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(April 1, 2002) CREW INFO
For people who are interested in the technical and crew detail for Bulletproof
Monk, info has come in about the cinematographer and film editor for
the movie. An official press release from MGM about the production
of Bulletproof Monk (which appeared on Comics2Film)
lists Robert Lambert as Film Editor
for Bulletproof Monk. He has previously worked on Rush Hour 2,
Red Planet, Three Kings and Blue Chips. It also
lists Stefan Czapsky as
Cinematographer and Deborah Evans is the production designer.
Stefan Czapsky is known for his cinematography for Wild Wild West, Batman
Returns and Edward Scissorhands. The press release also
gives the following synopsis of the movie:
"Chow Yun-Fat plays a mysterious
monk with no name zigzagging the globe to protect an ancient scroll -- a
scroll that holds the key to unlimited power. Now the monk must find a
protégé, the next guardian of the Scroll of the Ultimate. Kar (Seann
William Scott) is an unlikely candidate, a streetwise young man whose
only interest is himself, but when he saves the Bulletproof Monk from
capture, the two become partners in a scheme to save the world from the
scroll's most avid pursuer. Together, with the help of a sexy Russian
mafia princess called Bad Girl (James King), they seek out, find and
face the ultimate enemy in a final spectacular battle packed with
dazzling effects and action."
(March 29, 2002) * EXCLUSIVE ON-SET
REPORT (PARKWOOD ESTATES) * | ON-SET REPORT (BLOOR
STATION)
Just a few days after scoring exclusive on-set pictures from Bulletproof
Monk, we've been sent an exclusive on-set report from someone who was
at Parkwood Estates (in Oshawa, Ontario; 30 min. from Toronto)
where Bulletproof Monk is currently shooting. Here is what
Dee has to say about the shoot (she is referring to the night of March
27):
"I was on set last night and I had the opportunity to meet both Seann and Chow Yun Fat. James King
wasn't there, unfortunately, but I was only there to see Seann. :) They started shooting at 8 p.m. last night.
I felt bad for the actors because it's so cold out and they're both wearing very thin jackets
for that scene. The scene they were doing last night involved a fake gate they had set up to
make it look like the front gates of the mansion. They even put up fake security cameras,
because in that scene, they are breaking into a house. I don't know if this info will be useful.
One more thing I found quite funny. When I met Seann, he was very nice and polite (quite
serious actually) and he had walked from his trailer to the set (which is only about a 1 minute walk at
the most). They also have 3 rooms they are shooting in in the house itself. One, the monk's study I believe.....they had chairs and couches made expressly for this
movie. Each chair cost 8000$ (there are 2) and the couch cost 14,000$. The marble table in front
of it, 7,000$. As well as one bedroom where they have brought in a python and a taranrula. Now you
know where they're spending all of their money. They've even got police officers stopping traffic
outside while they shoot a scene so you won't hear cars in the
background."
(thanks to Dee for the info!)
Another set report comes from the Coming
Attractions site. The Prankster was an extra for the
Bloor Subway Station shoot last week:
"We shot all night, scenes
involving Sean William Scott performing feats of daring-do as a
plainclothes cop (I think). At one point he subdued a pickpocket with
the words, 'You picked the wrong pocket to pick!' (Umm...it might work a
little better in context...) Then he handcuffed him to a rail. Another
scene had him racing after a baddie alongside a speeding subway, while
out-of-breath cops raced after him. Another bit had a steadi-cam
tracking alongside him as he exchanged briefcases with a stranger (it
was hard to be sure, I was pretty far away). Not that exciting, which is
why I didn't write in. Chow Yun-Fat did show up, but I didn't see them
filming with him...I got the impression, rather, that he was just
stopping by to say hi. Movie looks like fairly typical action stuff, but
who knows from this small dose."
(thanks to Coming
Attractions & The Prankster for the info)
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