Forest Whitaker & Renee Zellweger In MY OWN LOVE SONG

Lady in the lake: Swimsuit-clad Renee Zellweger gets a lift from gentle giant Forest Whitaker


By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:02 AM on 27th October 2008



Renee Zellweger gets a helping hand from gentle giant Forest Whitaker for a new film role.
Looking practically unrecognisable with her mousey-brown hair, tattooed arm and pale skin, the actress was seen taking a dip in the lake in Louisiana for her latest role.
Renee plays Jane a wheelchair bound singer in new film My Own Love Song, who befriends character Joey (Whitaker).

Game for a lift: An unrecognisable Renee Zellweger gets a lift from Oscar-winner in a lake in Louisiana from Forest Whitaker, her co-star in new film My Own Love Song


Enlarge Renee and Forest star in the film which centres on the relationship between a wheelchair bound singer and her friend Joey


The independent drama is being filmed by writer/director Oliver Dahan of La Vie En Rose fame.
The story centres on a road trip to Memphis undertaken by a wheelchair-bound former singer, Renee, and her friend Joey, played by Whitaker.


Both have faced tragedy in their lives, and during their journey their friendship grows with each becoming the other's main source of support.

The low-key film is something of a departure for the actress best known for her roles in Hollywood star vehicles Chicago, Cold Mountain and Bridget Jones.


Enlarge Filming for the production is taking place in New Orleans and Kansas

Filming is taking place in Kansas and New Orleans.
Meanwhile Renee's ex-husband - she was briefly married to country music star Kenny Chesney has finally broken his silence on their 128 day marriage.
His new album Lucky Old Son, which he begun writing just weeks after his annulment in 2005, contains a number of songs about his ex-love.


Chesney said: 'It's no secret—there are about four or five songs that are about Renée.
'It's a pretty emotional record for me, a very honest record. There are some songs on this record that needed to be written.'
When asked how his famous ex may react to the tunes he told Newsweek: 'I have no idea, I don't know. It's unpredictable.'
Chesney revealed he still speaks to Renee 'every now and then' but that ' the breakup itself was horrible' and not easily overcome.
He added: 'It took a while.'

Renee's former love Kenny Chesney broke his silence on their 128 day marriage in songs included on his new album.

 

This just doesn't do it for me.

This is what Hollywood should be doing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdgkd9JoZvY

The Kid Rasta

 

Kid when did Whitaker did his last IR scene? One I know of was The Crying Game and Bird.

 

Jim Brown is the man! He was kicking IR doors down back in the 1960s. Can you imagine the flack Welch got from WM and Brown from BW? You should check out his autobiography:


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309735/

 

That's my dude, Jim Brown. He helped my Browns win our last championship in 1964!

 

Dex, had you read my thread on Jim Brown? It is about the Syracuse football player Avatus Stone. Brown mentioned during his time there that the coach warned him on dating white girls because of Stone.

 

Very attractive man, with great composure. Did he used to be in the movies in the 1960s?

 

:arrow: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000987/

 

No I don't think I read it. But I did read his biography and I believe that Brown mentioned his coach saying that