley Temple.

"She thinks it's hard to do when you're young and that it can be frustrating to be an actor," said Black, who's managing quite well with a role as Lauren Ambrose's troublemaker friend on HBO's "Six Feet Under."

"They've assured me I'm not going to be killed off. That's always the biggest concern on a show where everybody dies."

Black is in San Francisco this month making "Happily, Even After" with "Dawson Creek's" Jason Behr. She plays a mystical waitress who helps sort out Behr's messy life. The day I spoke to Black, she had just completed a pivotal scene where her character signs on to be a fairy godmother. "But you're never sure if I really have supernatural abilities or if it's just coincidence that makes it look like I do."


November 1, 2002 - San Francisco Chronicle

ACHIEVERS: The Commonwealth Club celebrates its 99th anniversary Nov. 9 with a Fairmont dinner at which Ed Asner will present Nancy Pelosi with the club's Distinguished Citizen Award. Club President Gloria Duffy said Asner was chosen because he has used "his celebrity to improve the welfare of others." While the actor was in the Bay Area for the recent Mill Valley Film Festival, he shot a scene for the Hotbed Media-produced romantic comedy "Happily Even After" with his court 'n' camera-ready niece, Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom.

P.S. San Francisco-themed paintings by Kristin Nelson Tinker, who has major showbiz credentials -- she's the sister of Mark Harmon, used to be married to Ricky Nelson and was thereafter married to Mark Tinker, who is the son of Mary Tyler Moore's ex-husband -- are on show at Gump's until election day.

Vicki thanks for all the links.
I can't wait to see this movie.

Thanks Vicki, was this movie ever release?

It's due to be shown at the Sundance film festival in Jan. If a distributor picks it up then it may get a release date.

I hope that makes sense.

Thanks Vicki!

Lets hope it does well at Sundance. I am sure it will

I'm hoping his film does well too. Although I was just wondering whatever happened to that indie film Elijah Wood made, with Franke Potente, Mandy Moore, etc called 'Try Seventeen.' It did the festivals, and now is just coming out on video, with some new title "All That I Want" something like that.

So even if HEA doesn't get wide theatrical release ( worst case scenario - but of course, it's going to get picked up, play everywhere, and win an Oscar :>) - it still might become available on video. Just saying that because the people in that film were pretty big stars and that one went right to video. So - you never know!

I don't know if this has been posted but we should probably also keep checking this Link

Thanks! I keep forgetting about that link!

thanks for all the news guys!

im hoping so much this movie will come out soon!

Bhery

Yes, I'm also waiting for it. I hope to see Jason in more movies, he's so talented, he deserves to get great roles and I hope he wins an Oscar someday.
He's not just another pretty boy, he's a great actor.
Being gorgeous is a bonus. =)

I'm eager to see Jason in something new as well!
I need my Jason fix!
The guys got talent and looks and I'm serious need to see both

Lori

New Photos from GEOFF CALLAN .

Vicki thanks for posting the new pic.
I can't wait to see this movie

Thanks for the info and pics!

Postman

Sadly this wasn't picked up by Sundance, so we have no idea what will happen to it.

So we may never see this movie? Not even as a straight to video release, either?

That is just so wrong!

Lori

Please tell me this si not true....

A real bummer!

Lori

So, has this movie hit the theaters yet? DVD? I am looking forward to seeing it!

It's in limbo right now
We will just have to hope it will come out on DVD I guess.

Lori

Hello Vicki
Thank your for the informations!

That sucks the big one! I so hope it gets picked up, or released some how, I eat up anything Jason! I was so looking forward to it! Bollocks!

I read else where that HEA is going to be at the Tribeca Film Festival May 1-9!

I'm sure Vicki will bring us more info later

Lori

Bringing this over from my other home.....

Here is the link to the Tribeca Film Festival!

I'm sure 'HEA' will appear at some other film festivals during the year in different places. But in the meanwhile - woohoo for Tribeca! That's a big one!

