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Jared sympathesizes for Paris Hilton, his House of Wax co-star (apr. 6, 2005)

   Ever since arriving to Australia to film House of Wax the Australian press and paparazzi have been chasing Paris Hilton. Jared Padalecki, a 23-year-old actor from Texas, felt for his co-star.
"It is pretty ridiculous out here," Padalecki told the show.
"Even more so than in the States with Paris, because Paris is huge out here and I think the first day we got here there was actually paparazzi waiting outside of our building and trying to shoot 18 floors up, like on the balcony."
House of Wax Synopsis (apr. 6, 2005)

   A road trip to the biggest college football championship of the year takes a turn for the worse for Carly (Elisha Cuthbert), Paige (Paris Hilton) and their friends when they camp out for the night before heading to the game. A confrontation with a mysterious trucker at the camp site leaves everyone unsettled while Carly has her hands full keeping the peace between her boyfriend Wade (Jared Padalecki) and her hot-headed brother Nick (Chad Michael Murray).

   They wake up the next morning to find that their car has been deliberately tampered with. At the risk of being stranded, they accept a local's invitation for a ride into Ambrose, the only town for miles. Once there, they are drawn to Ambrose's main attraction -- Trudy's House of Wax, which is filled with remarkably life-like wax sculptures. But as they soon discover, there is a shocking reason the exhibits look so real.

   As the friends uncover the town's dark secrets, they are stalked by a demented killer and find themselves in a bloody battle for survival. The group must find a way out of Ambrose -- or become permanent additions to the "HOUSE OF WAX."
Jared returns to Gilmore Girls (apr. 6, 2005)

   Remember to mark your calendars for April 19 as Gilmore Girls returns from hiatus! Jared returns to reprise his role as Dean Forester.
Supernatural (mar. 25, 2005)

from futoncritic.com
   SUPERNATURAL (The WB) - A few additional details have emerged about the drama pilot, which stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles as brothers who encounter unusual ghosts and local creatures straight out of American folk lore and urban legends during a road trip across America. It's been learned that the brothers go on said adventure in order to track down the forces responsible for their mother's murder 20 years earlier. Eric Kripke, McG, Stephanie Savage and Peter Johnson are the executive producers of the Warner Bros. Television/Wonderland Sound and Vision-based project. David Nutter directs.
Supernatural (feb. 17, 2005)

   SUPERNATURAL (The WB) - Jared Padalecki ("Gilmore Girls") and Jensen Ackles ("Smallville") have been cast in the lead roles of the drama pilot, described as a cross between "The X-Files" and "Route 66." The Warner Bros. Television/Wonderland Sound and Vision-based project revolves around Sam, a recent Stanford graduate, who along with his estranged older brother Dean encounter unusual ghosts and local creatures straight out of American folk lore and urban legends during a road trip from San Francisco back home to Los Angeles. It's not clear who plays Sam and who plays Dean. David Nutter, who has been behind 10 successful pilots in the past decade, is directing the project from a script by Eric Kripke. The pair will also executive produce alongside McG, Stephanie Savage and Peter Johnson.
Jared tapped for new WB show (feb. 16, 2005)

From Yahoo!    Jared Padalecki ("Gilmore Girls") and Jensen Ackles ("Smallville") have been tapped for the two leads in the WB Network's "Supernatural", a drama about two brothers who travel the country in search of the paranormal.
Richmond on the Big Screen (jan. 8, 2005)

