News Archives 2004 - 2007

November 3, 2007

Check out a couple of contests associated with August Rush, one from Gibson Guitars and the other a benefit screening at the New York City Center.

October 30, 2007

August Rush is now set to premiere November 21. You can check for more info at the August Rush official web site or at the August Rush Myspace page.

June 19, 2007

May 29, 2007

According to Box Office Mojo, Waitress is now playing on 510 screens nationwide and took in just over $3 million over the Memorial Day weekend, good enough for 5th. place, with a per-screen average of $6,000.

May 14, 2007

Waitress is now showing on 65 screens nationwide, according to Box Office Mojo, and to date, has earned an estimated $788,000 for a per-screen average of $9,800 (second to, what else, Spiderman 3). There is also word coming out of an online-only "reality series/sitcom/marketing campaign" in conjunction with CoverGirl. More on this as details become available.

May 7, 2007

Here's the weekend box office on Waitress, courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter:

Fox Searchlight's "Waitress," from the late actress-turned-director Adrienne Shelly, bowed in four theaters in Los Angeles and New York, earning an estimated $91,470 for a per-screen average of $22,868. After a Wednesday opening, its cume is $111,144.

April 13, 2007

Check here for some outtakes of Keri in the April 26 episode of Scrubs, which airs on NBC.

April 11, 2007

Here's an episode description for Keri's appearance on Scrubs, due to air later this month, April 26.

March 23, 2007

Happy birthday to Keri, who turns 31 today!

March 15, 2007

Check out the trailer for Waitress, now available at Apple's web site. Take a look at the Waitress web site.

March 7, 2007

Some release dates have popped up: Waitress is scheduled out in limited release May 2 and August Rush will be out later this summer on August 3.

February 15, 2007

Keri and Shane Deary got married yesterday in New York City. Check out the Eonline story for more details.

February 7, 2007

Look for the North American premiere of Grimm Love (formerly titled Rohtenburg) at the South by Southwest film festival March 9-17 in Austin, Texas.

February 6, 2007

Eonline is reporting that Keri will be guest-starring on at least two episodes of Scrubs later this spring. No info yet on airdates.

January 22, 2007

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox Searchlight paid $4 million for worldwide distribution rights to Waitress. The deal was closed today, no release schedule has been announced.

January 20, 2007

Here are a couple of interesting articles. The first is an announcement that Keri is expecting and engaged, the second is a nice profile on Waitress, which is set to premiere Sunday at Sundance.

January 14, 2007

Keri's movie Waitress, directed by the late Adrienne Shelly, will be premiering at the Sundance Film Festival next Sunday, January 21 and screening five more times the following week. Check out Sundance's Waitress page for more info.

November 1, 2006

Here's an announcement about Keri's next project, a movie co-starring with Sigourney Weaver and Kate Bosworth, called The Girl in the Park.

October 24, 2006

Check out Keri making an appearance at an event for Tiffany & Co. in New York City last night. And just a reminder, Mission: Impossible 3 will be available on DVD next Monday, 10/30.

October 13, 2006

Keri attended the Children's Defense Fund Beat the Odds event last night in Los Angeles. Check out the pictures here.

May 7, 2006

Check out the MI3 updates! There are pics from the cast appearance on MTV's TRL, the New York premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival as well as a spectacular photoshoot on the main MI3 page.

April 27, 2006

Keri has been doing some press here in the U.S. Check out the Articles page for several interviews she did recently with some college papers. Also remember, Keri's appearance on David Letterman is scheduled for tomorrow.

April 26, 2006

Mission Impossible 3 premieres have begun. Check out images from Rome and London, as well as outtakes from the movie and a very nice photoshoot. MI3's U.S. premiere is scheduled for next week at the Tribeca film festival in New York.

April 19, 2006

Here's a nice scan of Keri's pic from the current issue of Vanity Fair (plus a wallpaper). Also ran across some nice HQ images of Keri at a press conference for Into the West last summer. Check 'em out!

April 18, 2006

Keri taped an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, tentatively scheduled to air April 28, so mark your calendars!

April 8, 2006

Keri is on the cover of Lucky Magazine (again)! Check out the pics! I've also heard a rumour that she'll be in the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair so stay tuned. Also, according to this story, the world premiere for Mission: Impossible 3 will be April 24 in Rome, Italy. The U.S. premiere is set for May 3 in New York City, according to this story at Comingsoon.net.

March 23, 2006

Happy Birthday to Keri! She turns the big 3-0 today!

March 4, 2006

A German court has issued an injunction prohibiting any German showing of the film Rohtenburg, which had been scheduled to premiere next week. The U.S.-based producer of the film has indicated they will appeal the decision, so stay tuned for further developments.

