The dark lord of the Sith becomes the duck lord of The Peabody when esteemed actor James Earl Jones — famous for providing the voice of Darth Vader — comes to Memphis to act in “Master’s Tree,” a Christmas story inspired by the Mississippi-based Palmer Home for Children that begins shooting here April 19.

The film’s star is rising teen sensation James Maslow, a 19-year-old acting-and-singing heartthrob known for his role in the current Nickelodeon series “Big Time Rush.”

To be directed by David Mickey Evans (“The Sandlot”), “Master’s Tree” is the story of several parentless children, led by Maslow, who leave the Palmer Home campus in Mississippi for a comic and dramatic adventure that takes them to Memphis at Christmastime, where they come under the wing of The Peabody duckmaster, played by Jones (who acted in the Memphis-made “A Family Thing” in 1996).

The runaways are inspired by noble motives: They leave the Palmer Home to make way for three motherless children, who arrive at the home needing a place to stay.

You can read more at the source: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/mar/25/james-earl-jones-play-peabody-duck-master-new-film/

Big Time Rush boys James, Logan, Kendall and Carlos perform at The Music Box in Hollywood. Check out this video and let us know what you think of their singing and dancing skills!

The Big Time Rush guys are teaming back up with Boys Like Girls to launch the 2010 Prom Season with JCPenney and Seventeen magazine!

Carlos Pena, James Maslow, Logan Henderson and Kendall Schmidt will be judging the Prom Fashion Show at JCPenney in the Westfield Culver City Shopping Center in Culver City THIS Thursday.

The live runway show of the hottest prom fashions from JCPenney will be hosted by Karli Henriquez of KIIS FM 102.7, with a special appearance by the cast of Big Time Rush. The finale of the event will also include the announcement of the winning Ultimate Prom entry, with an exclusive performance by Boys Like Girls.

The event will also stream live on the web via Livestream and also on JCPenney’s facebook page.

The event starts at 4PM ET/PT on Thursday, March 25, 2010.

source: just jared jr

Thanks so much to Athena of Wzra TV for sending this in to us.

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James Maslow is stars as James Diamond on the show, “Big Time Rush.” Inspire was able to chat with Maslow on his new life and new role.

You’re in a brand new Nick show, what were your expectations of “Big Time Rush” when signing on?

In the beginning, the idea of having a TV show and a contract with Sony seemed quite appealing, but like all other auditions I tried not to get my hopes up. After over two years of auditioning though, I began to believe they would not put that much time, money, and effort into something they didn’t want to succeed greatly. Nick and Sony set expectations for the show and music very high, and I followed suit, but none of us could have predicted that it would do as well as it currently is! We’re all very grateful.

And you star as James Diamond – could you describe him to us?

James Diamond is a good-hearted, driven character that often puts too much emphasis on material objects, and straddles a fine line between confidence and cockiness. He is driven by fame, fashion and girls, but in his defense; aren’t we all motivated by the last one?

What has been one of the greatest episodes to film and why?

So far, “Big Time Love Song” has been my favorite to film. In that episode I had the pleasure of working with Lorenzo Llamas, which was great, [I] had my hands and face covered with prosthetic which was weird but fun, and [I] got to dance as a caveman…I think I have said enough.

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