   Visit any college campus the last day before break and you're not likely to find many students hanging around.
The University of Richmond wasn't any different last month. The dorms were empty, exams were over and students were a rare sight.
But anyone who happened to visit Keller Hall at Westhampton Green saw a much different picture.
Orange and yellow leaves hung from the tree in front of the dormitory and covered the ground, even though all the other trees in the courtyard were barren.
A young coed girl with striking red hair sat on the stoop of the dorm wearing an extremely short plaid schoolgirl skirt, even though the temperature outside was below freezing. A 20-something guy sat on the step in front of her and they talk intently.
But this wasn't any ordinary conversation.
A voice shouted "Final touches, everyone. Final touches." A camera zoomed in close to the couple, and another camera looked down on the scene from the second story window of the Keller Hall.
A woman walked onto the steps and quickly combed the girl's hair. Then she removed a red blanket wrapped around the bottom half of the girl's legs.
Turns out, the guy and girl aren't the average UR coeds. They're actors Lindy Booth ("Dawn of the Dead") and Jared Padalecki ("Gilmore Girls," "New York Minute"), the stars of the upcoming motion picture "Cry Wolf."
Charlottesville native Jeff Wadlow wrote and directed the movie, formerly called "Living the Lie," after winning the 2002 Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival
The son of the late Virginia Senator Emily Couric and nephew of Katie Couric, Wadlow filmed the movie in November 2003 (See "Living it Up"). However, he and other members of the cast and crew returned to UR last month to shoot a few additional scenes.
A graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Southern California film school, Wadlow chose the University of Richmond as the setting for the fictional boarding school Westover Academy after spending time at the campus in high school.
"It's just incredible that a student who came to Governor's School here, that one four-week time frame, impacted his life enough that he wanted to write a film here," said Carla Shriner, assistant director of university events.
In an interview with Richmond.com in November 2003, Wadlow called the UR campus "amazing."
"It's one of the most beautiful campuses on the East Coast," he said. "Exactly what I pictured when I wrote the film."
2003 UR graduate Clay Tweel, 23, moved to Los Angeles to work as a graphic designer and set dresser for the film industry. He never expected to end up back at his alma mater.
"I got a job working on the movie before I knew it would be filmed here," said Tweel, who attended high school with Wadlow. "It's weird to back. I feel like I'm in a time warp."
His familiarity with UR proved to be helpful when Wadlow was scouting various campus locations to shoot scenes. Tweel immediately knew the places that matched Wadlow's vision for the movie.
Several scenes were shot on the Westhampton Green, in Ryland Hall and at the Modlin Center for the Arts.
On his latest trip to Richmond, Tweel's role was to make the background matched the shots from fall 2003.
"I do anything from setting up fake leave to make it look like autumn to [creating] fake grass," he said.
Shriner worked to keep the filming running smoothly on campus. She e- mailed the 80 students living in Keller Hall so they would know when the entrance and roads to the dorm would be closed.
Many UR students served as extras during the original filming of "Cry Wolf," so they didn't mind the adjustments.
"They were really cooperative," Shriner said. "They understood."
Jon Bon Jovi also has a supporting role in "Cry Wolf," which is a psychological thriller that focuses on a group of precocious boarding school seniors who spend their free time playing a mysterious game of lies. When a transfer student (Padalecki) falls for the group's leader (Booth), he accepts her invitation to join their secret society.
When the lies become personal, the world of fiction and reality crash together. Ultimately, the movie is a modern day retelling of "the boy who cried wolf" that proves nobody believes a liar, even when he's telling the truth.
Last month's shooting began in the morning and wrapped about 1 a.m.
"They were very pleased with what they got," Shriner said. "The shooting went extremely well."
Back on the set that day in mid-December, the cast and crew prepared for another take of the scene on the steps.
"Does she need her smokes?" someone asked about Lindy's character. .
Wadlow intently watched a television as the actors and crew set the scene.
"That's the idea, guys," he said. "That's the shot."
Wadlow then spoke to the actors.
"Take him in Lindy," he said. "He could be the one."
Someone called for silence on the set, the cameras began to roll and the scene started. When it's over, everyone awaited Wadlow's reaction.
"That's fantastic!" he cried, jumping up and down. "That's it!"
"Cry Wolf" will likely be released in August 2005.
Lastest on Knights of Impossingworth Park (jan. 4, 2004)

   A family film about Christine: Asian, 12, pretty, possesses humor, inner strength, and bravery beyond her years, when a 1000 year-old knight visits her. Also starring Jonathan Lipnicki and Callum Blue. It is set to be released in 2005 and has already started shooting in England and Vietnam.
Jared stays on Gilmore Girls season 5 (oct. 2, 2004)

   It was announced that Jared will stay on Gilmore Girls for 10 episodes. Will he be back for next season? That's still unclear.
'House of Wax' Set Burns to the Ground! (july 1, 2004)
-- news.com (june 27, 2004)

   The film House of Wax has been pushed back until second quarter 2005 due to last night when a spectacular fire gutted one of its huge studios.
   UP IN SMOKE: The Warner Roadshow studio collapses in on itself at the height of the blaze. Hundreds of Gaven residents drove their cars to the theme park precinct and traffic stopped on the Pacific Motorway after the blaze started just after 6.30pm.
   Several explosions rocked the area as the walls on the most southerly studio began to collapse.