March 2, 2006

Keri Russell photoRan across this photo of Keri, which was used in conjunction with the Cover Girl contract announcement. I don't know if this is actually an outtake from one of the shoots, but it's a very nice image and I'm really looking forward to seeing Keri in a major ad campaign.

Feb. 24, 2006

Keep an eye out for Keri in the magazines later this summer. According to an announcement at WWD.com, Keri has signed an endorsement deal with Procter & Gamble to appear in ads for one of their beauty products lines.

Check this page for some advance sneak pics of Keri filming August Rush.

Feb. 13, 2006

Looks like J.J. previewed a couple of scenes from MI3 at Wondercon over the weekend. Check this article for a report.

Feb. 4, 2006

Check out the official site for Butterfly, which is now online. Also keep an eye out for a commercial for Mission Impossible 3, due to air during this Sunday's Super Bowl telecast.

January 20, 2006

The casting rumor is now confirmed, with Keri set to join the cast of August Rush when it begins filming in New York City this summer.

January 10, 2006

Butterfly, A Grimm Love Story looks set for for a March 9 release in Germany (no word, though, on a U.S. release) according to this wire service story. The subject of the film, so-called German internet cannibal Armin Meiwes, is objecting to the movie on the grounds that it portays him negatively (huh, imagine that).

January 3, 2006

Check out this link for a Keri casting rumor.

November 23, 2005

This just in from this week's Ask Ausiello:

Question: Is there any news about Keri Russell starring in a sequel to January's Hallmark movie, The Magic of Ordinary Days ?  - Anita

Ausiello: That's the first I'm hearing of it. Seems a long shot considering she's going directly from Mission: Impossible 3 to the romantic comedy Waitress . She'll play a pregnant waitress who develops an "unlikely relationship" with Firefly stud Nathan Fillion . Curb Your Enthusiasm 's Cheryl Hines and Six Feet Under 's Jeremy Sisto will costar.

August 1, 2005

Keri has signed on to star in a new movie according to this announcement from Daily Variety:

NEW YORK -- Keri Russell will topline indie project "Waitress" for Michael Roiff's Night & Day Pictures and helmer Adrienne Shelly.

Romantic comedy, skedded to shoot later this year, follows a baker who's missing the perfect recipe for love.

June 15, 2005

Looks like Keri will be appearing in Mission Impossible 3, in the role earlier vacated by Scarlett Johansson. This from Variety:

Keri Russell will star in Paramount's Mission: Impossible 3, reuniting the actress with director J.J. Abrams, who created Russell-starrer Felicity.

Russell is set to portray a trainee agent mentored by Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt character in the film, set to begin shooting July 18 in Italy. The role had been filled last year by Scarlett Johansson before the film was delayed.

Ving Rhames will reprise his role as Luther Stickel. Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Philip Seymour Hoffman are also part of the cast.

June 1, 2005

Keri will be appearing on The View next Tuesday, June 7. The show airs in syndication so check your local listings for air time.

May 26, 2005

Keep an eye out for Keri at the upcoming Tony Awards, set to air June 5. She'll be walking the red carpet as well as presenting an award. The TV Guide Channel will offer pre-show coverage from 7-8 pm (EDT and PDT) and CBS will carry the awards ceremony from 8-11.

May 9, 2005

New Line has announced the DVD release for Upside of Anger. The Region 1 version will be out July 26th. Congratulations are also in order to Neil Labute, Keri and the rest of the cast of Fat Pig. The play was awarded Outstanding Off-Broadway Play (in a tie with Going to St. Ives) from the Outer Critics Circle Awards today.

April 25, 2005

Upside dropped to no. 14 on the box office chart this week, taking in estimated $1.15 million for a seven-week total just under $17 million.

April 18, 2005

The Upside of Anger checked in at no. 10 on the box office chart this week, the third week of wide release. The movie added another $1.9 million and now stands just short of $15 million in total box office.

April 15, 2005

Just ran across this announcement (text is in German) about the movie Keri just filmed in Germany, Butterfly. It is set to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, which runs in late September-early October. No info yet on exactly which day it will be shown.

April 11, 2005

The Upside of Anger held steady at the no. 8 spot in domestic box office last week, taking in another $2.6 million for a five-week total of $12.35 million on 1,151 screens.

April 5, 2005

TNT has announced an airdate for Into the West. The six-part mini-series is scheduled to start June 10, 2005. Keri is in the second installment but there's no word yet on which day this will air.

April 4, 2005

Expanding in wide release to 1,111 screens nationwide, Upside of Anger doubled its box office over the weekend, taking in another $4.125 million for a four week total of $8.7 million. The film moved into the top 10, ranking this week at no. 8, with a per screen average of $3,713, better than all but the top three films.

