The Dark Knight Filming:news/pics etc..

[Katsuro]

Haha! I just reread the Chuckles/Grumpy side. "Dont forget the two guys on the roof". Man, this is all coming together so nicely.

[Terminator]

Ahahahahahaha, wow. Great mentality from someone with 4 posts.

Cause your post count shows your intelligence level, right?

Gee, I must have just been born. :whatever:

[Ryan227]

Videos looks interesting.

P.S. Yeah, Chelsea with Petr Cech. :word:

Yeah those videos look good, hopefully its the teaser or the opening with the end scene from BB on it.

Oh and I'm a Man U fan but that Chelsea/Liverpool game was awesome, hope its ManU and Chelsea for the final! :word:

[Katsuro]

Its probably nothing, but I share your suspicions too Anjow. In one of the pics after that clip it looks as if one of the thugs is shooting the other. Seems like something the Joker would do.

I'm pretty sure the laugh is just reactions or something. Maybe one of the goons is laughing though, but I doubt Joker's there. Joker should be going inside with the rest, those two are just doing the job on the roof. Besides, neither really looks like Ledger from what I can tell.

He might be shooting open that panel. Or perhaps thats not even a gun we're looking at.

[Van Petrol]

I'm pretty sure the laugh is just reactions or something. Maybe one of the goons is laughing though, but I doubt Joker's there. Joker should be going inside with the rest, those two are just doing the job on the roof. Besides, neither really looks like Ledger from what I can tell.

He might be shooting open that panel. Or perhaps thats not even a gun we're looking at.

I agree. From the sides, pics and videos I have a fairly good idea of what is going on. But sometimes those little things just make you look again and wonder. :D

[Katsuro]

Cause your post count shows your intelligence level, right?

Gee, I must have just been born. :whatever:

Actually, IQs dont necessarily raise or lower with age. Just saying...

[Anjow1060]

Cause your post count shows your intelligence level, right?

Gee, I must have just been born. :whatever:

It wasn't a dig at how smart he was, more so how experienced he was on the boards. For example: People with higher post counts have been around longer - thus more of them know me - some of them know I'm studying film. Thus they would refrain from a comment such as that. All I was simply saying was that was an unjustified judgement call and to be honest, it wasn't necessary. If I had posted "This is stupid. Nolan is wasting money and doesn't know what he's doing and this movie will suck" Flame me. But i didn't. All i did was made a guess that this was for a teaser trailer. So did Excel. It's just our opinion. Nothing that needed to be attacked, or even if it did, there was no justification from his post that suggested that it wasn't for a teaser. I could at least respect that.

All in all, i'm not getting into another beef. I'm just simply saying........the new kid on the block isn't trying very hard to make friends, more so, make trouble.

[AdmNelson]

Ok guys, here's another theory that supports the "footage being shot for the trailer" idea...

Why the odd shooting schedule (a few weeks in Chicago, months in England, then back to Chicago?) Well, Warners might've suggested the Nolan that he shoot the exterior daylight opening sequence in the film FIRST, then when they return to England and shoot on the soundstages, the next sequences might be all the bank robbery interior material. Then, they continue with the rest of the film, and (I'm guessing) they return to Chicago for nighttime shooting (big action scenes, etc.)

If they scheduled the shoot in this way, it would allow them to have the footage necessary for an edited bank robbery sequence that could introduce the Joker.

So... they may not just be "shooting footage only for the teaser trailer." What they may be doing is scheduling the shoot so that the most important footage FOR a teaser is shot right up front, so Warners Marketing can get cracking on it for Comic Con, Harry Potter and so forth. What do you think?

-- Admiral Nelson

[Carmine Falcone]

Nolan, I love that guy. A lot of directors sit in a back room and watch a monitor. Nolan actually runs along with the steady cam guy and sits in the back of the Suburban. I love it.

[sasquatchs]

That's what I was thinking, he's got kind of an indie sensibility, doing all his own 2nd unit and insert shots etc. You can see him on the bus escape videos, he's the only one almost in the scene himself. The Director of Photography being the camera operator is fairly unusual too. Its a $150 million indie

[dark_b]

That's what I was thinking, he's got kind of an indie sensibility, doing all his own 2nd unit and insert shots etc. You can see him on the bus escape videos, he's the only one almost in the scene himself. The Director of Photography being the camera operator is fairly unusual too. Its a $150 million indiethey said that the filming for BB was very long because nolan wanted to be there for every shot.

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

is he a perfectionist..i would say so.

[Batty Belfry]

I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the editing room when shooting is finished. In every interview I've seen with Nolan, he is alway calm, cool and collected, even when people try to pry and push for info out of him. He's always professional and well spoken and never shows any emotion. He's like Mr. Spock, lol. Logical and calculated. I'm looking forward to all the films he's gonna make over his career.

[Batty Belfry]

I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the editing room when shooting is finished. In every interview I've seen with Nolan, he is alway calm, cool and collected, even when people try to pry and push for info out of him. He's always professional and well spoken and never shows any emotion. He's like Mr. Spock, lol. Logical and calculated. I'm looking forward to all the films he's gonna make over his career.

[Batty Belfry]

EDIT: Double Post.

To the powers that be: I understand this forum is full of traffic and posters but it frequently locks up and stutters. Perhaps making the forum viewable to registerd users only would make it work better, would it not?

Thank you

[Cinemaman]

^^^

Let's hope he will have a long career with next film being greater than previous, overall getting to the perfection! :)

[Anjow1060]

Haha! I just reread the Chuckles/Grumpy side. "Dont forget the two guys on the roof". Man, this is all coming together so nicely.

Yeah I read all that. Small problemente though. The chuckles guy is gonna shoot Grumpy outside the bank. Or at least that's implied. Do we know of any film shoots where the clowns had a conversation outside?

And at least we do know something as a fact now. The Joker IS there when these lines are being read. I'm not so sure he's one of them saying them, but he's definatly standing there as it's going down.

[General Vulcun]

I think the conversation takes place in the car on the way to the bank.

[Darknightnomis]

Riddle me this fanboys................WHAT THE **** IS GOING ON WITH THIS ROBBERY!? lol:oldrazz:

Sure, right after you 'plain why you got a avatar of Batman/Luther interchanging? Wha up wit dat?

[neocoo]

I took few pics this week,and I saw someone out there wearing a cloak before putting his clown mask on. Can anyone tell me if this is Heath Ledger?
http://photos-953.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v72/53/9/528790491/n528790491_346953_8568.jpg

[SilentType]

I took few pics this week,and I saw someone out there wearing a cloak before putting his clown mask on. Can anyone tell me if this is Heath Ledger?
http://photos-953.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v72/53/9/528790491/n528790491_346953_8568.jpg
I heard it was his double. With green hair.

[Dark Knight]

I know this much . . . but why no make-up apparently, besides the simple fact that Heath Ledger's face will not be shown? they even use black make-up on all the Batman actors' faces under Batman's mask . . . just makes me think that he hasn't :trans: into Joker . . .


Exactly...

[JL Unlimited]

The two goons on the roof are trying to shut off the power/silent alarm for the rest of their gang, including the Joker to rob the bank in peace. It looks like a double cross as one of the goons on the roof shoots his partner and the cops do show up on the scene. Joker tries to radio in to his partner on the roof to confirm that the alarm had been shut off but no answer so Joker calls in plan B as one of the other goons rams the bus into the wall for their getaway.

Well, that's my take on things. Makes sense...

[Schlosser85]

Where is this video of the clown thugs on the roof?

[Cinemaman]

^^^

On SHH! main page :confused:

[IamtheBatman]

The video clip was really good. I'm amazed a worker could get all that.

[Anjow1060]

Sure, right after you 'plain why you got a avatar of Batman/Luther interchanging? Wha up wit dat?

I've got a thing for Billionaires gone wrong.:woot:

[Steelsheen]

Nolan, I love that guy. A lot of directors sit in a back room and watch a monitor. Nolan actually runs along with the steady cam guy and sits in the back of the Suburban. I love it.
damn right! :up:


is he a perfectionist..i would say so.

yeah so much so he'd rather endure the heat from angry fanboys when he refused to show even a small part of BB at the SDCC :O

[dark_b]

damn right! :up:




yeah so much so he'd rather endure the heat from angry fanboys when he refused to show even a small part of BB at the SDCC :Onolan is god.
if he says we dont get footage we dont deserve it.
nolan nolan :oldrazz:

[Batty Belfry]

The two goons on the roof are trying to shut off the power/silent alarm for the rest of their gang, including the Joker to rob the bank in peace. It looks like a double cross as one of the goons on the roof shoots his partner and the cops do show up on the scene. Joker tries to radio in to his partner on the roof to confirm that the alarm had been shut off but no answer so Joker calls in plan B as one of the other goons rams the bus into the wall for their getaway.

Well, that's my take on things. Makes sense...


Sounds good there detective, but remember they filmed footage of the bus busting out of the bank, not into it, at least that's all I've seen of it. I think you're close in your explanation though. :up:

I have to check if my branch of Bank Of America has buses as standard equipment....:woot:

[Miranda Fox]

Ok guys, here's another theory that supports the "footage being shot for the trailer" idea...

