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From: The Dr. Carl Sagan Honorary Site 
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 12:42:14 -0500
Fwd Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 12:42:14 -0500
Subject: 'A Star Role for Kennedy Space Center'

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A Star Role for Kennedy Space Center

Breuse Hickman

November 5, 1996
Florida Today



CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Tom Hanks and Jodie Foster have stars in
their eyes, and they're looking toward Kennedy Space Center.

Both actors-turned-executive producers are shooting projects
dealing with outer space, and they'll be using Brevard County
as a backdrop for at least a portion of their works.

Foster is scheduled to begin shooting the feature film "Contact"
in January or February, and may require the use of 2,000 extras.
The Warner Brothers production has already scheduled filming of
launches at KSC - including the Nov. 15 launch of the shuttle
Columbia.

"Contact," based on Carl Sagan's novel, features the
Oscar-winning Foster as a researcher who finds an intellgible
radio signal emanating from a distant star.

According to wire reports, "Contact" will be shot in New Mexico,
Puerto Rico, Los Angeles and Washington D.C., as well as in
Brevard County.

Hanks also is expected to begin filming for his multi-part
HBO series, "FromEarth to the Moon," beginning in February, but
dates are tentative.

"They (HBO Productions) are looking at locations and are
obviously looking a lot at Kennedy Space Center," said Bonnie
King, Space Coast Film commissioner.

King has played a key role in securing Brevard locations for
the filming of several productions. The TV show "The Cape" airs
Fridays on WKCF-Channel 18 and is currently filming in the area.
Cocoa Beach was a backdrop for the filming of Nickelodeon's
"The Mysteries of Shelby Woo" in December 1995. And, portions of
the feature film "Marvin's Room," starring Meryl Streep and
Robert DeNiro, were shot in Rockledge in October 1995. The film
is scheduled to open nationally Dec. 25.

King says it's likely Foster and Hanks will shoot at various
spots around the county. Filmmakers have been attracted to the
Space Coast by its local landmarks and historical areas.

For "Contact," about 300 local extras have been rounded up to
stand and watch the next shuttle launch, now scheduled for
Nov. 15.

Ellen Jacoby, casting director for "Contact," said 2,000
extras will probably be needed when the brunt of the production
is shot early next year.

"I think we could find that many people (here in Brevard) who
would want to be in the film," said King. "It would be fun.
The whole town could close down and we could all go watch a
shuttle launch."

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