Of course, with all the crazy confidentiality I won’t give too much away, but what you already know, based on the previews, is that James Franco’s character is a scientist and he’s working with a company developing a cure for Alzheimer’s. Where does it lie on the Apes continuum? I know it’s a prequel…ĬH: It is. SC: Okay, let’s talk Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It’s really really cool.ĬH: (cont’d): And what else is coming… Well. But the way that it’s shot – check out the trailer. It’s really hard to tell what it’s about based on the trailers. It looks like a classic independent that is getting a big release. It looks like it’s going to be really interesting storytelling that crosses a few genres. Shawn Conner: Are there any movies you’re looking forward to this summer?Ĭhelah Horsdal: I’m super excited about Cowboys & Aliens. “I met my puppy on Marley & Me.” – Vancouver actress Chelah Horsdal. We discussed summer movies, working opposite James Franco and James Lithgow in the latest in the talking apes franchise and of course being the daughter of the man who wrote and sang “Rock and Roll Song”.
We reached the actress on the phone on a warm July morning, in Vancouver. After stints modeling and acting in her early 20s, she tried on various hats in restaurant management, interior design, magazine publishing, event production, and voice agent before returning to her first love (acting, of course). If nothing else, the latter has made a dog-owner out of the actress, who adopted her golden Lab Guiness (renamed gaffer) from the slew of pups working on set.Ī Vancouver native, Horsdal still calls the city, Kitsilano in particular, home.
Or born post-grunge…īut Chelah Horsdal is also in a big summer movie, Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Aug 5), as well as in Marley & Me: The Puppy Years, a prequel to that big dog flick from a couple of years ago. She’s the daughter of Valdy, yo and if you don’t know what that means you’re probably American. Interview with Vancouver actress Chelah Horsdal