Why the odd shooting schedule (a few weeks in Chicago, months in England, then back to Chicago?) Well, Warners might've suggested the Nolan that he shoot the exterior daylight opening sequence in the film FIRST, then when they return to England and shoot on the soundstages, the next sequences might be all the bank robbery interior material. Then, they continue with the rest of the film, and (I'm guessing) they return to Chicago for nighttime shooting (big action scenes, etc.)

If they scheduled the shoot in this way, it would allow them to have the footage necessary for an edited bank robbery sequence that could introduce the Joker.

So... they may not just be "shooting footage only for the teaser trailer." What they may be doing is scheduling the shoot so that the most important footage FOR a teaser is shot right up front, so Warners Marketing can get cracking on it for Comic Con, Harry Potter and so forth. What do you think?

-- Admiral Nelson

I think that's very plausible and hopefully the case. :up:

[Hunter Rider]

Nelson is right,that sequence is way to elaborate and expensive to just be for a teaser

[Retroman]

The reason i think that the Bank sequence was shot so early on was because of the availability of the Old Post Office. Plans were recently (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070418post-officeapr18,1,3341344.story) approved to transform it into towers of offices, residences and a hotel.It has been vacant for years and i guess this was the last chance to use the building before the contruction men come in.

[Seen]

The reason i think that the Bank sequence was shot so early on was because of the availability of the Old Post Office. Plans were recently (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070418post-officeapr18,1,3341344.story) approved to transform it into towers of offices, residences and a hotel.It has been vacant for years and i guess this was the last chance to use the building before the contruction men come in.

Retroman, bringer of logic and wisdom. We salute thee.

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

salutes Retro with seen.

[sasquatchs]

Well played, a simple logistics issue is easier to swallow. I reckon they'll have the whole film in the can before they start worrying about trailers, there's not such a rush do prove themselves this time

[Retroman]

Retroman, bringer of logic and wisdom. We salute thee.salutes Retro with seen.
I accept your salute kindly.:woot:

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215466/fighter_pilot_saluting.gif
Well played, a simple logistics issue is easier to swallow. I reckon they'll have the whole film in the can before they start worrying about trailers, there's not such a rush do prove themselves this time

I'm hoping they will have something ready in time for Harry Potter this summer (July). By the time that movie is out they would have been officially filming for 3/4 months.

[Steelsheen]

The reason i think that the Bank sequence was shot so early on was because of the availability of the Old Post Office. Plans were recently (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070418post-officeapr18,1,3341344.story) approved to transform it into towers of offices, residences and a hotel.It has been vacant for years and i guess this was the last chance to use the building before the contruction men come in.

now THAT's an important detail right there.

good job detective! :batty::up:

[Hunter Rider]

Retro just topped himself:up::wow:

[bluehit]

Retro just topped himself:up::wow:
Wath a Hell is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ebcIJz1XD0&mode=related&search=?

[The Only Woj]

Wath a Hell is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ebcIJz1XD0&mode=related&search=?

I thought Ledger's standin was wearing a cloak, to cover his green hair at least. could be that guy.

[BmAaTn3625]

You can also make out a dark purple suit

[Kleric]

Maybe a Sith lord is an executive producer? :woot:

[Muziko]

Darth Warner

[regwec]

You can also make out a dark purple suit

You're right. His face even seems whitish, though it would be foolish to draw any conclusions from a few moving pixels.

[Van Petrol]

Wath a Hell is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ebcIJz1XD0&mode=related&search=?

Nice find! :up:

He definately looks as though he has a purple suit on.

[itsthebatman]

Maybe a Sith lord is an executive producer? :woot:
The force is strong in this film. But I sense a great disturbance in the fan-base.

[sasquatchs]

I'm loving the idea of Joker going into the bank in a very bland, cheap outfit with oblivious thugs (and probably audience) and exiting in flamboyant style in a school bus :woot:

[IamtheBatman]

Oh, not a purple suit.

[dark_b]

so they go with the bus when a lot of buses are on the street? thats why teh police doesnt get them ?
right?

[SimpleHero82]

Does anyone have the means to zoom in on that purple suit and see whats up?

[batmaluco]

I'm loving the idea of Joker going into the bank in a very bland, cheap outfit with oblivious thugs (and probably audience) and exiting in flamboyant style in a school bus :woot:
Yes, very Jokerish, isn't it? :woot::up:

[JDizzle]

Im in Chicago for the weekend and wanted to go to the set. is the "bank" still up on Canal or are they some place else now. any info would be great. thanks

[regwec]

I thought they were all in London now?

[IamtheBatman]

I thought they were all in London now?

They've been in London all week long. Hell, didn't they say they were blowing up the tumbler this past week.

[regwec]

Poor JDizzle...

[Retroman]

UPDATE
The extremely dilapidated Brach's Candy Factory will be used by the production in Chicago for what looks to be a big scene in the film. Spoiler ahead!

From MikesRightBrain.com:

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/5315/20070504room2xp7.jpg
Nikon D2X
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Capture Date/Time:April 28, 2007 13:54
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ISO: 200
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Final shot from the Brach's Candy Factory series. This is a "typical" abandoned factory shot, but I never cease to be fascinated by the debris on the floors, the peeling paint and the standing water that is always present in these places. This place has been abandoned for a little over 12 years, but the paint all peels the same way, and just about the same amount of debris appears to be on the floors. As I mentioned before, the "water" that is in this room is actually full of sugar, so it is really goopy when you step in it. I need to get some real spelunking shoes instead of the old sneakers I was wearing...

BTW, here's a great hassy shot taken by Bill Vaccaro of our group in front of the Bean.

Oh, so guess what? You may know that they are shooting the new "Batman" movie here in Chicago. A friend of mine tells me that the director and his crew were driving around the city a few weeks ago trying to find a factory to blow up in the movie. Guess which factory they picked?Source Link (Click on info): http://www.mikesrightbrain.com/archives/2007/05/04/spelunking_room_2/

[Terminator]

:woot: Wow, that's beautiful in a trashy sort of way.

[Steelsheen]

UPDATE
The extremely dilapidated Brach's Candy Factory will be used by the production in Chicago for what looks to be a big scene in the film. Spoiler ahead!

From MikesRightBrain.com:

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/5315/20070504room2xp7.jpg
Source Link (Click on info): http://www.mikesrightbrain.com/archives/2007/05/04/spelunking_room_2/

and we have Retro FTW!!! :woot:

factory gettin blown up? cant remember all the Sides right now, but was there any factory-blowing-up scenes in there?

[IamtheBatman]

Jokerish don't you think.

[Miranda Fox]

Another score for my fellow PHD Retroman! :up:

BTW - I posted this on another thread but FYI for the Irish SHH'ers: Any of you who happen to live in the Baltimore area might want to keep an eye on the Mondello race track from Monday onwards. :)

[batmaluco]

Great find, as always, Retro! :up:


:woot: Wow, that's beautiful in a trashy sort of way.
I second that notion. :cool:

[Stringer]

Retroman, always on point:up:

[BatMatt]

wow, very atmospheric, imagine it at night? I love it

[Cinemaman]

^^^

The same here :up:

[Milkman95]

Very nice - a great looking abandoned candy factory being blown up. Can't get much better than that, great find!!

[fabman]

Imagine the Joker walking through this set, laughing... I can already imagine it.

[Retroman]

You're welcome guys!:yay: The location looks very gritty.
:woot: Wow, that's beautiful in a trashy sort of way.
Indeed.:word:
and we have Retro FTW!!! :woot:

factory gettin blown up? cant remember all the Sides right now, but was there any factory-blowing-up scenes in there?
Not sure Steel.
Jokerish don't you think.
VERY and perfect to be blown up.lol
Another score for my fellow PHD Retroman! :up:

BTW - I posted this on another thread but FYI for the Irish SHH'ers: Any of you who happen to live in the Baltimore area might want to keep an eye on the Mondello race track from Monday onwards. :)
Thanks Miranda! Awesome!

[Retroman]

Heres two more shots of the location courtesy of MikesRightBrain.com.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3664/20070502brachhallwayln8.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/474/20070503selfportraitem5.jpg

http://www.mikesrightbrain.com/archives/2007/05/03/self_portrait_x/
http://www.mikesrightbrain.com/archives/2007/05/02/shredded/

[fabman]

That's awesome, a perfect place for Joker, what do you mean? :D

[Steelsheen]

man its really decrepit isnt it?

[regwec]

All the sets for this film look perfect. I can only suspect that the Nolans have deepened their comicbook research over the post-Begins years.

[sglass03]

This seems to be the perfect place for Joker's hideout - a decrepit, run-down candy factory. Then again, it blows up - perhaps it will be the climactic scene between Bats and Joker?

Is there anything in the place that hints it was used to make candy? I don't know why, but a rotting factory with a candy motif is freaky and perfect for TDK.

[Bond]

:wow: You never seize to amaze me, Retro.

[sasquatchs]

This seems to be the perfect place for Joker's hideout - a decrepit, run-down candy factory. Then again, it blows up - perhaps it will be the climactic scene between Bats and Joker?

Soulpunx mentioned part of an amusement park, including a hall of mirrors, is in Cardington Hangers now, although we've no idea where he got that info from.

[Batty Belfry]

Awesome work Retro!

Ugh, you know those concrete columns look very similar to the ones in the basement of Wayne Tower....Fox's department. Any connection? Survey says???

[Steelsheen]

Awesome work Retro!

