Keaton, Holmes and Queen Latifah team with ‘powerhouse’ Katie Holmes, Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Ted Danson are getting set to make “Mad Money” in Shreveport. They are teaming with director and co-screenwriter Callie Khouri, who won an Oscar for writing “Thelma & Louise.” I interviewed them over the weekend. Click here for a link to The Times story. And below are a few comments that didn’t make it into print. Holmes looks forward to working with Khouri. “It’s an added bonus when someone has created such a great movie in the past,” Holmes said. “I feel like someone who has created well the first time can create again and again and again like that.” “Mad Money” is a heist comedy and thriller. It tells the story of three women who plot to steal soon-to-be-destroyed money from the Federal Reserve Bank. “I do think that Callie has a very dynamic personality,” Keaton said. “Had she not been the writer, surely she would have been the actress playing my part. There’s no question about it. Oh, my God. Oh, yeah. She’s a powerhouse.” Keaton added that it was the first time she’s played a criminal mind, and she’s looking forward to having fun with the movie. “In a certain sense, that’s what you really want to experience, because at my age life is, like, short,” Keaton said. “Do you want to have a miserable time? No, I do not. I do want to have fun.” Queen Latifah and Holmes expressed excitement about working with Keaton. “She just seems spontaneous and energetic and funny and passionate about acting,” Queen Latifah said. “And I’ve always enjoyed her movies.” Holmes said she’s been a fan of Keaton’s forever. “You’re amazing,” Holmes said while sitting next to Keaton. “We already started rehearsing and I’ve already learned so much, seriously. I am so looking forward to this. I am so excited.” “You’re so adorable,” Keaton responded. Khouri said a popular theme of hers is part of “Mad Money.” “I think one of the themes of my work keeps emerging,” Khouri said, “which is an average person finding themselves on the other side of the law through a set of extraordinary circumstances, and then just surprising the hell out of themselves.” “I’m born to play all of them,” Khouri said earlier. “I get to be them all, without having actually to do the work.” Filming begins Monday. Source: Lousiana Movies-Blogspot From:People.com Katie Holmes Makes Herself at Home in Louisiana Katie Holmes is already making herself comfortable in Shreveport, La., where she was set to begin shooting a new movie on Monday. On Friday, she visited the local Target, the Shreveport Times reports. "I met some really great people, and it was nice," she told the paper. "They did recognize me, and it was a pleasure meeting them. We had nice chats about kids, and it was lovely." Holmes, 28, is in Louisiana to film the movie Mad Money with Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton. In the comedy from Thelma & Louise scribe Callie Khouri, the women play coworkers plotting to rob the Federal Reserve Bank. "I'm pumped," Holmes told the Times Friday night in a group interview with Khouri, Keaton and costar Ted Danson at the Eldorado Resort Casino. "I loved it from the second I read it. I love interesting female characters, and this is full of them." What appealed to Holmes about her character? "She's funny, she's smart and just a little bit misunderstood," she said, glancing mischievously at Keaton. "She's involved in this crime, but she's sort of delighted to just be a part of something and have girlfriends for the first time. She's a type of person who creates a happier environment than she's actually in. ... I like that about her. She's a free spirit." Holmes will soon have an even happier environment of her own: Husband Tom Cruise, 44, recently wrapped filming Lions for Lambs and is due to join Holmes and their daughter Suri, who turns 1 on April 18, in Shreveport. For Suri, watching Mom at work should be a treat: "It's another project we're going to handle together, and that's part of the fun," Holmes said recently.

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