Found some interesting photos while cruising tonight....


Jim Edelhause

Note Aaron in this photo:





Character "Katie's" Office:


More photos are at the site linked above.


The Dan Katter Web Site Galleries

Dan dressed as a grip from the 40's and 50's on Halloween, 2002 on the set of "Happily Even After". 2002.



Jaek, Dan, Paciano, and Jeff dressed as grips from the 40's and 50's on Halloween, 2002 on the set of "Happily Even After".
Link to picture I linked to the photo. It was making this page to wide.

Dan, Paciano, Jaek, and Jeff unite forces to raise a Mombo-Combo stand Iwojima style on the set of "Happily Even After". 2002.

Happily Even After has been accepted into the Sonoma Film Festival.....

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Happily Even After
Starring: Jason Behr, Fay Masterson & Marina Black



Since their parents’ death, Jake and Elizabeth Singer have become trapped in their respective roles as younger brother/older sister. Jake is a self-absorbed, directionless young man, while Elizabeth thinks she knows what’s best for him and tries to get him a new car, a new job and a new life. Jake sees these as superficial trappings; he’s more attached to his parents old house and his beloved truck, Wondergirl. Enter Katie, who is hired by Jake’s sister to shape him up and make his life better. Katie sees things more clearly than either of the siblings. Set (and shot beautifully) in San Francisco, the film is a meditation on fate and coincidence


Unsu Lee was born in Singapore, and studied film at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. In 1997, she started Hotbed Media with fellow director Stokes McIntyre. Since then, he has directed numerous commercials, music videos, shorts, and the feature-length documentary Confessions of a Burning Man. Happily, Even After is his first narrative feature film.






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find Vicki and thanks for posting the info

Lori

I have been checking out he film festival site and they have the ticket prices up. Is anybody going to the festival in New York?

I hope so I really would like to go.

Carol

I wish it was near me because I would have tried to go

Lori

From the Sonoma Film Festival Brochure:

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Thanks Vicki!
Finally the Behr is back

Lori

Posted on Jason Behr Unlimited:

Tribecca has a place for the trailers now:



Film Festival Trailers

When the page loads click on Festival Trailers and then choose Showcase Features. Then click on the arrows until you see Happily, Even After!

The trailer should be up soon!

The Trailer is here!


Happily, Even After!

Joining in the celebration! Hooray for 'Happily, Even After'!

I loved it!

Lori

I can't view it.

You have to have QuickTime installed to view it.
Did you do that?

Lori

Hi!

I've converted the trailer to .mpg, if you are interested, I can post a link to download it.

Kisses,

Leeloo

Lori ~ Yep i've got Quicktime, Media Viewer, Media Player. You name it I've got it. I think my problem is the horse and carriage internet connection - to upgrade would be lovely.

leeloominae~ that would be so great if you could post the .mpg link

Thanks guys - your lifesavers or is that behrsavers

I hope you get to see it Tan! It's really good

Lori

Definately post the link to your MPEG version Leeloominae!


Tan you must take the ten hours it will take to download it and see it! It is so worth the wait!

Hi, I am having some problems converting it to mpeg... I cannot make it look good... I will post the link when the file is ready.

Meanwhile, I will upload to my server the avi version. It's a BIG file... BIG... but if you are so desperate as I am to see anything about Jason, you will download it...lol. I think it's about 42 Mb... yeah, I know, I know, don't kill me, but it has the sound uncompressed, that means that is ready to be converted to mpg (VCD), if you want to do it.

Promise to send the link as soon as it's up.

Kisses!

Leeloo

I wonder in the time it takes to download wether it would be easier to hop a plane to the states and catch the real thing in action. I think I'll just have to settle for the download





Thanks for going to all that trouble leeloo. It's ok I wouldn't say I'm desperate....maybe Take your time - I'll be hanging around.