Ugh, you know those concrete columns look very similar to the ones in the basement of Wayne Tower....Fox's department. Any connection? Survey says???

its just what support collumns generally look like in a large building. Fox's department was actually a parking garage that they dressed up.

[Batty Belfry]

its just what support collumns generally look like in a large building. Fox's department was actually a parking garage that they dressed up.

Ah, I thought it looked like a parking garage, lol, Fox must've pissed off Mr. Earle big-time. :woot:

[Retroman]

All the sets for this film look perfect. I can only suspect that the Nolans have deepened their comicbook research over the post-Begins years.
Indeed. And it seems the team have found ways to save some money.

After the old post office this would be the second unused building that they used as a filming location.
This seems to be the perfect place for Joker's hideout - a decrepit, run-down candy factory. Then again, it blows up - perhaps it will be the climactic scene between Bats and Joker?

Is there anything in the place that hints it was used to make candy? I don't know why, but a rotting factory with a candy motif is freaky and perfect for TDK.
The Brach company shut it down in 2001 (http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=3550507) and it seems no one really gave it a second look after that except some tourists and more importantly Chris Nolan and co.

Heres another shot of the interior with a lot of peeling paint.It's begging to be put out of it's misery.:woot:

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2772/20070501peelingpaintqw0.jpg

http://www.mikesrightbrain.com/archives/2007/05/01/sugar_walls/

[Retroman]

:wow: You never seize to amaze me, Retro.
We love you too.:sym:
Awesome work Retro!

Ugh, you know those concrete columns look very similar to the ones in the basement of Wayne Tower....Fox's department. Any connection? Survey says???
It looks like it but i doubt it's Fox's department.

The site doesn't specify if Nolan is using this for both interior and/or exterior shots. We'll probably find out next month.

[itsthebatman]

Awesome work Retro!

Ugh, you know those concrete columns look very similar to the ones in the basement of Wayne Tower....Fox's department. Any connection? Survey says???

Les Dennis? Is that you?

[Retroman]

This thread is to keep a tab on TDK filming in London.Set reports, filming locations etc.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7950/19grityg9.jpg

[Retroman]

University of Westminster....

My source also revealed some info about filming happening today:

Currently filming near Westminster Uni until about 6 this evening.Media Department Studios, according to the local media last week.Ok, well I've found out that they are indeed filming at the University of Westminster's Harrow Campus in the M Block.

I feel a bit sick at the moment as I was in Harrow yesterday near the University. :(Just to add to the info about the filming at the University of Westminster. I've heard that there are production vans and equipment outside around the campus, and also notices have been posted up with "Rory's First Kiss" on them. Security has also been handing out leaflets to students about the filming too.

If I get anymore info, I'll update everyone.Source: http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=272774

From BOF:
Filming Update
Author: Jett
Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 10:40 AM CENTRAL TIME: Got this in this AM in regards to UK filming:

"I've recently been informed by a friend of mine that 'Rory's First Kiss' will be filming a number of scenes in the Media Department Studios of the University of Westminster over the next couple of weeks. The production crews are apparently setting up, and have been for a few days now."

"...the scenes being filmed involve the Gotham City Mayor's Office."

Thanks to "Nate" for the info...Source:http://www.batman-on-film.com/batmovienews.html

From Stoobie @ Westminster:
Saturday, May 12, 2007

'Rory's First Kiss' filming @ My Uni

'Rory's First Kiss', the code name for the new Batman movie 'The Dark Knight' (2008) is filming... RIGHT ON MY DOORSTEP!

Currently I am up in the Radio Studios which are situated right above the Film and Television studios, in which a scene involving the Mayor of Gotham is currently being filmed. Unfortunately, the security is pretty tight, so there is no chance of simply waltzing in and chatting to important people. Me and fellow Radio folk might go try to blag our way in and try and get an interview or some comments later on, but for the time being we can but wonder.

The rumor mill informs us the director Christopher Nolan is on campus too, and naturally he would be. I just hope some of the guys being runners have the sense to nab a few sneaky shots of the set before their work is over.

posted by Stoobie_Land at 3:12 PM
Source (spotted on batmovienews.com): http://stoobie-westminster.blogspot.com

[Retroman]

Here's a another location in London. I spotted this at Property Week. The article is dated February 9, 2007 so i have no idea if filming has already taken place there or been scrapped all together.It's a little vague in that respect.

Old Middlesex Hospital(another unused building for the TDK crew)....

Walking around the dingy and grimy interior of the Middlesex Hospital is a compelling argument for private healthcare. Still in operation until 18 months ago, the hotch-potch of crumbling buildings crammed on to the site range from Victorian edifice to 1980s infill, and everything else in between.

There has been a hospital on the site since the 1780s, when the surrounding area was fields. It grew to occupy the whole block, which is an impenetrable fortress of eight-storey buildings with two weed-strewn courtyards in the centre. Within the site’s footprint, some of the more interesting structures have been ruined by the crude addition of external lift shafts, fire escapes and walkways.

The interiors have fared no better. The operating theatres on the sixth floor of the main block are stained with fake blood: their huge 1960s theatre lamps, stone floors and stainless steel sinks have proved popular with film crews.

The Candys’ PR describes the dark green paint peeling off the walls as ‘institutional teal’ and it is as oppressive and foreboding as its surroundings. A starker contrast with the opulence of your average Candy-designed flat would be hard to find.

The eerie mortuaries in the basement are being used as a location for the BBC’s pathology drama, Silent Witness, and eventually they will become a two-deck underground car park. Filming for the next Batman movie and the third instalment of Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne series will soon commence a nice little earner during the wait for planning.

Demolition is expected to take 12 months, and will progress from the centre outwards, carefully avoiding the beautiful John and Frank Loughborough-Pearson-designed chapel.

Started in 1890, it took 40 years to construct, and Ken Shuttleworth rates it as one of the best interiors he has seen in England. The chapel’s multi-faith usage means it has never been consecrated. Locked boxes in the wall containing sacraments are marked ‘Jewish’, ‘Catholic’ and ‘Anglican’.

Mosaics and marble dominate from floor to ceiling although the gold leaf is sadly flaking off in the damp and are set off by incredibly detailed stained glass windows and plaques commemorating medical staff who died in service.

The Candys joke that when the restoration and new development is complete, they will have to do the same for their professional team.Source Link: http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=38&storycode=3081056

[Bond]

Maybe the Hospital is being used for when Dent goes there after being scarred...

[Retroman]

Here are some pics (i think) of the Old Middlesex Hospital which has been adandoned and will be soon redevelopped.

NOTE: These are NOT setpics!

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Strand/Strand1.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/409945396_ebcfd5872b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/409945393_9df363cbf9.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/409881018_dc233ea473.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/132/410353388_3b60628c61.jpg


Source links: 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roonbaboon/sets/72157594568967137/) 2 (http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Brentford/)

[wikum]

like i just stated in a different thread, if people pm me and let me know when and where these things are taking place i will go and get some pics.

[sasquatchs]

Odd that they're using a Uni department as a studio. Aren't they doing anything at Leavesden this time?

Edit: I'll PM you if there's any news Wikum, although I can't see you getting much from an indoor studio

[Retroman]

Maybe the Hospital is being used for when Dent goes there after being scarred...
Hmm..could be but i'm thinking that this could also be Arkham Asylum?:huh:
like i just stated in a different thread, if people pm me and let me know when and where these things are taking place i will go and get some pics.
Cool!

Londoners we need your help.:word:

[wikum]

i doubt i could get into the grounds of westminster uni, especially if they are filming. the hospital sounds like an easier option.

like i said, just pm me and lemme know when and where stuff is being filmed and i will go. i will go to pretty much anywhere in london to get pics.

those hangers are much further outside of central london than people think. plus there is no point in going to them as there is **** all chance of getting pics.

stuff like that hospital is a different matter altogether. infact i wanna know exactly when filming is going on there because if a certain mr joker isn't involved in those scenes then my name is langdon alger.

[IamtheBatman]

Here are some pics (i think) of the Old Middlesex Hospital which has been adandoned and will be soon redevelopped.

NOTE: These are NOT setpics!

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Strand/Strand1.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/409945396_ebcfd5872b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/409945393_9df363cbf9.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/409881018_dc233ea473.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/132/410353388_3b60628c61.jpg


Source links: 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roonbaboon/sets/72157594568967137/) 2 (http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Brentford/)

"You see what I have to work with."

[IamtheBatman]

I wonder how haunted this hospital is. Because, its got a lot of history.

[Retroman]

Odd that they're using a Uni department as a studio. Aren't they doing anything at Leavesden this time?
Yes they are at Leavesden this time. Maybe the Uni has something special the studio doesn't.
i doubt i could get into the grounds of westminster uni, especially if they are filming. the hospital sounds like an easier option.

like i said, just pm me and lemme know when and where stuff is being filmed and i will go. i will go to pretty much anywhere in london to get pics.

those hangers are much further outside of central london than people think. plus there is no point in going to them as there is **** all chance of getting pics.

stuff like that hospital is a different matter altogether. infact i wanna know exactly when filming is going on there because if a certain mr joker isn't involved in those scenes then my name is langdon alger.
lol Hopefully we'll get dates soon.

[Katsuro]

stuff like that hospital is a different matter altogether. infact i wanna know exactly when filming is going on there because if a certain mr joker isn't involved in those scenes then my name is langdon alger.

You might just have to change your name, as it's entirely possible the hospital is where Dent goes after he's scarred.

