MANILA, Philippines – Filming for “The Bourne Legacy” will begin tomorrow, Jan. 11, in Malate, Manila.
This is what Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino disclosed on “Mornings@ANC” on Tuesday, as reported by abs-cbnnews.com. He specifically mentioned “tourist district areas” San Andres and Remedios Circle, assuring that the production team “[is] ready to shoot tomorrow.”
This comes shortly after the arrival of Hollywood actress Rachel Weisz in Manila on Sunday evening. Jeremy Renner, Weisz’s co-star and “Bourne Legacy” lead star, arrived on Saturday. The movie’s directors and production crew arrived last week, as disclosed by Tolentino in a separate interview with ABS-CBN News.
More, the chairman mentioned that a group from “Entertainment Tonight” is scheduled to follow soon for a behind-the-scenes shoot.
“I think they [‘Bourne’ team] will only shoot Wednesday to Sunday. Pero ang hours I don't have that right now pero hindi naman po whole day,” Tolentino said, adding that traffic advisories will be issued two days prior to each shoot.
The MMDA has already confirmed the shooting locations to be on Ayala Avenue, in Intramuros, and at Jones Bridge, Marikina City Market, Navotas Fishport, and Pasay Taft Rotonda in Metro Manila, as well as in Palawan.
A report by Manila Bulletin on Jan. 4 specified some of the shooting dates and locations as follows: San Andres street (from Jan. 11 to 15); streets in Remedios (Jan. 18 and 19); San Andres corner Quirino and Taft Avenue (Jan. 14), areas in Intramuros (Jan. 25, Feb. 17 and 18); Jones Bridge (Feb. 5), and Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard (Feb. 8 to 15).
More, “Bourne Legacy” Philippine producer Lope ‘Jun’ Juban Jr. said that the duration of the Philippine shoot is from 40 to 45 days, with the scenes taken in Manila to comprise 20 to 25 minutes of the whole movie.
On the reason the “Bourne Legacy” team included the Philippines in the movie, Juban was quoted as saying in the same abs-cbnnews.com story, “They felt very welcome, and nakita nila 'yung ating pedigree o history of films made in the Philippines. More importantly, it's our attitude, yung welcoming nature ng Pilipino.”
source: mb.com.ph
