Living in NYC, I often stumble across movie sets or movie stars, but it never seems to be anything I can rightfully geek out over (I know, poor little me) - when I first moved here I got to watch Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear film a scene from As Good As It Gets, and I did see a little of the first Spider-Man movie being shot - so reading this article at The Evening Times in the UK I got majorly jealous of these people getting to watch scenes from Doomsday, the new film from Neil Marshall (The Descent), cuz for one - he's awesome; and for another - apocolypse outside your window!
"BURNT-OUT cars, gun-toting soldiers in black uniforms, boarded-up windows and Welcome to Hell' daubed on a tenement door - that was the scene in a usually quiet Glasgow street. But as the shocked residents rubbed sleep from their eyes, it all became clear - the war zone on their doorstep was really the post-apocalyptic set of a £15million blockbuster.
Hollywood came to Haghill yesterday as filming began in Marwick Street for the sci-fi movie Doomsday, set in Glasgow in 2033.
And on the pavements of the East End community stood actor Bob Hoskins and Nip/Tuck actress Rhona Mitra.
John Wilson, 32, of nearby Appin Road, got a shock when he woke up after a night out to see the view from his window. He said: "It was like wow, it's a war zone out there - it's so real! ... When I got the letter about it I couldn't believe it.
"I've probably got the best view. Zombie movies and sci-fi is my thing - to have it at the end of your street is amazing.""
Bastard! I guess I could've made the effort to see some of that I Am Legend multi-million dollar scene being shot in Brooklyn a few months back, but going out of one's way for these things seems so... touristy.
Man I sound like such a NYC snob, don't I? Leave your hate-mail in the comments!
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