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Monday, July 30, 2007

Dance Film ‘Make it Happen’ to Begin Chicago Filming in August

The dance film “Make it Happen” will begin filming in Chicago in Aug. 2007. It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (from “Live Free or Die Hard,” “Grindhouse” and “Bobby”).

Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Maxim for Grindhouse
Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Maxim for “Grindhouse”
Source: Maxim

The film is written by Duane Adler (who also wrote “Save the Last Dance”). Principle photography begins on Aug. 7, according to The Mayhem Project. Mayhem says the following about the film:

This movie is in the vein of “Flashdance” and is about a small-town girl who moves to Chicago with dreams of becoming a dancer.

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