[thatsabadoutfit]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/132/410353388_3b60628c61.jpg


http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2926/jokercm7.jpg

Eh??? Eh???

[Steelsheen]

abandoned factories... abandoned hospitals...

how convenient for Nolan and crew to have them right for filming ;)

[Two-Face]

Batman 89 all over again??

[jayskate]

Hmm..could be but i'm thinking that this could also be Arkham Asylum?:huh:

Cool!

Londoners we need your help.:word:

yes , im thinking inside of Arkham too, as the St Pancras Chambers which doubled as the inside of the Asylum are currently being redeveloped .I was thinking that they would create the inside of the Asylum at Leavesdon.

One thing has struck me is the cool number of locations Christopher Nolan is using , I guess that comes from an increase in budget .Also the long shoot over the summer in Chicargo .

im allways amazed at what information you find retro :yay:

I wonder who is playing the mayor ?

[Van Petrol]

According to a poster over at the IMDB boards who is a student at the university they have finished filming now. They say that some of the store guys got to watch the scene that was being filmed, and that the scene being filmed was a short one where the Mayor gets a phone call from the Joker. They also said that Nolan was there.

[superkong 500]

filming Update:The Dark Knight Filming Update

Source: Raj
May 14, 2007



'Raj' tells us the latest on the filming for Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight, with a possible small spoiler:

I thought I'd let you know that they were filming The Dark Knight on Saturday and Sunday (12th & 13th). On Saturday they were filming at Senate House, London and on Sunday they were filming a restaurant scene involving Christian Bale at the Criterion, Picadilly Circus.

The above information was given to me by some of the crew who were standing outside the criterion yesterday.

So soon we'll see how bale looks like at the moment. It begins all over again even with a new restaurant scene.

[SingItWithMeNow]

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/restaurants/criterion-grill-review-1347.html

[IamtheBatman]

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/restaurants/criterion-grill-review-1347.html

Very Gotham!

[LostSon88]

Man...I can't wait to see shots of Bale, Oldman, Eckhart, etc.

We got Heath and Nolan already...where's the rest of em'!!!! :woot:

[IamtheBatman]

Inside the Hangar and being sneaky sneaky.

[wikum]

the only way anyone is gonna get pics is if a shh'er happens to be in the right place at the right time...or we get a date and time in advance. then i will go myself.

[IamtheBatman]

Was also in BB you remember the hallway where Jack get's shot. That was the Senate House. Thought I mention that here's the link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_House_%28University_of_London%29

[Bond]

Don't you mean Joe?

[IamtheBatman]

Yeah, Joe what was I thinking.

[IamtheBatman]

Can someone move this thread to the london filming thread for me.

[gdw]

Or perhaps the Batman BEGINS thread?

[Mysterio]

'Raj' tells us the latest on the filming for Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight, with a possible small spoiler:

I thought I'd let you know that they were filming The Dark Knight on Saturday and Sunday (12th & 13th). On Saturday they were filming at Senate House, London and on Sunday they were filming a restaurant scene involving Christian Bale at the Criterion, Picadilly Circus.

The above information was given to me by some of the crew who were standing outside the criterion yesterday. how in the world is this a "possible small spoiler"? is someone confused as to what Picadilly Circus is?

psstt!!!! it ain't a circus with clowns!

[IamtheBatman]

Anyone get pics of Bale in Baltim or anything like that.

[chamber-music]

how in the world is this a "possible small spoiler"? is someone confused as to what Picadilly Circus is?

psstt!!!! it ain't a circus with clowns!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picadilly_Circus

[DangerousInc.]

How long til they come back from the UK now?

[Batman jr.]

So, they'll return to Chicago soon. Will they come back to the UK ?

I mean, they're using the hangars & leavsden studios, ? :huh:

Anyone ? :huh:

[fabman]

They'll return to Chicago in June.

Yep, they're using hangars & Leavesden Studios.

[Batman jr.]

They'll return to Chicago in June.

Yep, they're using hangars & Leavesden Studios.


Ty, but now or when they're done in Chicago ?

[DangerousInc.]

Thanx for the info

[jayskate]

I just thought I'd add this from our local paper here in Bedford land , yes its an RFK sign pointing the way to the hangers ! wow ! hehe as you can see no expense has been spared in the production of these signs .

heres the article and a picture

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1871/rfkdb1.jpg

Riddle that points the way to Batman set

'' Signs suggest filming on movie sequel is close at Cardington.

Holy misleading monikers, Batman! What are these sneaky signposts scattered through Shortstown?

They may be the work of the Joker himself and mean nothing, but a clutch of small signs reading 'RFK' and directing vehicles towards the Cardington airship sheds suggests the Caped Crusader is coming here again.

The green Shed Number Two was taken over by Hollywood giant Warner Bros in late 2003 and became home to a towering set for Batman's home town Gotham City.

Scenes for Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale, were shot there the following year, with dozens of local people landing jobs as extras to populate the mighty metropolis.

And the movie rumour mill says Bruce

Wayne's crime-busting alter ego is once more Bedfordshire-bound for the sequel.

Just as Batman Begins was made under the title Intimidation Game, insiders say follow-up The Dark Knight is being shot under the pseudonym Rory's First Kiss – the RFK of the signs on the A600.

It has been suggested this comes from the name of director Christopher Nolan's son, who is again on helming duties after scoring such a hit with his first Batman outing.

Scenes for The Dark Knight were shot in Chicago last month before cast and crew relocated to England.

However, the film-makers will be hoping for no repeat here of the fire which briefly disrupted photography at Chicago's former post office, which was doubling as the Gotham National Bank.

Brit beefcake Christian Bale is pulling on the rubber suit again as Batman, while Hollywood heart-throb Heath Ledger is grinning and bearing it as the Joker ''

[bobbie_brown]

Cheers for that jayskate, if you live local have you thought about trying to get close?

I just had a better look on a few maps and the place is surrounded by fields, so you could probably get close to the hanger. But then the best view I could get inside the hanger would be of a security guards fist.

This will sound retarded to most (I have never been anywhere near a filmset) but would a hanger in the country be armed to the teeth? Or could you hang around as long as you didnt piss anyone off?

[Frank Noir]

Was also in BB you remember the hallway where Jack get's shot. That was the Senate House. Thought I mention that here's the link.

Court scene? Has Maggie Gyllenhaal been spotted yet?

[jayskate]

Cheers for that jayskate, if you live local have you thought about trying to get close?

I just had a better look on a few maps and the place is surrounded by fields, so you could probably get close to the hanger. But then the best view I could get inside the hanger would be of a security guards fist.

This will sound retarded to most (I have never been anywhere near a filmset) but would a hanger in the country be armed to the teeth? Or could you hang around as long as you didnt piss anyone off?

yes the hangers are surrounded by fields , they are just off one of the main roads leading of Shortstown . But they are all fenced off and they have security around too . So er you could'nt sort of hang around , pity .

The other week the hanger doors were open , but you could'nt see anything . You can though have a look through the fence and see the areas outside , where the SWAT vans from Begins are , the Wonka vans and the Harry Potter car .

[DangerousInc.]

So it should b a matter of days til they get back no?

[Retroman]

A TDK filming location in London. It's a shame i didn't read aboutr this before or else i could have alerted people here about it.

From ImagineFX:
Batman filming on 23/05/2007

If anyone is near St John Street (by Farringdon station) in central London today, you might have the chance to see the new Joker in person. The next Batman film is currently being filmed there today! Source Link (http://www.imaginefx.com/02287754333135603123/batman-filming.html)

[Steelsheen]

aww nutz, so Ledger was there?

any write ups about it?

[Van Petrol]

^ Doesn't neccessarily mean he was there. They could just be speculating as its a Batman film that is filming there.

[IamtheBatman]

A TDK filming location in London. It's a shame i didn't read aboutr this before or else i could have alerted people here about it.

From ImagineFX:
Source Link (http://www.imaginefx.com/02287754333135603123/batman-filming.html)

And nobody got pics!

[DangerousInc.]

I thought they were only in the UK for 2 weeks?

[IamtheBatman]

I thought they were only in the UK for 2 weeks?

I think they were suppose to be in England all of this month.

[DangerousInc.]

Aaah my bad. Thanx for clearing that up 4 me :)

[IamtheBatman]

Aaah my bad. Thanx for clearing that up 4 me :)

No, prob they will obviously be in Chitown in a couple of weeks Wahooo

[DangerousInc.]

No, prob they will obviously be in Chitown in a couple of weeks Wahooo

Id rather call it Chicagotham!!

[IamtheBatman]

In 3 weeks filming begins

TDK returns to Chicago shortly. I was informed that filming will be taking place in the Windy City June 10, 14, 15, the end of June, and on into the first part of July as well (My bad on that end of July post. I'm not sure if TDK will be Stateside during Comic Con)...

FROM BOF

[DangerousInc.]

Shooting in Chicagotham which will take place in June and July, 2007. It seems the first weekend of filming takes place in a prison. No word on if it is Gotham or Blackgate at this time. As for your retraction about the possibility of TDK being a presence at Comic-Con...they are currently scheduled to be shooting until mid-August (maybe a bit later). I think it's a strong possibility they could film some more exteriors or second unit stuff while the important folks head to San Diego for a weekend. I do know that there was a tentative shoot from August 17 to 19.

