The Screen Gems comedy "Mardi Gras" wrapped its eight-week New Orleans shoot July 15, but producers have plans to leave a lasting mark on the city -- 41 of them, in fact.

In association with the Plant A Tree Trust Fund, the production will arrange to have 41 adult trees -- one for each shooting day it spent here -- planted along Paris Avenue in Gentilly, replacing some of the magnolias killed by Hurricane Katrina.

The production also plans to donate recycled construction materials to local businesses, and clothing, furniture and other props to charities.

"We are extremely grateful for all the cooperation that we have been given by the city and people of New Orleans during the filming of 'Mardi Gras, ' " Screen Gems President Clint Culpepper said. "This is just a small token of our appreciation, and we hope that other productions who take advantage of the city as a location will also look to do the same, and in some small way help move forward the recovery of this vital and exciting city."

"Mardi Gras, " a co-production of Screen Gems and Maxim magazine, stars Carmen Electra, Josh Gad and Danneel Harris. It has a target release date of June 19, 2009.

http://blog.nola.com/mikescott/2008/07/hor...n_brings_e.html

That's cool! Thanks for the news.

Aww, that's so awesome of them to give back like that. And yay for another project wrapping! Does this mean she'll get her butt back to Wilmington soon? :P

one can only hope LOL

It's cool that they're doing something like that too

GOOD NEWS!!!
^_^ :lol: :D

The name of the project changed from "Mardi Gras" to "Max's Mardi Gras" LOL

that doesn't sound right... 2m's at the beginning... MMG

Also...the new release date is Aug 28, 2009 (opening wide in all cinemas (US)) according to box office mojo :)

no promo's or trailers containing danneel yet

oh wow- that's almost another whole year until it comes out- no wonder that there isn't much about it in the internet yet.

Max's Mardi Gras? Wasn't it "Maxim's Mardi Gras" to begin with? I wonder if they're trying to distance themselves a little from the "Maxim" name, or if somebody misheard "Maxim's" as "Max's" since they don't sound hugely different out loud? lol - What's your source on the switch to Max's?

(In the future, can we please include sources/links for any news and updates whenever possible? Thanks.)

the source was the same as where the new pix of Fired up came from..you can find them on the multimedia section :)

The release of the movie has been postponed until AUG 28

http://www.moviejungle.com/headlines/templ...d=1133&zoneid=1

As Stephanie Tanner would say, "How rude!"