Thursday 28 February 2008

Picture update


Hayden and Rachel are back from Japan. Looks like Hayden got some souvenirs ... more here

Wednesday 27 February 2008

Tuesday 26 February 2008

Thursday 21 February 2008

Picture update


Hayden Christensen stops by a liquor store in Los Angeles on Tuesday and is later seen leaving Jumper costar Rachel Bilson’s home carrying a can of Vernor’s ginger ale. (more here)

Wednesday 20 February 2008

Tuesday 19 February 2008

Details magazine

When we last saw Hayden Christensen, he was armless, legless, and being burned alive in a pit of lava. His wife was about to die in childbirth and his former best friend had left him for dead. He—or at least his best-known character, Anakin Skywalker—was about to don the black robes of Darth Vader and unleash one of the goofiest bellows in cinematic history, hollering “Nooooooooo!” and shaking his gloved fists at the universe. In short, Skywalker had completed a three-film journey and become one of the galaxy’s—and pop culture’s—most notorious villains.

But what became of Hayden Christensen?

Read more here and watch the video of the photoshoot here.

Jumper 2 - Sequel Plans

With Jumper opening number one at the box office, the very transparent plans for a sequel could well come to fruition.

Hayden Christiansen had this to say on the press tour - “Director Doug Liman already has another four stories in his head. I would love to do a sequel. It lends itself to it - there are a lot of things you could do.”

Liman himself says he has a “ton” of ideas.

(read more)

Sunday 17 February 2008

Box office

Sci-fi film Jumper leads US chart

Jumper, the sci-fi thriller starring Hayden Christensen, has topped the box office chart in North America on its first week of release.

The film, which also featured Samuel L Jackson and Diane Lane, took $27.2m (£13.9m) in the first three days of the Presidents' Day holiday weekend.

Source

Check box office mojo for full box office details.

Wednesday 13 February 2008

TRL


Hayden, Rachel and Samuel promoted Jumper at MTV's TRL yesterday. Pictures of the show and backstage can be found here & here & here

Tuesday 12 February 2008

More Jumper

Hayden Christensen Went Blind On Film Set

Hayden Christensen went blind on the set of his latest movie 'Jumper'.

The 26-year-old actor feared he would never see again after sustaining a particularly bad head injury during one fight scene.

Hayden - who plays David Rice, a man who can teleport anywhere in the world - said: "It was a physical part and my character took some beatings. I got knocked around quite a bit. (read more)


Bell full of praise for co-star Hayden

Jamie Bell has described Hayden Christensen as the "perfect choice" for the lead role in their new movie Jumper.

Christensen was a late replacement for British actor Tom Sturridge and Bell believes he and the former Star Wars actor created "tremendous energy" on screen.

Bell told Croydon Today: "We had the best time, we had the most fun and got to do some pretty crazy things together. (read more)


Rachel and Hayden’s NYC “Jumper” Premiere

For those of you waiting on the edge of your seat for the new movie “Jumper,” your wait is almost over. Last night Rachel Bilson, Hayden Christensen and the rest of the cast helped usher in the new movie at a NYC premiere.

The place to be was the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City last eve. Even though the weather was a bit on the freezing side, everyone showed up for a first look at “Jumper” (which opens on Valentine’s Day). (read & see more)

Jumper premiere

more pictures of Hayden here - pictures of Hayden, Rachel, Sam, Doug ... here

Awake DVD Details

The disc streets on March 4th. DVD Special Features include:

· Audio commentary with director Joby Harold
· Seven deleted scenes
· Under The Knife & Behind The Scenes: The Making of Awake
· Storyboard to film comparisons

(more here)

Monday 11 February 2008

Sorry for the lack of updates, I know this is bad timing, but "real life" keeps me a bit busy at the moment.
In the mean time I recommend Yoyo's awesome collection of Jumper promotion clips and articles.

And someone sent me the link to a new, German, Hayden fansite "Hayden Vibe" - looks quite good so far.

Wednesday 6 February 2008

Jumper Photocall Rome



Hayden & Rachel: In Each Other’s Arms

Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson wrap their arms around each other while promoting their new sci-fi film in Rome, Italy on Wednesday.
The pair looks like they had a lot of fun in between takes at the Colosseum as they participated in TV interviews.

(more here)

More pics: Rachel and Hayden: Rome If They Want To - and on DH.net: Cairo // Rome (note that everyone's wearing the same outfit in both sets)

Jumping to Rome ...

Seems the Jumper promotion in Egypt is done and Rome will be the next stop - some pictures of Hayden and Rachel arriving in Rome here.

Tuesday 5 February 2008

New Jumper stills

New Jumper stills have surfaced on rachel-bilson.de and dh.net - and they look promising (with minor spoilers).

Monday 4 February 2008

Jumper interview II


"Our LARA SPENCER is in Egypt's Sahara desert chatting with HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN about his highly anticipated actioner 'Jumper,' also starring SAMUEL L. JACKSON and former "The O.C." cutie RACHEL BILSON. The fun flick hits theaters February 14." Watch the video here.

New Interview

Interview: Jumping and Farming with Hayden Christensen

Super Bowl XLII: Jumper commercial. You can watch the commercial and read a bit about it on that page. I don't think it has any new footage though, it's like a shorter version of the trailer we already know.