Source: BoF

[Bats]

Shooting in Chicagotham which will take place in June and July, 2007.......As for your retraction of TDK being a presence at Comic-Con...they are currently scheduled to be shooting until mid-August (maybe a bit later). I think it's a strong possibility they could film some more exteriors or second unit stuff while the important folks head to San Diego for a weekend. I do know that there was a tentative shoot from August 17 to 19.

Source: BoF

They're filming from mid-June to about late August or even September.

I keep hearing about the San Diego Comic Con, but people seem to forget the Chicago Wizard Con taking place the first part of August. I think something will be shown there most likely.

[DangerousInc.]

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2772/20070501peelingpaintqw0.jpg

http://www.mikesrightbrain.com/archives/2007/05/01/sugar_walls/

Looks like Arkum to me :)

[mad-sci]

Some info for the Chicago shoot (for any Chi-town fans)...


Paid Stand-ins needed for "Rory's First Kiss"

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reply to: jadeph@gmail.com
Date: 2007-05-26, 3:49PM CDT


Hello, it's Joan Philo, extras casting director, searching for stand-ins for the Warner Bros. feature film "Rory's First Kiss". I am looking for people that can free up their life, or work on and off depending on the actor's schedule, to work as stand-ins starting in June and going until Sept. 2nd.

I am searching for the folllowing stand-ins:


Latina female, ages 20s-40s, medium/slender build, height 5'3" to 5'6"

Latino male, fairer complexion, 20s-40s, medium build, height 5'9" to 5'11"

Asian male, ages 20s-50s, medium/slender build, height 5'7" to 5'10"

Caucasian male, ages 40s-60s, gray or white hair, medium to large build, 5'7" to 5'10"

Caucasian male, brown or salt and pepper hair, medium or slender build, 5'9" to 6'

If you are interested please send a color picture with all your stats and phone number to: jadeph@gmail.com

Please list any stand in or film experience. Thank you so much for your interest. This film is something special and we are looking for sharp, on the ball, people to work as stand-ins.

Joan Philo
joanphilocasting.com




Location: Chicago
Compensation: $120/8 hours and time and a half after 8 hours.

[Boom]

Did everybody read the news story on the front page?

Anyone live in that general area?

[Retroman]

From the hype mainpage

Dark Knight Shooting at the London Eye?
Source: Superhero Hype! May 27, 2007

An anonymous scooper alerted Superhero Hype! that The Dark Knight might be shooting scenes in the London Eye area in London on Monday, May 28th. Christian Bale is said to be in town too, so the scenes may involve Batman.

If you have any info on this, let us know. And if you're in the area, be sure to keep an eye out!
http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5749

[paranoidboy]

I'm not going to rule it out completely, but it is a public holiday here today so the London Eye will more than likely be busier than normal.

[psychosully]

I wonder what they would be filming there? Wouldn't it be too obvious that it is London, not Gotham?


http://www.world-guides.com/images/london/london_eye.jpg

[COMPO]

could be the Gotham Eye?

[Carmine Falcone]

It better be a fight between Joker and Batman on top of that sucker. ;)

[paranoidboy]

Unless of course it is inside county hall http://www.london-se1.co.uk/venue/97/county-hall

[psychosully]

That does look pretty Gotham-ish. I'm assuming it is near the Eye?

[dark_b]

I wonder what they would be filming there? Wouldn't it be too obvious that it is London, not Gotham?


http://www.world-guides.com/images/london/london_eye.jpghey CGI can help. with CGI you can make london look like new york.:woot:

lets see how it looks in the movie. :cwink:

[Captain Villa]

From the hype mainpage


http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5749

I'm a little upset by this.

I'm the anonymous scooper and I asked SHH! not to run the story as I was told by someone in good faith, that has scenes today.

As the info is so specific to what I was told, I had a change of heart and asked Hype to retract my story. they did not.

There is filming in that "area" today, whether it is at the eye is a different matter.

[arachnid-guy]

I'm a little upset by this.

I'm the anonymous scooper and I asked SHH! not to run the story as I was told by someone in good faith, that has scenes today.

As the info is so specific to what I was told, I had a change of heart and asked Hype to retract my story. they did not.

There is filming in that "area" today, whether it is at the eye is a different matter.

owchos.

Sorry to hear that...

Ruthless story-grabbers, the Hype, huh?

But...at least the 'rest of us' know, i guess.

[DangerousInc.]

I'm a little upset by this.

I'm the anonymous scooper and I asked SHH! not to run the story as I was told by someone in good faith, that has scenes today.

As the info is so specific to what I was told, I had a change of heart and asked Hype to retract my story. they did not.

There is filming in that "area" today, whether it is at the eye is a different matter.

Why dont you want SHH runnung the story? So what if we know, as long as you stayed annoymous it wouldnt have mattered but you've blown you're cover now. I dont see what the big deal is.

[itsthebatman]

Why dont you want SHH runnung the story? So what if we know, as long as you stayed annoymous it wouldnt have mattered but you've blown you're cover now. I dont see what the big deal is.
It may stop his source giving him more info in the future, and then everyone loses.

[DangerousInc.]

So he shouldnt have blown his cover by saying he posted it. If you're going to announce factual news on the net you have to expect it to be used. Otherwise just keep it to yourself.

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

I'm a little upset by this.

I'm the anonymous scooper and I asked SHH! not to run the story as I was told by someone in good faith, that has scenes today.

As the info is so specific to what I was told, I had a change of heart and asked Hype to retract my story. they did not.

There is filming in that "area" today, whether it is at the eye is a different matter.

no offence dude, if you didn't want them to run the story, why the hell did you send it in?:whatever:

[DangerousInc.]

^^My point exactly!

[jayskate]

well its certainly Gotham weather today in Britland , rain rain and more rain . Anyways I'll be interested to see where they are filming .

Chris Nolan does seem to be using more locations this time round .

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

Its very interesting, i don't think it will be any Batman shots, more than likely some Bruce Wayne, perhaps with Harvey? .

[X-Rated]

Don't Batman suppose to leave Gotham for some reason? I thought I read that somewhere.

[jayskate]

So it should b a matter of days til they get back no?

mmm , my guess is that they are still prepping stuff at the hanger , there are more trailers outside , and it looks like they are extending the parking around the hanger , they have a like a digger clearing bricks and stuff .

[Captain Villa]

It may stop his source giving him more info in the future, and then everyone loses.


Exactly. This person who told me, did not realise I was such a fan until "something happened". I was then kind of invited into their inner circle and given info in a conversational manner. After posting the story, it then dawned on me that it was "conversation specific" and I dont want to lose this persons trust, if not friendship.

If I post a retraction virtually immediately, I would have thought it courtesy to run with it.

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

Don't Batman suppose to leave Gotham for some reason? I thought I read that somewhere.



Just an old rumour i think, perhaps he just likes the look of the area.

[Captain Villa]

Its very interesting, i don't think it will be any Batman shots, more than likely some Bruce Wayne, perhaps with Harvey? .

Any scenes shot today, will involve "combat".

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

Exactly. This person who told me, did not realise I was such a fan until "something happened". I was then kind of invited into their inner circle and given info in a conversational manner. After posting the story, it then dawned on me that it was "conversation specific" and I dont want to lose this persons trust, if not friendship.

If I post a retraction virtually immediately, I would have thought it courtesy to run with it.



but my friend, you have already broken that trust by even sending in the news.. what did you think they were going to with it?

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

Any scenes shot today, will involve "combat".

cool, batman in daylight? interesting.

[COMPO]

so, batman will be fighting on the London Eye? Cool!

[Captain Villa]

but my friend, you have already broken that trust by even sending in the news.. what did you think they were going to with it?

Read the post again. It was retracted.

[DangerousInc.]

Any scenes shot today, will involve "combat".

I understand what you saying about your source. Thanx.

Ne idea what if anything will be filmed over the next couple of days?

[X-Rated]

Just an old rumour i think, perhaps he just likes the look of the area.

OK. I thought I read it here on the Hype or AICN.

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

Read the post again. It was retracted.



no problem dude, its people like your self that gives us the news anyway, thanks for thinking of us.

:up:

[Captain Villa]

cool, batman in daylight? interesting.


Aside from the story........., some theories...

They are "combat" scenes, which means it might be goons against the public, or scenes akin to Tibet.

If the "London Eye" is to be used, maybe it is to represent a giant ferris wheel to be CGI altered aferwards so it looks like "Jokers Funfair", in the ssame way that Canary Wharf is altered into Wayne Enterprises.

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

I guess, the speculation of that will keep us going for a wee while.

[DangerousInc.]

Aside from the story........., some theories...

They are "combat" scenes, which means it might be goons against the public, or scenes akin to Tibet.

If the "London Eye" is to be used, maybe it is to represent a giant ferris wheel to be CGI altered aferwards so it looks like "Jokers Funfair", in the ssame way that Canary Wharf is altered into Wayne Enterprises.

So is this your theory or is this a "theory"? *wink wink*

[Baba Ghanoush]

I'm watching a webcam of the london eye right now and its pretty wet/rainy over there. Just seeing regular people walking around so far.

[DangerousInc.]

I'm watching a webcam of the london eye right now and its pretty wet/rainy over there. Just seeing regular people walking around so far.
Do you have a link please?

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

i would think there shooting later tonight?

[jayskate]

funny, if they are filming inside 'County Hall ' on the otherside of the thames , thats where the star wars exhibtion is being held . Vader meets Bats , hehe .

