Sandra Oh Joins Melissa McCarthy's 'Tammy'

This summer, Sandra Oh has been busy shooting a film called Tammy, which is a comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Mark Duplass and Alison Janney.

Melissa McCarthy plays Tammy, a woman who is laid off from her job at a fast food restaurant, who discovers that her husband is having an affair and decides to go on a road trip with her "foul-mouthed, alcoholic, diabetic grandmother" played by Susan Sarandon.

Kathy Bates plays the grandmother’s lesbian friend "who saves the duo from some bad spots". Based on reports from the set, Sandra Oh will be playing Kathy Bates' character's girlfriend.

Sandra Oh with the amazing cast shooting a scene at Niagara Falls.
Photo: James Neiss, Niagara Gazette

Tammy is co-written by Melissa McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone, who is also directing the film. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are producing.

Tammy is set to premiere in cinemas on July 2, 2014.

Source: THR

33 Liberty Lane: Filming To Start In February

Earlier in the spring we wrote about Sandra Oh's upcoming film 33 Liberty Lane which was to be shot this summer, but has since been postponed and Deadline could finally announce today that the filming is planned to start in February in Winnipeg, Canada.

33 Liberty Lane is a romantic comedy about four women who set up a phone-sex company, trying to make a quick buck. Sandra will play Karen, a 40-year old virgin. Emily Watson, Marcia Hardin and Nia Vardalos will also be starring.

For a longer synopsis and more info about the characters, click here.

'Kind of a Blur': A Short Film Starring Sandra Oh - Watch

In 2005 Sandra Oh starred in a short film called Kind of a Blur which has since made its way onto YouTube, and which you can now watch it in its entirety in the video below:

About:

A pair of aging ravers wake up after an all-night mountain bash and can barely recall the party, what day it is, or the location of that cow upon which a critical message was scrawled.

Starring Sandra Oh and John Wright. Directed by Jon Goldman.

If you want to catch up on Sandra's filmography and watch more of her earlier work, we have compiled a list of her films - shorts and full features - which are available online (legally). Click here for the list.

Sandra Oh To Star In Romantic Comedy '33 Liberty Lane'

Sandra Oh has been cast in the film 33 Liberty Lane, which is a romantic comedy about four women who set up a phone-sex company, trying to make a quick buck.

Sandra will play one of the women in the group, 40-year old Karen who also happens to be virgin. Other cast members include Emily Watson as Brenda, a recently abandoned single-mother, Melora Hardin as corporate executive Connie, and serial marrier Isabella played by Nia Vardalos.

The film will be shot this summer in Winnipeg, Canada.

More details about the film in the press release below:

The cast of 33 Liberty Lane: Sandra Oh,
Emily Watson, Nia Vardalos and Melora Hardin.

Emily Watson, Sandra Oh, Melora Hardin and Nia Vardalos make up the dynamic ensemble that sees them as a group of women down on their luck, who band together to create a company that would make a quick buck and ease their woes. In a naïve process of osmosis their “dream” is realized in Love Shack, a phone-sex company. Diving in head first, they seemed to have forgotten one key ingredient – sexual prowess. For a group that contains a suburban mom and a 40 year-old virgin, this does not come naturally and the educational services of Brijeet, a local hooker, are enlisted, bringing some unforeseen side-effects.

Shooting is due to begin in Summer 2012 with Peter Hewitt (Garfield, The Borrowers) set to direct. 

33 Liberty Lane is a TREE (Australia) production to be shot in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with the support of Manitoba Film & Music, and the Production Company, Buffalo Gal Pictures.

Synopsis:

What do you do when you find yourself dumped for a younger woman, left with the mortgage to pay, outdated by modern technology, and in the midst of an unwanted midIlife crisis? You turn to your friends, you swallow your pride, and you start up a phone sex business – that’s what you do. But for Brenda and her pals, it’s not so easy – they aren’t as competent, liberated and worldly-wise as they think. And their initial attempts are disastrous – both financially and practically. To top it all, Brenda’s 18 yearIold son, Scott, returns from failing at University to find a hooker, Brijeet, at the family home – what kind of mother is that? As the ladies have to reinvent themselves once again, they decide to stop faking and be themselves – a recipe, finally, for success and certainly a life education for Scott and Brijeet.

It's going to be a busy summer for Sandra Oh, who will also be starring in the indie short film 'A Helping Hand' with Michelle Krusiec and Howard Hesseman, which you can read more about here. It's an indie project that still needs funding, so click here to hear more from the filmmakers and how you can help out.

Sandra Oh In "Kind Of A Blur"

Random photo of the week:

Photo: Jon Goldman

A still of Sandra Oh from the short film Kind Of A Blur (2005) which is now available for download on iTunes.

Synopsis 

A pair of aging ravers wake up after an all-night mountain bash and can barely recall the party, what day it is, or the location of that cow upon which a critical message was scrawled.

DVD Extras From Hard Candy And Defendor

The extra material from the Hard Candy and Defendor DVDs have made its way online, so for those of you who haven't had a chance to view it before, can check it out below:

Defendor (2009): Producer Nicholas Tabarrok on casting Sandra Oh and Sandra on why she chose to do the role. (Click here to read director Peter Stebbings' version of the story.)

Defendor (2009): Bloopers

Hard Candy (2005): Director David Slade about casting Sandra Oh and why she agreed to do the cameo role.

Via carlithiel