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According to the EDI charts, Step Up 3D has been the most successful movie in Germany this past weekend and it’s currently the #1 of the German movie charts.
It has been the movie’s most successful opening weekend outside the US and it’s an even greater success for the movie considered that “The Expendables” was released just the same date.
Kudos to the entire Step Up 3D-fam and especially Rick! Now, the only Q left, when you guys gonna pay your German fans a visit, eh? ;D
During the press junket day on August 1st, PureOnline sat down with Rick and Sharni to talk about how they got involved with Step Up 3D, how much training they had to go through pre-shooting, if they got along with the other cast members and dancers, what dance means to them and a lot more.
A while back, Rick sat down with Runway Magazine’s Rosita Shore to speak with her about Step Up 3d, of course, his first projects on TV and the silver screen and whom of Hollywoods actors he’d like to work with the most.
The interview is also featured in the latest issue of Runway Magazine which hit news stands a few weeks back. We have uploaded the 3 pages to our gallery.
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BORN TO PERFORM – Step Up 3D’s Rick Malambri
Rick Malambri was born to perform. As a five-year-old child, he would play his father’s Bryan Adams CD, stand upon the kitchen counter and blast out the words to ‘Summer of ‘69’. It was a surprise to some, then, that his first job wasn’t as a singer or an actor, but as a model. Although he knew he had not yet found his true calling, Malambri enjoyed modeling as it gave him a sense of which clothes suited him and which didn’t. He describes himself as “just an average dude”, but at 6’2” tall with a muscular physique his measurements are anything but average. He found it particularly hard to find clothes that fitted him until he discovered Hugo Boss, whose fit and design worked well with his athletic frame. As for casual threads, he chooses Banana Republic and American Apparel. In line with his easy-going character, he is most comfortable when wearing a simple button up and a pair of well-worn jeans.
Malambri’s first real foray into acting came in 2006 after being spotted on the subway by a talent agent. After moving to Los Angeles (the city he now calls home) his first role was in the hit comedy show How I Met Your Mother. He followed up with his first movie break in 2009, starring in the Surrogates alongside Bruce Willis. Working on the movie was a surreal experience for Malambri. He had grown up watching Willis’s movies and now here he was acting on the same set. Describing Willis as an icon he was blown away by the experience, but adds somewhat mischievously, “I kept wanting to call him John McClane!”
This August, Malambri will appear as the lead in the third installment of Disney’s Step Up series: Step Up 3D. New York’s intense underground street dancing scene is brought to life in spectacular 3D as a tight-knit group of dancers, led by Luke (Malambri) and Natalie (Shami Vinson), find themselves competing against the world’s best break dancers in this adrenaline-fueled final installment of the franchise.
Malambri describes the movie as being about dreams coming true – “But only if you’re willing to let go of what you know and push for that dream”. He had no formal dance training before appearing in the film except for some street and break dancing he dabbled in as a child, so the grueling Step Up 3D training schedule was a shock to his system. For six weeks, he trained ten hours a day, six days a week, rehearsing choreographed routines over and over again. After working the punishing, yet highly enjoyable schedule, Malambri has a new-found respect for dancers, citing them as “some of the hardest working entertainers in the business”.
Malambri admits that although he is new to acting and still finding his feet, at some point in the future he would love the opportunity to dabble in the complete movie-making process of production, writing and directing. This would allow him to blend some of his design skills (he has qualifications in digital media and Web design) with his acting skills. As for now, he is currently shooting a Hallmark Channel movie After The Fall alongside Andrea Bowen from Desperate Housewives, which will air in October. He has other projects on the go right now too, which keep him quite busy.
Like his character Luke in Step Up 3D, Malambri also has a dream. His dream is to emulate Johnny Depp, an actor whom he feels brings a real excitement and curiosity to the screen. “You always want to see what he is going to come up with next, and for that I find him to be one of the best actors out there,” he explains. With an assortment of acting roles behind him and a bright future ahead of him, Malambri has every chance of achieving his dream. We are already curious and excited to see what exactly Rick Malambri has in store for us next.
It’s nice to receive a little gift every once in while. Well, today has been one off these days when we came across these REALLY stunning pictures of Rick that were taken by photographer duo Arias Tsui for the lookbook of Meister Watches. So that’s one gift we have presented ourselves with, but since we are all about giving and not taking, we share this gift with you.
For a larger version, as usual, click on the thumbnails and you’ll be redirected to the gallery.
If you haven’t yet seen the other photoshoot Rick did for Meister Watches, you can check it out here.
Mark your calendars everyone! Rick’s latest movie project – Hallmark Channel Original Movie After The Fall is slated to air in about 6 weeks and few from now on October 9th @ 8PM ET/PT on Hallmark Channel.
If you haven’t yet heard about the movie, here’s a quick recap of what the storyline will be.
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The flick follows Jenna (Bowen), a competitive horse rider who is left paralyzed and her equestrian dreams shattered. She joins a physical therapy program as part of a clinical trial study but she’s hesitant to start the program. Wheelchair bound, Jenna’s life completely changes as she starts, her old friends and boyfriend disappear and lonely and frustrated, Jenna comes close to giving up. With the help of her new found friends and next door neighbor, ex-rodeo cowboy Will Dutton (Malambri), she finds inspiration to try and walk and ride again.
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To get you a little excited for what’s to come, here are two promo pictures showing Rick and After The Fall co-star Andrea Bowen as Will and Jenna.
Yesterday eve, Rick and Lisa – along with some friends – attended the Havianas Midnight Swim Party held at a private residence in Beverly Hills. Calif.
Havianas – a Brazilian flipflop company – has been hosting secret midnight swim club parties around the Los Angeles area all summer. The first celeb-soaked of these was held at David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette’s house. Check out the pics of Rick and Lisa attending the third exclusive Midnight Swim Party below. BTW, the two met The Beautiful Life‘s Sara Paxton at the event
We have also added a new picture from Rick’s campaign for Canadian clothing line PointZero to the gallery.
Carbonated TV took the chance and sat down with Rick to talk about his role as Luke Katcher in Step Up 3D, about what his parents had want for him career-wise and future project.
Along with the video, a little article has been posted. But first, check out the video.
HOLLYWOOD EXCLUSIVE: Step Up 3D Rick Malambri Pursues Dream
It’s hard not to be mesmerized by Rick Malambri. With a towering 6-foot-2 figure and a well shaved look to make any lady weak in the knees, Rick Malambri is on top of his game, starring in the film franchise known to upstart the careers of Hollywood newcomers Read more… »
JSYK sat down with Rick and co-star Sharni and talked about their first contact with dance, how difficult it was learning choreography, what Rick thought, when he got cast for the lead of Step Up 3D and the VERY kissing scene on the vent!!!. Check the video below!
And, on a second note, here’s another vid from the TCA’s blue carpet where Jon, Rick and Sharni talk a little SU3D.
With the summer being almost over, Canadian clothing line PointZero has put up their new fall/winter collection for 2010 on their website.
9 pictures of Rick rocking PointZero clothing have been uploaded to the gallery. My fave outfit on Rick? Honestly, I can’t decide, but I am curious to hear which one you liked best. Tell us in the comments!
On top of the pictures, you can get a glimpse BTS of the shooting.
Role DUNCAN 
Role KEVIN McDONALD 
Role WILL DUTTON 
Role LUKE 
Step Up 3D #1 in Germany 
