Archive #3 (March 19, 2002 - March 27, 2002) | click to go back to current news | click to go back to archived news

(March 27, 2002)  * EXCLUSIVE ON-SET PICTURES * | ON-SET REPORTS (BLOOR STATION & PARKWOOD ESTATES)
We have 2 exclusive photos taken on the set of Bulletproof Monk, currently shooting in Toronto.  The first one is of star Chow Yun-Fat and director Paul Hunter.  The second is of Paul Hunter and Seann William Scott.
Chow Yun-Fat & Paul Hunter | Seann William Scott & Paul Hunter
(thanks to SK for the pics!)

There are two reports on the shooting of Bulletproof Monk.  The first comes from the Coming Attractions site.  Mike reports seeing filming of the movie at the Yonge/Bloor subway station in Downtown Toronto last Saturday night/Sunday morning (filming took place at 3am).  The scene was for some sort of subway-related action scene.  Another report (this one from the Superhero Hype! site) talks about filming at the Parkwood Estate in Oshawa, Ontario (30 minutes east of Toronto).  The huge mansion on the estate was also used as Professor X's mansion in X-Men and Adam Sandler's house in Billy Madison.
(thanks to Coming Attractions & Superhero Hype sites for the info!)

(March 21, 2002)  NEW CHARACTER INFO
Comics2Film has come across some new character info for Bulletproof Monk.  According to a source close to the production, Czech actor Karel Roden's character, Struker, is "a Nazi who has been hunting down the Monk for many years in order to defeat him and gain ultimate power."  Karel Roden was last seen in 15 Minutes (starring Robert DeNiro & Edward Burns) and will be seen next in Blade 2.  Irish actress Victoria Smurfit's character, Nina, is Sturker's "right hand woman who is as sexy as she is dangerous."  She was last seen in The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio, and will be seen next in About A Boy with Hugh Grant.  Japanese actor Mako appears in the movie as a "theatre owner who befriends young Kar (Seann William Scott)".
(thanks to Comics2Film for the info)

(March 19, 2002)  COMPANY SELECTED TO DO SPECIAL EFFECTS SHOTS FOR BULLETPROOF MONK
According to an article in Hollywood Reporter this past Sunday, Boy Wonder Visual Effects has been chosen to do all the special effects shots for Bulletproof Monk.  According the article the relatively new company (9 months), started up by actor Burt Ward (Robin in the classic 1960's TV series Batman & Robin), was awarded the contract to do all the 250 special effects shots for the movie.  Many high profile special effects companies were also vying for the job.  The article is the first source to mention the budget for Bulletproof Monk to be $52million.
read article at yahoo.com