Council Bluffs Gets "Lucky"

Lured by the tax incentive, the latest movie project to come to the area is now shooting in Iowa.

Ten/Four Pictures is filming “Lucky,” a dark romantic comedy, in Council Bluffs this month. The movie, starring Colin Hanks, Ann-Margret, and Jeffrey Tambor, is about a serial killer who wins the lottery.

Hanks, son of Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, has many screen credits, including Peter Jackson’s “King Kong,” “The Great Buck Howard,” and “The House Bunny.” Screen legend Ann-Margret has been seen most recently in “The Break-Up” and “Santa Clause 3.” Award-wining comic actor Jeffrey Tambor has been seen in “The Hangover,” the Hellboy movies, and “The Larry Sanders Show.”

The film is being directed by Gil Cates Jr. and produced by Cates and the co-founder of Ten/Four Pictures, Caitlin Murney. Written by Emmy-nominated Saturday Night Live staff writer Kent Sublette, the movie is the second for the new production company. The company’s most recent film, just out, is “Order of Chaos.”

For more info: Ten/Four Pictures