Actually that area around the eye is pretty open , so it should be pretty easy to pick up on any trucks and activity . Keep your eyes peeled for the R.I.F logo :yay:

Combat cool !

[Baba Ghanoush]

Do you have a link please?

http://www.camvista.com/england/london/bale.php3

http://www.camvista.com/england/london/bigben_streaming.php3

http://www.streamdays.com/camera/view/city_of_london

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

that building could be used for city hall.

[DangerousInc.]

http://www.camvista.com/england/london/bale.php3

http://www.camvista.com/england/london/bigben_streaming.php3
Thank you kindly :)

[Captain Villa]

So is this your theory or is this a "theory"? *wink wink*

Total theory.

[Baba Ghanoush]

Thank you kindly :)

Here's one more:

http://camglobal9.camstreams.com/

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

get the feeing that they wont be working later?

;)

[Two-Face]

I know London Eye quite well but I can't go.

[Baba Ghanoush]

great links, thanks.

Not the best views, but better than nothing I guess.

[paranoidboy]

If someone can get confirmation some exterior shooting is taking place tonight I will try and get there after work - though I don't want to go on a wild goose chase for nothing in this weather.

[Retroman]

Exactly. This person who told me, did not realise I was such a fan until "something happened". I was then kind of invited into their inner circle and given info in a conversational manner. After posting the story, it then dawned on me that it was "conversation specific" and I dont want to lose this persons trust, if not friendship.

If I post a retraction virtually immediately, I would have thought it courtesy to run with it.
It's unfortunate that this happened but the info is already out there.Hopefully it won't hurt your friendship with this person.
Aside from the story........., some theories...

They are "combat" scenes, which means it might be goons against the public, or scenes akin to Tibet.

If the "London Eye" is to be used, maybe it is to represent a giant ferris wheel to be CGI altered aferwards so it looks like "Jokers Funfair", in the ssame way that Canary Wharf is altered into Wayne Enterprises.
Cool stuff. Thanks for the info.:hyper:

[Retroman]

It's such a shame we find about TDK filming locations in London after they've actually finished work or when we do find out beforehand not a single person seems to be able to get a pic. Here's an example - the following was just posted by matthewbadman on the imdb.com forums.Looks like it could be legit...

The Dark Night Filming in London

by matthewbadman 13 minutes ago (Mon May 28 2007 07:52:34 )

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi all,

I'm new here but just though i'd mention that the movie was being shot at a sound & stunt stage on St Johns Street in London Last week (just up from Smithfield market). There was a full size American SWOT van on display on the set and Christian Bale (I assume, but could have been his stunt double) was seen in costume on the main road between takes. Speaking to one of the set hands it seems most of what is being done here is stunt work and CGI using the building next door which houses Blue screens etc (and was also used for The Da Vinci Code).Source: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/board/thread/75445494

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

damn, and no pictures of him! as Batsy!

[dark_b]

It's such a shame we find about TDK filming locations in London after they've actually finished work or when we do find out beforehand not a single person seems to be able to get a pic. Here's an example - the following was just posted by matthewbadman on the imdb.com forums.Looks like it could be legit...

Source: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/board/thread/75445494this is how good they are :cwink:

i ahve a feeling that WB forced nolan to let the script leak on the net. i also think that nolan will make everything possible so the pics and scenes dont go on the net.

[sasquatchs]

It's such a shame we find about TDK filming locations in London after they've actually finished work or when we do find out beforehand not a single person seems to be able to get a pic. Here's an example - the following was just posted by matthewbadman on the imdb.com forums.Looks like it could be legit...

Source: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/board/thread/75445494

This was posted on Empireonline yesterday.:

they are filming in Saint Johns St, near Farringdon. There are signs of RFK (the code name for TDK) there too. but didnt really get to see much!

They were using a bar/resturant type place, but it was all really covered up. the blinds were shut, and the upstairs windows were completely covered up too... it was really hard to see what was going on inside!

[itsthebatman]

This was posted on Empireonline yesterday.:
Wasn't there a rumour previously about a restaurant scene being filmed in Piccadilly circus?

[sasquatchs]

Yea

http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5670

I thought I'd let you know that they were filming The Dark Knight on Saturday and Sunday (12th & 13th). On Saturday they were filming at Senate House, London and on Sunday they were filming a restaurant scene involving Christian Bale at the Criterion, Picadilly Circus.

The above information was given to me by some of the crew who were standing outside the criterion yesterday.

Senate House?? That was used for the court stuff in Begins. At least, the bit where Rachel talks to Crane, and the shooting of Chill

http://www.ull.ac.uk/library/tour/homepage.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_House_(University_of_London) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_House_%28University_of_London%29)

[dark_b]

Picadilly Circus ?

is joker in this movie? :woot:

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

Then Perhaps our first shots of Batman will arrive this evening.

:cool:

[Batman FREAK]

^ That would be totally sweet. :)

[Captain Villa]

I told ya ! :cwink:

I've requested the main page story be taken down, by the way.

[Two-Face]

Why do that?

[dark_b]

Then Perhaps our first shots of Batman will arrive this evening.

:cool:i bet with the old suit :cmad:

[Batman FREAK]

^ Probably, but who cares...I just want something new already! :)

[Dark Spidey]

So what happened to that story on the main page? The one regarding TDK filming at (or near, I forget) The London Eye.

Was that false information then?

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

no, the guy who sent the info, requested it to be taken down.

i'm surprised no one caught pictures though..if the information was true.

[bobbie_brown]

Theres no way they would film at the actual eye, apart from having to close it, the thing is HUGE. It would look out of place in Gotham.

[nightwing07]

where is bale?

[itsthebatman]

where is bale?
At your momma's house.

[paranoidboy]

Well on my way home from uni today I had a walk around the southbank area of the Thames, from Waterloo station through the back streets along the Thames past the London Eye and County Hall and back through more side streets to Waterloo again - I saw no signs of any filming, trucks or street light RFK signage. So I don't know if they were there for one night, or not at all.

[Steelsheen]

thanks for keeping us up to date folks!

[Steelsheen]

this should fit right here

http://www2.superherohype.com/nextraimages/darkknightusatoday2.jpg

[Killing Joke926]

Indeed. And it seems the team have found ways to save some money.

After the old post office this would be the second unused building that they used as a filming location.

The Brach company shut it down in 2001 (http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=3550507) and it seems no one really gave it a second look after that except some tourists and more importantly Chris Nolan and co.

Heres another shot of the interior with a lot of peeling paint.It's begging to be put out of it's misery.:woot:

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/2772/20070501peelingpaintqw0.jpg

http://www.mikesrightbrain.com/archives/2007/05/01/sugar_walls/

If Joker's gonna clean it up and paint it like Nicholson in 89, I'm not gonna even bother seeing the movie. I say blow it up.

[strikezone89]

i cant wait for them to come back to chi-town

[Retroman]

New Chi-town location. It's an office but the person doesn't specify which office in Chicago.

Monday, May 14, 2007


My girlfriend may get to see Joker before I do? Bogus!

Just found out from Photogal that they're shooting Rory's First Kiss in her office building for the next five weeks.

Of course Rory's First Kiss is the shooting title for the new Batman movie The Dark Knight!

Do you think my company will let me work off-site from her office for a few weeks? No, probably not. Dang!Source:http://tankboyprime.blogspot.com/2007/05/my-girlfriend-may-get-to-see-joker.html

[Retroman]

damn, and no pictures of him! as Batsy!
Yeah, i know.
This was posted on Empireonline yesterday.:
Thanks sasquatchs.Mob scene perhaps?
this is how good they are :cwink:

i ahve a feeling that WB forced nolan to let the script leak on the net. i also think that nolan will make everything possible so the pics and scenes dont go on the net.
It will be harder when they shoot in Chicago.

[Retroman]

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Day 4!

Ok, so today wasn't all that exciting, so this will be a short post I'm thinking! We left the house about noon and did some driving around - took some pictures in a really cute 14th century village - and we went by this old WWII airplane hanger that Warner Brothers Studios has purchased. They had vehicles parked outside from several of the films they have done - Harry Potter, Batman, Charlie and the Chocolate factory - the Wonka trucks. It was way cool. Apparently they were filming the next batman movie there last week, but they've finished now and the lot was pretty dead. Anyhow, after that we went to Milton Keynes (sp?) and did some shopping. Yay for shopping. I did NOT buy a really cute skirt that is red with beige flowers stitched on it. :) After shopping we came back to the house, had some Indian food and now we are watching a movie! Anyway - its been a fun day, tomorrow we are off the Westminster Abbey and then to Scotland, so I may not be able to write for a few days! love you all!

Posted by Keia at 1:18 PMSource:http://keiatraina.blogspot.com/2007/05/day-4.html

[Retroman]

A Gotham Police van spotted in St. John Street, London. Spotted this on batmovienews.com.

From new_jamie:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/524853445_35c7bfe583_b.jpg

Source Link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/85711169@N00/524853445/)

[sasquatchs]

There's this too, don't know how much truth there is to it

It was on St Johns Street in Farringdon. However its all over now. They're off to chicago over the weekend and according to crew on set, won't be coming back.
There were Gotham's finest on set all geared up in GCPD bullet proof vests, a GCPD car, a SWAT van, an unmarked american car (Which was probably Lnt. Gordon's, as I saw Oldman leaving set in full costume!!!). Even got to speak briefly to Nolan himself. Nice guy.

