CW Upfronts
// May 17th: The CW Network’s New York 2012 Upfront
// May 17th: The CW Network’s New York 2012 Upfront
Sitting with AnnaLynne McCord at Jerusalem’s Inbal Hotel on Sunday morning, the blond actress comes off as a regular person with some well thought-out opinions, and not as a Hollywood ‘celebrity’ one would expect. McCord is currently known for her role as Naomi Clark in CW’s 90210.
While her manager insists that she eat her omelet, McCord is excited to share her experience and perspective of Israel in what is her first trip to the country with the organization “America’s Voices in Israel.” McCord explains that she was not afraid to travel to Israel and was excited to meet the people who experience the country every day.
“I’ve heard a lot against Israel back home, but I always knew there was a lot more to this country than what I’ve read and seen in the news,” McCord told me.
Photo Credit: Anav Silverman/Tazpit News Agency Description: America’s Voices in Israel May mission to Israel in a group shot in Jerusalem. Left: Rabbi Irwin Katsof, Mekhi Pfifer, Holt McCallany, AnnaLynne McCord, Omar Epps, Paul Johansson, Paget Brewster, Zach Roerig, and Holly Robinson Peete.
“The first question that I’ve always thought about in regard to the conflict here is how much of it is a holy war?” McCord explains that she knows the Biblical history of the region well, having “grown up with the Bible” and believes that there is “no room for the world to judge Israel or anyone in this conflict.”
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You attended the recent 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Chicago, with Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama in attendance. What was that like?
I mean, wow! I’m just a mountain boy from Mammoth and now I’m eating salad with the Dalai Lama and drinking vodka with Mikhail Gorbachev. I have my manager, along with Kerry and Ethel Kennedy, to thank for that. Kerry had us perform “Speak Truth to Power,” a project of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. It’s a multifaceted global initiative that uses the experiences of courageous defenders from around the world to educate students and others about human rights, and urge them to take action. Issues range from slavery and environmental activism to religious self-determination and political participation. We are doing another one in June at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Mass. I’m very excited to visit and stay at the house where JFK and RFK grew up, and maybe play some touch football as well.
Perez Hilton has started an unofficial campaign to get you cast as Finnick in the next Hunger Games movie. Thoughts?
I’m humbled and honored, but most of all excited, because Mario [Lavandeira, a.k.a. Perez] is a good guy. All actors have a dream role; playing Finnick Odair is mine. I know the odds are stacked against me. I’ll be going up against big stars like Zac Efron and Armie Hammer, but you know what, I want it more and am very passionate about it, it’s not just another job to me, it’s much more than that. I’m not saying that it is for them. I was a fan before anyone knew the Hunger Games series would be made into movies. I read all the books the day they first came out and knew right there and then I wanted to play Finnick. I’m definitely the underdog in this race, but I’m committed and going to give it all I’ve got. As Effie Trinket says, “May the odds be ever in your favor.”
What is your next project?
Two projects I recently finished: I have a small role in the upcoming Oliver Stone film, Savages. I play a character named Matt. He’s a California surfer who is dating Magda, daughter of Salma Hayek’s character, who gets hogtied by Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch. I originally auditioned for another role that was cut, but Oliver saw my tape, liked it, and wrote me in a role that wasn’t in the book. I was recently offered a role to play a country music star, and I had the opportunity to sing and play guitar, so I did it. That comes out in August. The title is currently being changed; I’ll have to get back to you on that one, but follow me on Twitter @trevdon; I update stuff on there, along with other senseless ramblings. Oh, I also wrote the music to the song I sing in the movie. The production liked the song so much they bought it from me. I had a great time. Future projects — well, I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but something is in the works. I’ll let you know when — if — it happens.
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It’s been a wild year of love and scandal in America’s most famous ZIP code. But before Season 4 of “90210″ wraps, there’s still the finale to focus on.
Here’s what we learned on Tuesday’s (May 15) episode.
[Spoiler alert]
Max and Naomi: The stress and awkwardness of setting up her one-time boyfriend’s wedding makes Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) reconsider her feelings and her future. And it doesn’t get any better when the bride-to-be thinks that she and Naomi are better friends than they really are. But taking a page from Benjamin Braddock in “The Graduate,” Naomi decides to interrupt the wedding and profess her love. It turns out a little different than she’d hoped.
Navid, Silver and Liam: Silver (Jessica Stroup) is trying to get pregnant and is looking for a donor. While Navid (Michael Steger) steps up to offer his services, what he really wants to do is get back together with her. Meanwhile, it’s pretty clear that Liam (Matt Lanter) and Silver still have feelings for each other, but he’s not interested in being a daddy. So Silver decides to find someone who will always be there for her but doesn’t demand any emotional attachment.
Annie and Caleb: Try as they might, they are unable to secure any sort of help for Diego. So he is sent back to Mexico, and it appears Ivy (Gillian Zinser) may follow him there. Additionally, Annie (Shenae Grimes) realizes that Caleb is longing to return to his days in the church. This will certainly spell the end for the couple.
And then there’s Dixon (Tristan Wilds). Just when he’s trying to make things right by Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes), he suffers a terrible tragedy that will certainly carry through to the first part of next season.
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On the CW’s hit series “90210,” (Tuesdays, 8/7c), Michael Steger plays Navid Shirazi, a rich and confident college student who dates gorgeous girls like Jessica Stroup and Jessica Lowndes, and drives beautiful cars like this Lamborghini.
But in real life, Michael hasn’t always been as cool and confident as his character, Navid. When he was growing up in Southern California, Steger says his peers in school bullied and tormented him on a daily basis.
“Childhood bullying was a big part of my life,” reveals Steger, who recently directed and produced a one-woman show called “Brandee Built on Crazee.”
The show, which starrred his wife, actress Brandee Tucker, chronicled the life of a six-year-old girl up until her teenage years.
Despite being labeled as an “actress/pop singer,” Jessica Lowndes is not a pre-packaged starlet nor a kid with a contract to act, sing and develop her own department store clothing line. The 23-year-old Vancouver native’s foray into the music industry has come about much more organically. At her core, Lowndes is a singer who just happens to have a talent for acting.
Her big break ended up being on The CW’s hit reboot of the classic ’90s teen show, 90210. In the series, Lowndes plays Adrianna Tate-Duncan, a singer-songwriter seeking redemption after a whirlwind of crippling drama including, but not limited to, drug addiction, pregnancy, a lesbian tryst, and theft of a deceased pop singer’s music that left her character’s singing career in the trenches.
// May 09th: NYLON Magazine Annual May Young Hollywood Issue Celebration
// May 11th: American Cancer Society’s “Choose Your Movement”
Nothing is confirmed yet so take this with a grain of salt
but here is a possible schedule via some sources in the CW
Tuesday
90210
Carrie Diaries
Source: spoilertv