Spring Breakers
| Spring Breakers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harmony Korine |
| Written by | Harmony Korine |
| Screenplay by | Harmony Korine |
| Produced by | Charles-Marie Anthonioz Jordan Gertner Chris Hanley David Zander |
| Starring | Selena Gomez Vanessa Hudgens Ashley Benson Rachel Korine James Franco |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski |
Production companies | Muse Entertainment Division Films |
Release date |
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| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
Spring Breakers is an American action-comedy film directed by Harmony Korine planned for release in 2013. The project, which was first heard in November 2011, is about four college-aged girls who decide to rob a fast food restaurant in order pay for their spring break.[1]
Premise
Brit, Candy, Cotty, and Faith have been best friends since grade school. They live together in a boring college dorm and are hungry for adventure. All they have to do is save enough money for spring break to get their shot at having some real fun. A serendipitous encounter with rapper "Alien" promises to provide the girls with all the thrill and excitement they could hope for. With the encouragement of their new friend, it soon becomes unclear how far the girls are willing to go to experience a spring break they will never forget.
Cast
- Selena Gomez as Faith
- Vanessa Hudgens as Candy
- Ashley Benson as Brit
- Rachel Korine as Cotty
- James Franco as Alien
Production
The project, which was written and directed by Harmony Korine, was first heard in November 2011.[1] The original lineup for the lead girls were Gomez, Hudgens, Korine and Emma Roberts.[2] Rachel Korine was the first to confirm in the project.[1] Roberts dropped out in early 2012 due to "creative differences that couldn't be resolved." Director Korine, however, had purposely collected a group of well-known young actresses with a similar reputation to Roberts in Hollywood.[3] James Franco's involvement was announced around the same time the girls' were.[4] It was revealed during rehearsals for the film, that Ashley Benson would replace Roberts in the project. The rehearsals had the girls practice gun shooting and bike riding.[5] For her role, Hudgens had to wear a blonde wig[6] while Franco underwent a drastic transformation, sporting a goattee, cornrows and a beating wife, during production.[7]
Filming began in March, around spring break, in mostly Florida beaches. The first day of filming closed down Corey Avenue for a scooter riding scene that was shot for almost 3 hours. The second day of production had the crew in Pinellas County. Most of the beach scenes were shot in beaches at St. Pete.[8] Gomez was first to wrap production in late March to attend 2012's Kid's Choice Awards and also to start production for her other film, Aftershock.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Rachel Korine (Yes, Harmony's Wife) Joins 'Spring Breakers'". Indiewire. November 4, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Emma Roberts, Selena Gomez & Vanessa Hudgens Star In Spring Break Flick". Hollywire. November 3, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Emma Roberts Pulls Out of Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers". Movieweb. January 12, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (November 1, 2011). "Starlets join James Franco in 'Spring Breakers'". Variety. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help); Text "LatestNews" ignored (help); Text "News" ignored (help) - ^ Orange, B. Alan (March 5, 2012). "Spring Breakers Cast Rehearsal Photos with Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens". Movieweb. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Text "LatestNews" ignored (help); Text "News" ignored (help) - ^ Johnson, Zach (March 5, 2012). "Vanessa Hudgens Wears Blonde Wig for Spring Breakers Movie!". US Magazine. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "'This is where the trouble begins': James Franco channels K-Fed in Spring Breakers movie". Daily Mail. March 28, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ Pershall, Steve (March 14, 2012). "Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens start filming 'Spring Breakers' on St. Pete Beach". Tampabay. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Selena Gomez Wraps 'Spring Breakers,' Debuts New Hair For New Movie (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.