Sunday morning, November, at 4:30 am, New York, which is usually agitated, is amazingly desert. Not because of an unforeseen event, but by the shooting of vanilla sky. Tom Cruise walks on empty streets, enjoying a rare privilege: while alone. Experience that only a few actors like Will Smith, I am a legend, was able to know.
According to anecdote at the Sundance Festival, Cruise would leave a projection of opening an eye to call and negotiate the rights of the Spanish film by Alejandro Amenbar, who gave birth Vanilla skyThe reinforcement signed Cameron Crowe, though less awesome than the original.
In spite of the mixed criticism, Vanilla sky He met a sightseeing commercial success with $ 203 million for $ 68 million for budgets. A significant portion of this budget was invested on this scene, which became a legendary, who only took Eduardo Noriga’s famous image at Gran Vía, a Spanish film.
Silent Times Square
According to adorocinema, Vanilla sky Has a record for the only film that has been able to fully close the Times Square. From 4:30 am to 8:30 am, New York Police gave special authority to capture a limited time sequence. Lastly when they end up in advance, Tom Cruise Walk in these streets for 3 hours abandoned, in all the dreamer atmosphere. Many people believed that the scene was made with synthetic images, but everything was very real – risky, but paying for a bet.
To get this privilege, Cruise and Producers Paula Wagner and Donald J
Thorough preparation made it possible to make a few chains taken on D -Day, and it was even a time. Tom CruiseSpontaneously, started jogging freely in all directions, which was afraid of the City Hall. Director Cameron Croow He says that they had finished even before the hour, gradually leaving their rights. The result was spectacular, as if that moment had never happened.
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What about me a legend?
Francis Lawrence’s film Will Smith He also demanded filming on the streets of the New York Desert, but with various challenges. In order to determine the urban landscape, the teams installed artificial vegetation, abandoned cars and degraded facades in several emblem places in the city.
New York City also had to temporarily close certain areas, which includes important logistics to maintain trafficking and passers -by. According to NY Mag, about $ 40 million was allocated for these operations.
As for Times Square, scenes I’m a legend In fact, they were shot in a completely different place: Kingsbridge Armory, former Bronchi military barracks.
Thus, the sequence Vanilla sky Which was worth a million for almost 30 seconds on the screen, remains a unique feature, which is almost impossible to reproduce. Danny Devito shortly after trying to get his luck but without success – to prove that not everyone has a weight or aura Tom Cruise To get such conditions.
The vanilla sky can see in Vod. I am a legend available on Netflix and HBO Max.
Source: Allocine
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