If you wonder what it's like to have a blockbuster movie, or have it be any sized movie film in your home town, this compilation should give you a solid perspective of it all. What follows below, reminds me of the time Brad Pitt's, Sleepers was being filmed in my town. It was a unique moment that everyone should have in their life, but sadly they all cannot, but this is a way to live vicariously through the lucky few that do.
The Nottingham Confidential is a local blog, and they have a fascinating view of the cast and crew.
(Link) Now we're into our second week of Batman at Wollaton and rumours and japes abound. Shocking pink 'Ha-Ha' clues have been fastened to lampposts in Wollaton and the rumours of gurkhas patrolling the grounds at night as security haven't deterred several local good-natured jump-over-the-wall attempts which have all proved short-lived and have been quickly chased away.
Nottingham hotel guests have been blown away to find themselves coming across the likes of Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Matthew Modine strolling around the hotel foyer. "I came down to breakfast and Morgan Freeman was there and he said hello to me," one hotel guest is reported to have said, "he enjoyed having an Amaretto coffee and asked for extra liqueur", whilst another guest was shocked to find themselves sharing a jacuzzi with Lost star Nestor Carbonell.
Meanwhile dozens of Nottingham children have been recruited to take part in the film.The production team have been reported to very much have wanted people from Nottingham to appear in the film and the adult extras are believed to be being paid £120 a day for their work with some night time scenes continuing to film until 3am. "The crew is excellent," said one source, "they're really friendly, very nice to the SA (Supporting Artists). It's freezing because we're filming outside but they're giving us blankets and looking after us. They're good to us, everyone's enjoying it, there are so many first-time extras and they're just brilliant."
This video uploaded today, is a collection of new pictures from the
Batman set, filming in Wollaton Park. I'm speculating that this is pictures of the garden party based on tweets from the locals.
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The local paper,
This Is Nottingham, gives you a taste of the atmosphere as the townies encounter
Batman celebrities at local hotspots.
(Link) HOLLYWOOD stars have been spotted dining out in Nottingham as filming of the latest Batman blockbuster continues at Wollaton Park.
Staff at city centre restaurant Las Iguanas, in Chapel Bar, were shocked to be serving actress Anne Hathaway when she dropped in with three friends on Monday.
They said the 28-year-old, who plays Catwoman, enjoyed a smoked margarita and a vegetarian chimichanga with three friends.
Waiter Tristen Bonnick said: "She was one of the nicest people I have ever served. She introduced herself as Annie and we had a bit of banter – she was really down-to-earth."
Customers at The Wollaton Pub and Kitchen also claimed veteran actor Michael Caine, who plays Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth, was enjoying fish and chips at the Lambourne Drive pub on Monday night.
"The Dark Knight Rises" is scheduled for July 20, 2012 release across the United States.
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