Edit: OK lol, probably true now Retros posted that

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

You've done it again Retro.

[Retroman]

There's this too, don't know how much truth there is to it
Damn, i wish someone could get more shots.The London shoot in general didn't deliver on that front.Nolan must be happy:(
You've done it again Retro.
No actually credit goes to batmovienews.com. That's where i saw it posted.;)

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

Damn, i wish someone could get more shots.The London shoot in general didn't deliver on that front.Nolan must be happy:(

No actually credit goes to batmovienews.com. That's where i saw it posted.;)



But you brought it to us.

so that makes you our hero:cmad: :woot:

[Kleric]

I think it's funny they taped over the words "Gotham" on the side of the truck, but the big yellow Gotham on the front is left alone. :woot:

[Retroman]

But you brought it to us.

so that makes you our hero:cmad: :woot:
Okay, if you say so.*runs*:ninja:
I think it's funny they taped over the words "Gotham" on the side of the truck, but the big yellow Gotham on the front is left alone. :woot:
Yeah....they taped over the \G/ though.:woot:

[IamtheBatman]

Is filming in London over with. I know they start filming on June 10th in Chitown. So congrats to TDK completing in the UK and coming to the states again.

[superkong 500]

I don't know if this has been posted before. If it has lock this thread.
This is regarding the upcoming chicago shot and it comes from BOF:


Chicago Shoot 2 Info & 9 Years for BOF!
Author: Jett (http://www.batman-on-film.com/bio_jett.html)
Saturday, June 2, 2007 - 5:15 PM CENTRAL TIME: Some info regarding the upcoming shoot in Chicago from scooper "Scarecrow 360" (highlight to read):
* A big "evacuation" scene will be shot. People will filmed as if they are having to leave town and leave in a hurry.
* Some scenes that are being filmed in Chicago have actors and extras dressed as if the time of year is Fall.
* TDK may not be "linear," which is kinda sorta Nolan's trademark. This could indicate flashbacks and/or the film not taking place over a set period of time. Thanks again to "Scarecrow 360" for the info...

[Steelsheen]

I don't know if this has been posted before. If it has lock this thread.
This is regarding the upcoming chicago shot and it comes from BOF:


Chicago Shoot 2 Info & 9 Years for BOF!
Author: Jett (http://www.batman-on-film.com/bio_jett.html)
Saturday, June 2, 2007 - 5:15 PM CENTRAL TIME: Some info regarding the upcoming shoot in Chicago from scooper "Scarecrow 360" (highlight to read):
* A big "evacuation" scene will be shot. People will filmed as if they are having to leave town and leave in a hurry.
* Some scenes that are being filmed in Chicago have actors and extras dressed as if the time of year is Fall.
* TDK may not be "linear," which is kinda sorta Nolan's trademark. This could indicate flashbacks and/or the film not taking place over a set period of time. Thanks again to "Scarecrow 360" for the info...


hmm, this sounds like the rumour awhile back about a scene involving a large crowd. and one of the sides has a scene something similar to this didnt it?

[sasquatchs]

Sounds like the Joker will succeed where Ra's failed, terrorizing Gotham to undermine Batman's status? Making it harder for Batman to mess with Joker's plans. Could also mean a much longer time period = a really hard to catch Joker?

[Cowleen]

If we can get a lock on the locations, I will offer my long-distance camera stalking duty... I tend to be off on most occasions when everyone else works.

[chitownballer]

I don't know if this has been posted before. If it has lock this thread.
This is regarding the upcoming chicago shot and it comes from BOF:


Chicago Shoot 2 Info & 9 Years for BOF!
Author: Jett (http://www.batman-on-film.com/bio_jett.html)
Saturday, June 2, 2007 - 5:15 PM CENTRAL TIME: Some info regarding the upcoming shoot in Chicago from scooper "Scarecrow 360" (highlight to read):
* A big "evacuation" scene will be shot. People will filmed as if they are having to leave town and leave in a hurry.
* Some scenes that are being filmed in Chicago have actors and extras dressed as if the time of year is Fall.
* TDK may not be "linear," which is kinda sorta Nolan's trademark. This could indicate flashbacks and/or the film not taking place over a set period of time. Thanks again to "Scarecrow 360" for the info...



I was cast as an extra and they told me to bring 3 fall outfits 2 casual and one bussiness, and they told me to bring something like a bag or suitcase with me also, which would possibly confirm an evacuation scene

[dark_b]

OMG city evacuation?

[Cowleen]

My Husband works down in the loop, wonder if he'll catch any action...

[sasquatchs]

Definitely get out there with your camera if you can, us UKians were put to shame with one picture of a SWAT van after a month of filming :csad:

[itsthebatman]

Definitely get out there with your camera if you can, us UKians were put to shame with one picture of a SWAT van after a month of filming :csad:
Lazy brits:oldrazz:

[Cowleen]

Like I said in another thread, too many guinness can do that! :)

[chitownballer]

They haven't given locations yet, they got smart on us and are only revealing the location a day or two before the shoot that way there are not massive crowds, my days start on wednesday the 27th of june and I don't get a location till the sunday before

[sasquatchs]

No-one wants to film outdoors in our beautiful English weather

They haven't given locations yet, they got smart on us and are only revealing the location a day or two before the shoot that way there are not massive crowds, my days start on wednesday the 27th of june and I don't get a location till the sunday before

:up: Post the info on the boards when you can. Anyone know which day the prisoner extras are needed?

[itsthebatman]

Like I said in another thread, too many guinness can do that! :)
The Irish are the only ones who drink real Guinness, straight from St james Gate. British pints just don't taste the same when I'm over there.

[Cowleen]

So the stuff on tap here is different than over threre? Its my favorite beer along with newcastle. Which has nothing to do with batman at all. Im sure the drafts lose something in travel time....

[Retroman]

From dragondynasty.com:

March 06, 2007

FROM KRYPTON TO KOWLOON: THE SUPERHEROES ARE COMING.

Recently, Hong Kong has felt like a blend between Metropolis, Gotham City and the stylized New York seen in the classic Marvel comics. A crew flew here to shoot plate shots for the new Fantastic Four film, the next Batman flick, The Dark Knight, is set to film in Kowloon and I had lunch today with Superman Returns producer Chris Lee and friends. In fact, Hong Kong film-makers have long been willing to support the men in red-white-and-blue underwear. Local action directors have been drafted in to supply Hollywood comic book movies with Hong Kong style action, with Yuen Cheung-yan working on Daredevil and Corey Yuen on the first X-Men. Though not directly inspired by a comic book series, The Matrix, choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping, reflected that aesthetic in every frame. Given the above, it seems ironic that Hong Kong cinema has yet to deliver the definitive Chinese superhero movie. If any real-life movie actors move like comic book superheroes, it’s our Hong Kong action stars, and the city itself provides a suitably high tech locale. There have been a few attempts to create a Chinese superhero flick, but I would argue that no single film fully realized the potential of the concept. Back in the glory days of Shaw Brothers, kung fu stars Lo Lieh and Shih Szu gamely dressed up in red long johns to fight crime in riotously ridiculous Italian co-production ‘Supermen Against The Orient’. Johnnie To’s Heroic Trio, starring Anita Mui, Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung, tells the story of three superheroines fighting in an unremittingly bleak future. Its sequel, Executioners, is grimmer still. Tsui Hark gave the Hong Kong superhero concept his best shot when he produced the mean, moody Black Mask. This kung fu fighting former super-soldier wore a Kato mask and hat, and was played by Jet Li, in the original, and by newcomer Andy On in a weird and wonderful Tsui-directed sequel. I remember sitting with Tsui at a mutual friend’s wedding, and him telling me his concept for a Batgirl movie. It sounded awesome, but I don’t think he ever got to pitch it to Warner Bros. Though Tsui’s Batgirl never flew, Michelle Yeoh’s Silver Hawk did. Director Jingle Ma got the kinetics of on-screen superhero action right, but the film’s goofy humour provided the wrong kind of ‘comic’. Hong Kong film-makers have occasionally channeled comic book imagery unintentionally. Kirk Wong’s Crime Story (coming soon to Dragon Dynasty) features a scene on an exploding roof-top which looks like it was story-boarded by the late, great Jack ‘King’ Kirby. Kirby co-created, with writer Stan Lee, most of the Marvel characters, including The Fantastic Four, The Hulk and The X-Men. His New Gods series, published by DC Comics, was an unacknowledged influence on Star Wars. (The bad guy is named Darkseid, the hero turns out to be Darkseid’s son, the good guys channel The Source… You get the idea.) One reason Hong Kong cinema has never quite gotten costumed superheroes right is that the heroes of local comic books are so different. Where American kids thrive on Superman and Batman, Cantonese youngsters devour imported Japanese manga (which rarely features costumed heroes) and locally produced titles from creators like Tony Wong and Ma Yuk-shing. The popularity of the manga called Riki Oh led Golden Harvest to produced an extravagantly violent film version, which has since acquired cult status worldwide. You can check out the most outrageous superheroics ever committed to film when Story Of Riki comes out on Dragon Dynasty. The local heroes created by Wong and Ma tended to be supernaturally-enhanced period swordsmen or contemporary martial arts masters. Infernal Affairs director Andrew Lau brought Ma Yuk-sing’s characters to the screen with great success in Storm Riders and A Man Called Hero. Tony Wong forged an alliance with veteran producer Raymond Wong. The latter developed a film version of the hit Jademan series Sword Searchers, but put it aside to focus on Dragon Tiger Gate movie. DTG is the longest running comic book in Hong Kong publishing history. Generations of kids have grown up on it, and my eldest son enjoys it today. The Dragon Tiger Gate movie was directed by Wilson Ip and Donnie Yen (who also stars). Though its heroes are not costumed superheroes in the established sense, they do manifest super powers due to their esoteric ‘chi’ development. The film captures the energy of comic book action as well as any Asian fantasy I’ve seen, and perhaps as well as any American one. The finale is, again unwittingly, Kirby-esque. Fans of The King will find much that is familiar with the huge Cubist monoliths of the bad guys lair. The action scenes also capture the intensity of four-colour fights. Characters a thrown the length of a church, and you feel the impact as they collide with stone that shatters beneath them. Needless to say, Dragon Tiger Gate is a Dragon Dynasty release, continuing our ‘Donnie Yen’ series after Kill Zone and Seven Swords. However, it’s still not a bona fide, definitive Hong Kong costumed ‘superhero’ movie. I have no doubt that, between them, Tsui Hark, Donnie Yen and sundry other local talents could cook one up. Maybe a displaced Shaolin Monk fighting crime on the Hong Kong streets, concealing his identity because he’s breaking the Temple’s laws, channeling the specific powers of ancient Chinese deities, fighting his arch foe, a high-tech Master Of The Flying Guillotine… Hmm. Where did I put Chris Lee’s number…?Source: http://www.dragondynasty.com/blog/show/16

