Michael Bay Dot ComPearl Harbor set to start filming
Tomorrow is the first of principal photography. So those of you that live in Hawaii (you know who you are), get ready to take pictures like crazy. An e-mail them to nelson@michaelbay.com.
Word has it director-producer Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have tapped the writing duo Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais to do a dialogue polish on some of the scenes involving military exchanges.
The original script was penned by Randall Wallace (Braveheart).
Clement and La Frenais did some uncredited rewriting on Bay’s “The Rock” as well.… [ Read more ]
And the DP of Pearl Harbor is…
Much of you have asked who is going to be Michael’s DP (director of photography). Well, for the 3rd time in a row it will be no other than John Schwartzman ASC. One of this site’s readers sent me a tip confirming, and giving some interesting info. Thanks Sean.
” I was at Panavision Woodland Hills on Monday, March 13 for a workshop and our class was interrupted twice because the camera assistant (just in case you don’t know - he’s the guy who checks out all the cameras, does tests, i.e.… [ Read more ]
Pearl Harbor casting info
Leland Orser (Wonderland, The Bone Collector) is the latest addition to the growing cast of Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer’s Pearl Harbor project. According to Variety, Orser will take on the role of Major Jackson, a wounded intelligence officer who works with Kate Beckinsale’s Navy nurse character, Evelyn.… [ Read more ]
Pearl Harbor
The Navy is backing “Pearl Harbor” 100%. Got a copy of the Navy News Service. You can read it by clicking here… [ Read more ].. . .
The Honolulu Advertiser reports the following about yesterday’s ceremony at the Pearl Harbor/Arizona Memorial:
Pearl Harbor’ movie drops anchor here; New generation to learn about WWII from film
By Wayne Harada and Catherine E. Toth Advertiser Staff Writers
Disney filmmakers pledged yesterday to bring the story of “Pearl Harbor ÷ which starts production here tomorrow ÷ to a new generation of movie-goers, while honoring those who died in World War II.
Pearl Harbor update
We have a lot of updates today.
This site got mention on the Corpus Christi Caller!!! The article was regarding Michael’s 2nd visit to Corpus Christi. It says:
“…website dedicated to the director says Hollywood heavyweights Ben Affleck and Cuba Gooding Jr. will appear in the movie, and that Gene Hackman is negotiating.”
Not bad eh?. . .
It is windy and raining at the Pearl Harbor Arizona Memorial. And it will be like that for most of the week. Hope it starts clearing up before the cameras roll on Saturday, April 8th.… [ Read more ]
This is gonna be big…
Wow…this movie will be big. Just read this from reel.com:
The Real Thing
Now this will be something to see. The actual live bombardment (with ‘real’ explosives) of roughly fifteen Naval vessels moored at Pearl Harbor, to be captured by movie cameras within the next few weeks.
The movie, of course, is Pearl Harbor, Disney’s super-sized - $135 million-and-counting - World War II epic drama. Filming is beginning this week under producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay in and around Pearl Harbor.… [ Read more ]