March 28, 2005

The Upside of Anger held position at the box office this week, remaining in the number 11 spot. The film grossed another $1.25 million on 167 screens for a three week total of just over $4 million.

March 23, 2005

Best wishes to Keri on her birthday, which is today.

March 21, 2005

Upside continues to do well at the box office in this first week of expanded release. Estimates published at Yahoo show the film pulling in $1.94 million from 153 screens for a per-screen average of $12,666 (better than any film in the top 10 including the week's leader, The Ring 2) and a no. 11 ranking for the weekend.

March 14, 2005

Upside of Anger box office figures from opening weekend (quoted from the Hollywood Reporter):

In the world of limited releases, there was a plethora of new titles. New Line Cinema's "The Upside of Anger" was off to a strong start with an estimated gross of $225,783 from nine locales. The drama-comedy, starring Kevin Costner and Joan Allen and directed and written by Mike Binder, averaged a robust $25,087 per theater.

March 13, 2005

Looks like Keri's closed the deal on her apartment in New York.

March 4, 2005

Keri was at the Los Angeles premiere for The Upside of Anger last night. Check here for some pics. The movie opens next Friday, March 11 in New York and Los Angeles.

March 1, 2005

This just in from The Hollywood Reporter:

Kretschmann, Russell head to 'Butterfly'

Keri Russell is set to star in and German actor Thomas Kretschmann is in negotiations to join "Butterfly, a Grimm Love Story," an independent feature based on the Internet cannibal movement, which involves hundreds of Web sites for cannibal fetishists. The feature is being produced by Marco Weber ("Igby Goes Down") through his Atlantic Streamline banner. The psychological horror-thriller was written by newcomer TS Faull and will be directed by Martin Weisz, who is best known for directing music videos for Korn and Sean Combs.Weber will produce with Andreas Schmid and Streamline executive vp production Vanessa Coifman. (Liza Foreman)

February 26, 2005

Here are a few recent appearances for Keri on the newsstand: a small picture in the 2/11/2005 issue of Entertainment Weekly as part of their Sundance coverage, a cover and several interior photos in the March, 2005 issue of Lucky magazine plus interior shots for the March issues of Esquire and Allure magazines. There are scans available in the magazine images section as well as several new articles and reviews in the articles section.

February 9, 2005

Here's an interesting tidbit from today's Ask Ausiello column in TV Guide Online:

Question : Any more tidbits you can share from your Keri interview? - Eva

Ausiello : While recording commentary for Felicity: Senior Year Collection (The Complete Fourth Season) DVD, due out March 8, she got all veklempt discussing the last scene of the final episode, in which Greg Grunberg makes a toast to the cast. "They're like, 'What do you think of all that?' And I started crying. I was like, 'Can we start over? This is a little embarrassing.'" Here's another morsel: Keri, who's in the process of buying an apartment in New York, called on her onetime Felicity boss J.J. Abrams to write her a letter of recommendation. "I needed some pizzazz, so I pulled in the heavy hitters," she told me. "J.J. wrote this hilarious, sweet letter." The board is still reviewing her package. Should they turn her down, you can be sure that the names and phone numbers of every single opposing board member will be posted on Ask Ausiello.

January 27, 2005

Good news on the casting front for Keri. According to this short item from Dark Horizons, she will be appearing in Mission Impossible 3. She'll be re-teaming with J.J. Abrams, who is directing the film. Scheduled release date is 2006.

January 21, 2005

Take a look at CBS's very nice page for The Magic of Ordinary Days (thanks to Katrina for the link). You'll find a slide show, interviews with the main cast and several video clips. Just a reminder, Magic will be airing January 30 at 9 pm on CBS. Also, keep an eye out for Keri on the entertainment news TV shows. She's at Sundance right now doing interviews for The Upside of Anger, which premieres at the festival.

January 6, 2005

Next week's TV Guide has a short feature on Into the West. Check out this scan for a small picture of Keri.

December 29, 2004

Keri is scheduled to appear on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Dec. 30. Conan airs on NBC right after the Tonight Show so check your local listings for time and channel.

December 28, 2004

Keep an eye out for Keri at the Sundance Film Festival late next month. She will be wrapping up her performance in Fat Pig on January 15 (the play will go on until February 5, with Jessica Capshaw taking over the role of Jeannie) to do some publicity for The Upside of Anger, which is showing at the festival.

December 20, 2004

Hallmark has announced an airdate and time for The Magic of Ordinary Days. The made-for-tv movie will be seen on CBS on January 30, 2005 at 9 pm (ET/PT). Keri co-stars with Skeet Ulrich and Mare Winningham in this movie based on the book by Ann Howard Creel.

