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  • mtm wrote: » Even in that photo the car in the distance is a 60s model where they're drifting towards more Italian than American-inspired styling. The one obscured by the Ford Pop in the foreground looks a more modern shape too. Minis were on sal…
  • mtm wrote: » A photo of a couple more cars from the Clapton filming popped up: one from 1948 and another from the early 50s. They certainly seem to be going for a postwar look to this scene rather than a swinging 60s one. Well, UK took some…
  • TR007 wrote: » It’s been said recently that along with info on Mads’ character that the plot is based around Operation Paperclip, which places this movie in the 60’s. Absolutely, I think we will see (Spoiler)
  • Mr_Beach wrote: » Also, could it be that they started filming with the WW2 scenes to give more time to the visual effects team because de-aging is time consuming and every week counts? That's a very good point and makes perfect sense.
  • Scaramanga1974 wrote: » Could Boyd Holbrook be a recast Mutt? Reckon he's too old for that and most likely Mutt will simply be mentioned - he's off doing his own thing. Being that he was played by Shia, probably in prison - lol.
  • mtm wrote: » New photos/video from the set: (Spoiler) I'm getting a good vibe about this film.
  • mtm wrote: » I'm sure you're right, they're probably having to finish off sets which need it closed or something. Apparently films usually start on a Monday. Yes, the art department will be doing final set-dressing etc. and they are likely …
  • mtm wrote: » Yes I think you may well be right. Perhaps something to do with (Spoiler)
  • mtm wrote: » CraterGuns wrote: » DoctorNo wrote: » Raiders is perfection. Nope. It's a terrific, classic film, but it's not perfection. - Clearly visible reflection of snake on pane of glass in front of Ford - Convoy chase makes n…
  • mtm wrote: » talos7 wrote: » I’m hopping for a mid 60’s setting even if it involves mild de-aging. My total guess is 1969. Maybe we should all pick a year as a (no cash) sweepstake! :D 1964. Classic clothes. Cool cars. Lots of st…
  • GadgetMan wrote: » PDJamesBond wrote: » GadgetMan wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » I still can't muster up much excitement or optimism for this one but I hope it manages to be something special, or at least good. Mangold's a great director s…
  • talos7 wrote: » Benjamin_Weekly69 wrote: » We need a Mendes cut of Spectre. It’s time. I would like to see a Forster cut of Quantum. You've seen it. Eon are very good at supporting their directors and rarely make firm or huge dem…
  • mtm wrote: » Oh there's loads of foreground miniatures in Bond: probably the best and most famous ones are in the PTSs of FYEO and OP, and the bridge in TLD is an amazing one. This LTK one I always thought is a bit obvious, because if there rea…
  • Dragonpol wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » So they made it on the cheap with a reduced budget. They did a very good job of making it look both striking and real in my book. Well the budget was over $30 million, so in 1989, that was …
  • [/quote] So they made it on the cheap with a reduced budget. They did a very good job of making it look both striking and real in my book. [/quote] Well the budget was over $30 million, so in 1989, that was hardly cheap. Foreground miniature's…
  • CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » Herr_Stockmann wrote: » BT3366 wrote: » Great take as usual, Revelator. It's funny that where others see LTK as a Miami Vice takeoff or made-for-TV type of film, I see it as a revenge pi…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » JoshBaker007 wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » JoshBaker007 wrote: » THE BIG QUESTION to @ColonelSun: do you know if the shots of Lacey an…
  • U know what, I'm going to rewatch Superman IV this wend, and it will surely remind me of what happened in better detail.
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » JoshBaker007 wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » JoshBaker007 wrote: » THE BIG QUESTION to @ColonelSun: do you know if the shots of Lacey and Nuclear Man were always meant to be in outer space,…
  • JoshBaker007 wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » JoshBaker007 wrote: » THE BIG QUESTION to @ColonelSun: do you know if the shots of Lacey and Nuclear Man were always meant to be in outer space, or was this a last minute change to accommodate for …
  • JoshBaker007 wrote: » THE BIG QUESTION to @ColonelSun: do you know if the shots of Lacey and Nuclear Man were always meant to be in outer space, or was this a last minute change to accommodate for new edits? In the script, if I recall corre…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Christopher Reeve's brutal honesty to John Cryer prior to the movies release is admirable. That i…
  • mtm wrote: » I still find it quite a straightforwardly enjoyable adventure film though. A friend of mine's son really enjoys it: he made him a Nuclear Man doll for Christmas :) It looked great too! There were two Nuclear Men originally. The…
  • It all started off so well. Everyone seemed to like the script - which made sense before all the brutal cuts after the LA preview screening - and the initial rushes (dailies) looked good. Ernest Day was DOP, a great photographer and lovely man, and …
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Christopher Reeve's brutal honesty to John Cryer prior to the movies release is admirable. That is excellent. Brings back memories of my editing room …
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Christopher Reeve's brutal honesty to John Cryer prior to the movies release is admirable. That is excellent. Brings back memories of my editing room time on Superman IV. Re: The China Wall rebuild scene; in …
  • MaxCasino wrote: » https://twitter.com/mightyfineline/status/1361787931002830850 Some early art for Superman ‘78. Very cool.
  • Escalus5 wrote: » Spottiswoode is a total hack and the least interesting of the four Brosnan-era directors. No, that's not fair. Take a look at his body of work. Under Fire, for example, is excellent and very interesting. The problem he had…
  • MaxCasino wrote: » Excuse me @ColonelSun, are you actually credited on Superman 4? I’m just curious. Yep, in the end credit roller, for some reason the full crew is not on Imdb, but I think Cannon failed to keep good records of cast and (pa…
  • JoshBaker007 wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » JoshBaker007 wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » mtm wrote: » I'd watch a new version of Supes 4 happily! :) And those photos always make me think of the problem with being Superman- he might b…