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Sarah Michelle Gellar - "The Air I Breathe" Movie (2007) - A New Lead Role ?

By Pamela Mcclintock

Friday 21 October 2005, by Webmaster

Thesps take breath of indie ’Air’

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ken Watanabe and Diego Luna are negotiating to star in "The Air I Breathe," to be directed by Jieho Lee for Emilio Diez Barroso’s Nala Films and Paul SchiffPaul Schiff Prods.

Pic will begin shooting in Mexico City in January.

Crime drama penned by Jieho and Bob DeRosa is based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones — happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love.

Producers are Diez Barroso, Nala’s Darlene Caamano and Schiff. Tai Duncan of Paul Schiff Prods. and Christopher Pratt are exec producing.

Nala Films, recently founded by Diez Barroso — the great-grandson of late Televisa founder Emilio "el Tigre" Azcarraga — is financing the film with a budget under $10 million. Nala has raised significant coin from private investors in Mexico and tapped into film subsidy programs there.

Schiff, who is producing outside his deal with Sony Pictures, brought the project to Nala, which aims to finance three to four English-language pics per year in the $6 million to $12 million range.

Gellar stars in the upcoming "Southland Tales," while Watanabe next appears in "Memoirs of a Geisha." Luna stars in the upcoming "Solo dios sabe."


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3 Forum messages

  • Another Role Already?

    21 October 2005 19:55, by evil_silence
    Wow! SMG is becoming a very popular actress now! That’s like 6 new roles she’s got for herself! Hum, what’s funny is that she said leaving Buffy was not for pursuing a movie career, kind of makes you wonder... Oh well, looks like we’ll be getting a great bunch of SMG here soon!

  • > Sarah Michelle Gellar - "The Air I Breathe" Movie (2007) - A New Lead Role ?

    22 October 2005 00:40, by Anonymous
    And the reason we have all the above quotes is because???? Im HAPPY for her and any BTVS alums that manage to have a career away from BTVS. I think all of the actors never got the respect they deserved. I cant think of many * if any* shows that demand their regular cast be funny * and make us laugh*, dramatic * make us cry*, kick-ass and SELL all of those qualities sometimes in 1 episode.

  • > Sarah Michelle Gellar - "The Air I Breathe" Movie (2007) - A New Lead Role ?

    22 October 2005 11:35, by Slayer Comma The

    I believe that the above quotes were in reply to the first comment, about how she didn’t say she was going to do movies. I would love to see her in a crime drama, or any drama for that matter - I think she’s an incredible dramatic actress. I’m basing this on Buffy, of course, not "Harvard Man"..."Cruel Intentions" was too campy to be discussed as a dramatic role, though that scene in the end where she faces everybody and cries...man, she can say so much without even speaking!

    Who’s Ken Watanabe? What was he in before?