[Retroman]

Wonder when they're planning to go over there to shoot since they'll be in Chicago well into September. Also i wonder if they're taking the cast or if this is just for 2nd unit stuff.

This is what Kowloon looks like.....

http://www.etravelphotos.com/china/photos/1999hk-002-19s-w.jpg

http://www.exmsft.com/~davidco/Travel/China/images/hk%20kowloon%20IMG_2990.jpg

http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/Asia/China/HongKong/images/KowloonApartments01.jpg

http://www.world-tour-orion7.com/images/Kowloon.jpg

[Steelsheen]

first off, great find Retro! :up: from what i remember of friends' stories about Hong Kong, Kowloon is that busy, crazy, almost claustrophobic area chock full of people, flea markets and shanties. (if we have any HK folks here, please correct me if i'm wrong)


secondly, wth is Chris Lee doing there? :eek: shopping? shouldnt he be you know, getting a certain sequel involving a guy in blue tights and red cape prepped up and ready to go? btw, Lee is a Hawaiian native isnt he? or does he have Chinese roots in HK?

[psychosully]

Good find Retroman. Definantly looks like The Narrows. I agree that it will be only 2nd unit stuff.

[dark_b]

it will be the narrows IMO.
it looks to much like the narrows.

why are they again filming real footage? what happened to CGI ?

ohhhh man :woot: :cwink:

[wikum]

im guesssing they use this as part of the narrows along with the part in the hangers.

[Nepenthes]

Villains gonna rule the world scene in Narrows.


Also this....
EXT. PENINSULA HOTEL, CHINA - DAY

A HELICOPTER touches down on one of the hotel's twin helipads. A L.F.I. Vice President approaches, head ducked. Faulkner (Wayne?) gets out - they shake hands, shouting over the engine-

LFI VP
Welcome to Hong Kong Mr Faulkner, how was the trip?

FAULKNER
Thank you, fine.

[dark_b]

ok so not the narrows. someone is going to hong kong?
maybe bruce goes there for new cowls hehehehe

[Steelsheen]

Villains gonna rule the world scene in Narrows.


Also this....
EXT. PENINSULA HOTEL, CHINA - DAY

A HELICOPTER touches down on one of the hotel's twin helipads. A L.F.I. Vice President approaches, head ducked. Faulkner (Wayne?) gets out - they shake hands, shouting over the engine-

LFI VP
Welcome to Hong Kong Mr Faulkner, how was the trip?

FAULKNER
Thank you, fine.

i was thinking this scene has got to be another place other than Kowloon, i'm thinking more HK Central Biz District (they do have that right?), from what i heard and what Robo posted, the Kowloon skyline isnt exactly the prettiest skyline to feature from world famous HK.

besides, i though the helicopter sequence would be in a green screen sound stage somewhere.

[Nepenthes]

lol yeah I don't think there's an airport in Kowloon. But's it's strange that Bruce is also going to be visiting Hong Kong CBD in film. I wonder if they picked it as a setting because they were already going to be there for Narrows scenes....or if it's some kind of business thing that could only happen in that particular city.

[Steelsheen]

lol yeah I don't think there's an airport in Kowloon. But's it's strange that Bruce is also going to be visiting Hong Kong CBD in film. I wonder if they picked it as a setting because they were already going to be there for Narrows scenes....or if it's some kind of business thing that could only happen in that particular city.

according to the sides above its specific to Hong Kong.

i thinking its a two-for-one deal. shoot that scene in the sides above then shoot in Kowloon to do the Narrows or another TDK scene we dont know about.

[Gonking]

wow that's a horrible place

[JStorm]

Everybody was Hong Kong fighting.

[RakuMon]

first off, great find Retro! :up: from what i remember of friends' stories about Hong Kong, Kowloon is that busy, crazy, almost claustrophobic area chock full of people, flea markets and shanties. (if we have any HK folks here, please correct me if i'm wrong)


secondly, wth is Chris Lee doing there? :eek: shopping? shouldnt he be you know, getting a certain sequel involving a guy in blue tights and red cape prepped up and ready to go? btw, Lee is a Hawaiian native isnt he? or does he have Chinese roots in HK?

Parts of Kowloon were used as inspiration for the Narrows, but most of Kowloon doesn't resemble that anymore. Just like any major city, Hong Kong has its share of slums. Some of which are located on the Peninsuala. In fact, most of Kowloon contains the richest real estate in all of HK. Tsimshatsui, which is the tourist hub of HK, is located on Kowloon Peninsula. In fact, it's safe to say when people think of Hong Kong, more than likely, they're thinking of Kowloon.

Oh, and while Chris Lee's from Hawaii, he is ethnically Chinese.

i was thinking this scene has got to be another place other than Kowloon, i'm thinking more HK Central Biz District (they do have that right?), from what i heard and what Robo posted, the Kowloon skyline isnt exactly the prettiest skyline to feature from world famous HK.

besides, i though the helicopter sequence would be in a green screen sound stage somewhere.

Actually, Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel is in Kowloon.
http://hongkong.peninsula.com/
http://img.timezone.com/img/articles/comarticles631708427819922188/HK3.jpg

[weezerspider]

RAS AL GHULS RETURN! no, I'm kidding. Thats, thank God, not going to happen. The first pic really looks like the Narrows. The others not so much.

[slappy]

There is no 2nd unit...Nolan and his first unit crew shoot everything.

[Nepenthes]

Parts of Kowloon were used as inspiration for the Narrows, but most of Kowloon doesn't resemble that anymore.


The Narrows is pretty similair to Kowloon *Walled* City which was demolished in 1993. A true urban obscurity it was probably one of the weirdest ghettos to ever exist in modern times. Probably even Bladerunner was influenced by KWC.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/19890327hk.jpg


The whole 'city' was basically one interconnecting structure, run by Triads and declared a separate territory by Hong Kong government. 35,000 people with no law or intervention from outside. There's barely any pictures of inside the place but it sounds pretty damn weird.

Although the walled city was described as a hotbed of criminal activities, the daily lives of its dwellers were largely organized by the residents themselves, rather than by the Triad. Most residents were not involved in any crime and lived peacefully within its walls.
...
With the Triads weakened, a sort of synergy blossomed, and the Walled City began to grow almost organically. Square buildings folded up into one another as thousands of modifications were made, virtually none by architects or engineers, until hundreds of square metres were simply a kind of patchwork monolith. Labyrinthine corridors ran through the monolith, some of those being former streets (at the ground level, and often clogged up with trash), and some of those running through upper floors, practically between buildings. The streets were illuminated by fluorescent lights, as sunlight was rare except for the rooftops. The only rules of construction were twofold: electricity had to be provided to avoid fire, and the buildings could be no more than about fourteen stories high, because of the nearby airport. A mere eight municipal pipes somehow provided water to the entire structure (although more could have come from wells).[1]

By the early 1980s, Kowloon Walled City had an estimated population of 35,000. Being a lawless land, the city was notorious for its excess of brothels, casinos, opium dens, cocaine parlours, food courts serving dog meat, and secret factories. The Kowloon Walled City was also infamous for its high number of unsanitary dentist clinics, since this was where unlicensed dentists could operate without prosecution.
...
Over time, both the British and the Chinese governments found the massive, anarchic city to be increasingly intolerable - despite the low reported crime rate. The quality of life in the city, sanitary conditions in particular, was far behind the rest of Hong Kong.

http://www.archidose.org/KWC/rubbish.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/KowloonWalledCityAlley2.jpg

[slappy]

Also i wonder if they're taking the cast or if this is just for 2nd unit stuff.

To clarify, whether main cast are there or not, it will be first unit as there is only 1 photography unit on the production. Nolan oversees every shot with his first unit crew.