THE BECKER BUGLE

Aug 25, 2005 at 04:36 o\clock

spanish duo reach 'goal!' babelsberg studios to co-produce

by: kbonline

MADRID -- Spanish production companies Impala and Anola Films have boarded "Goal! 2," the second in Milkshake Films' soccer trilogy. Germany's Babelsberg Studios also will co-produce.

Spaniard Jaume Collet Serra, who directed Warner Bros.' "House of Wax," will helm from a screenplay by Dick Clementand Ian La Frenais ("Still Crazy"). Jose Vicuna's Impala and Jose Luis Olaizola's Anola also will provide production services.

Pic is produced by Los Angeles-based Milkshake's Mike Jefferies and Matt Barrelle and Mark Haffam. Shooting begins in October in Madrid and London.

"Goal," which opens Sept. 30 in the U.K., follows a wet-behind-the-ears Latin American kid (Kuno Becker) as he begins playing for England's Newcastle United.

In "Goal! 2," he gets his big break, transferring to Real Madrid, the team that boasts many of soccer's biggest stars.

Pic also toplines Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel and Stephen Dillane. Major Spanish roles will be cast shortly.

Soccer stars David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane feature in second-unit footage shot in Tokyo and this week in Madrid, where Becker and Nivola trained with Real Madrid.

Vicuna told Daily Variety: "At a time when many young soccer players move from one country to another, you always ask how they face up to the fame and money. 'Goal! 2' deals with this."

The Walt Disney Co. has taken North American rights to "Goal." Village Roadshow has Australia, Toshiba Japan and Epsilon Germany. Buena Vista Intl. has the rest of the world.

Aug 24, 2005 at 04:55 o\clock

scenes from goal 2!....the second film in the goal trilogy

by: kbonline

22/08/2005 | Madrid (Spain) Mexican actor Kuno Becker attended the training session of Real Madrid as part of the filming of GOAL 2! the second film in the GOAL! triology, which narrates the story of a soccer player whose dream is to be a professional.

Kuno Becker, who gives life to Santiago, attended with a co-star from the film, american actor Alessandro Nívola, in the fiction Gaven Harris, to the city of Soccer in Las Rozas, Madrid, field of training.

Once there, they were put to the orders of Vanderlei Luxemburgo, madridista technician, to participate alongside the players of Real Madrid at the matinal training of the team, while they were being filmed at the same time.

A team of 40 people were in charge of the filming, where all the details were carefully taken care of, especially with it being a real training session without possibility of reshooting or repeating takes.

During the session, Kuno Becker and Alessandro Nívola interchanged passes among others, with David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Raúl González, who have already participated in the first GOAL! movie, besides taking part of the physical exercises designed by Luxemburgo.

In the second GOAL! film, Santiago Núñez achieves his dream to play for the Real Madrid, in which he participates with the league of champions of Europe after his start as a soccer player in the United States and England.

The second film GOAL! 2 will be directed by spanish director Jaime Mollet-Serra and its release is set for May 2006.

Kuno Becker became a movie star after his passage in the soap opera "Primer Amor a Mil Por Hora" and filmed the successful film La Hija del Caníbal e Imaginando Argentina before assuming his role as Santiago Núñez in the GOAL! triology.

The Real Madrid colaborates in a very close form to the second film, and they have permitted Nívola to attend, as another player, besides the tour that the club made to Asia, meanwhile for Kuno this was his first contact with the madridista club.

The first film in the GOAL! trilogy will be released in the UK next September and will indeed narrate the start of Santiago Núñez in the local clubs in Los Angeles, United States and his jump to Europe, obtaining an opportunity at the english Newcastle United. 

Finally, the trilogy will be completed with GOAL 3, that will count with the participation of Santiago Núñez at 2006 World Cup and will be available in theatres worldwide by summer 2007.

The GOAL! project is represented by FIFA (the International Federation of Soccer Association) after an agreement of cooperation signed in September of 2003 and a budget that reaches a total of 100 million dollars.

Aug 24, 2005 at 03:51 o\clock

'goal! 2' director announced

by: kbonline

'House of Wax' helmer Jaume Collet-Serra will oversee part two of the football trilogy.
 
 
August 11 2005- In an unusual move, Milkshake Films have signed up a director for the forthcoming sequel 'Goal! 2' even before the original 'Goal!' is released.

Spanish helmer Jaume Collet-Serra ('House of Wax') will direct the second film in a proposed footballing trilogy that follows a young Mexican from Los Angeles to England then Spain and finally to the World Cup Finals in Germany in 2006.
 
'Goal! 2' will follow the youngster, who is played by Kuno Becker, as he is transferred to Real Madrid to play alongside the likes of David Beckham, Zinedine Zidne, Roberto Carlos and Ronaldo.

Of the decision to appoint Serra as director, producer Mike Jefferies explains: 'We believe Jaume is one of the most visual storytellers of his generation. He also has a great sensitivity and is amazing with story and talent.

'Plus, the fact that he's Spanish is going to make things incredibly efficient for us, because that's where we're shooting 'Goal! 2'.

The first 'Goal!', which is directed by Danny Cannon, is due to hit UK screens on September 30.