December 19, 2004

The trailer for Upside of Anger is now available at the movie's website. The movie is still set to open on March 11, 2005.

December 16, 2004

For anyone who may have missed Keri on last night's Last Call with Carson Daly, there's a clip of the entire interview available on the videos page. I thought she did a wonderful interview, she looked great and seemed quite at ease. Let's hope there are more to come. Also, the reviews are in on Fat Pig. They have been generally positive and the play has extended its run through Feb. 5 (it had originally been scheduled to end Jan. 15). I've put up several of the reviews on the articles page.

December 15, 2004

Here's a link to an article in Playbill on Fat Pig, which opens tonight, plus a nice photo of Keri with Jeremy Piven. Don't forget that Keri will also be on Last Call with Carson Daly tonight on NBC right after Conan O'Brien. And, as if that weren't enough, read this new interview with Keri from the New York Daily News. Does it get any better than this?

December 7, 2004

Keep your eyes open for Keri's appearance on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, airing after Conan very early on Thursday, Dec. 16, the same night her play debuts on Broadway. Keri will be back filming Into the West next month, this time near Santa Fe, New Mexico.

December 4, 2004

The Upside of Anger will be showing at next month's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. The film is listed in the "Premieres" category of the festival's website, so it doesn't sound like it's in competition for an award. There's no indication, either, about which day it will be shown but the festival runs from January 20-30.

November 23, 2004

Here's a nice photo of Keri with the cast (l-r Jeremy Piven, Ashlie Atkinson, Keri and Andrew McCarthy) from Neil Labute's play Fat Pig, which opens for previews tonight at the Lucile Lortel theater in New York. Good luck to Keri and the rest of the cast!

November 20, 2004

Here are a few pics from upcoming Keri projects: The Upside of Anger (pictured l-r Keri, Joan Allen, Erika Christensen and Evan Rachel Wood), second pic and Into the West (with co-star Jay Tavare). The fourth season of Felicity now has a March 8, 2005 release date and you can pre-order it from Amazon.com (and possibly other online retailers, Amazon's the only one I know for sure). That week looks to be even bigger for Keri, as Comingsoon.net has announced The Upside of Anger will be going into limited release March 11, 2005. Let's hope this date holds.

November 9, 2004

Keri attended the Glamour Magazine Women of the Year Awards last night in New York City. Here's a small image from the event.

October 21, 2004

Keri On Broadway

Playbill.com has announced the casting of Keri in the play Fat Pig, which begins previews November 23 at the Lucile Lortel Theater in New York City. The play is scheduled to open December 15, 2004 and run through January 15, 2005. The cast includes Jeremy Piven, Andrew McCarthy and Ashlie Atkinson.

October 7, 2004

According to comingsoon.net, the release date for The Upside of Anger has now been pushed back to March, 2005. There is also now an official site for the movie, though nothing seems to be up there now but the main page.

September 21, 2004

Felicity Season 3 is out today. Rumor is that season 4 will be released on DVD the first part of next year. Stay tuned for more info.

September 2, 2004

Here's some news on the movie front. The Upside of Anger will be premiering in New York and L.A. on December 29 (presumably to qualify for Oscar consideration) and opening in wide release on January 7, 2005. Also expect to see Keri's Hallmark production, The Magic of Ordinary Days, in December.

August 28, 2004

Good news on the DVD front. According to this announcement from TVShowsonDVD, we can expect season 4 of Felicity to come out on DVD early next year. And just a reminder, season 3 will be out on DVD on September 21, a little less than four weeks now so be sure to get your orders in.

July 27, 2004

Russell, Brolin into Spielberg's 'West'
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Keri Russell is set and Josh Brolin is in negotiations to join the cast of TNT's epic 12-hour limited series "Into the West," from executive producer Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks TV. Also coming on board the project is helmer Simon Wincer (TNT's "Monte Walsh"), who has signed on to direct one of the series' six two-hour parts. Russell and Brolin join previously cast Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Settle. "Into the West," budgeted at about $50 million, tells the story of the opening of the American West in the 19th century through the eyes of two multigenerational families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans. (Nellie Andreeva)

May 3, 2004

Keri has started filming a made-for-TV movie, The Magic of Ordinary Days this week in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The movie co-stars Skeet Ulrich and Mare Winningham.

February 22, 2004

The third season of Felicity will be released this summer. The tentative date is set for September, 2004. Check your favorite online retailer to pre-order.

January 12, 2004

Watch for Cabbages and Queens, later this year with Keri starring opposite Nathan Lane in a small independent movie filmed in the UK (hopefully we won't have to wait two years like we did for Mad About Mambo ). Keep your eye out also for The Upside of Anger starring Kevin Costner and Joan Allen.