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Old Posted Jan 16, 2009, 8:36 PM
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^^ ah i wondered what building it was - cause they were down in gastown area running around and than they were in a huge construction site - i thought it was either the convention centre or the fairmount
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Hugh Jackman Still Working on 'Wolverine'

Here's upcoming Oscar host Hugh Jackman in reshoots for X-Men Origins: Wolverine in Vancouver.

Jackman, 40, is playing the feral Marvel Comics mutant for the fourth time, this time solo.

Well, not quite solo.

Ryan Reynolds and Lost's Dominic Monaghan are coming along for the ride as fellow children of the atom, and Liev Schrieber's cutting heroes to ribbons with his claws as the villainous Sabretooth—Wolverine's arch-enemy.

Unfortunately, numerous reshoots have plagued the production.

MTV reports that Fox has ordered the Vancouver reshoots to “capture specific weather conditions."

In an interesting move, Fox (perhaps to put off fears that the movie is a mess behind the scenes) has invited journalists to watch the ongoing production fixes.

The film is now supposed to hit theaters on May 1, and is being categorized as in "post production." It still looks to be very much in "production."

Jackman himself is trying to put fanboy fears to rest, sending an e-mail to Ain't It Cool News: “I wanted to reach out and let you know that due to scheduling conflicts with certain cast members and location/weather considerations, we had to wait until now to shoot a couple of scenes.

“Please rest assured that Wolverine will be badass and hopefully meet all of your expectations,” continued Jackman. “I am stoked by the positive response to the teaser, which clearly reflects the tone and scope of the film. If you like that, we’ve got much more in store!”

What do you think? Does all of this reshooting mean a bad movie? Will we see something that rivals The Dark Knight or are we talking Daredevil? Let us know in the comments section.

http://www.celebuzz.com/hugh-jackman-still-working-wolverine-s79811/photos/
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeP8Vf0gYq4

Link to the trailer on Youtube. If they followed Canadian history at all, looks like the movie will run from atleast War of 1812 to Juno Beach to present... Though I'm a little worries seeing as how they used Huey's (might be a twin-Iroquois), and Hummers rather than Griffons and LSVW's & G-wagons vs. Hummers... Though the Hummers are used by JTF 2, and as I said about the Hueys, they may be Twin-Iroquois, which have been in mothballs since the mid-1990s.

I really hope that based on the military hardware they don't reset him to being an American... And if it is Canada, it's nice to see it without snow in a movie.
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^^^ Yeah they are filming today and tomorrow at UBC's Buchanan tower. It is set up right now as a sort of jail scene. Looks kinda cool, Buchanan tower already looks like a jail so they didnt have to do much set up hahaha.
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I don't know if you guys are a big fan of "Frontiers of Construction." They have had a number of filmings in Vancouver for the series. What comes to mind is:
1. BCIT building upgrades
2. Pipeline "pushing" below Fraser River
3. Lions gate upgrade (is playing now on Discovery Civilization with a bunch of renovations also in the same hour)
4. Granville bridge upgrade (really old! Mid-90s Just look at West End/Yaletown in the shots)
5. Grouse mountain ski run expansion

I can't think of many others, but I wish they would make more the these series. I haven't seen any new ones in the past couple of years.
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I don't know if you guys are a big fan of "Frontiers of Construction." They have had a number of filmings in Vancouver for the series. What comes to mind is:
1. BCIT building upgrades
2. Pipeline "pushing" below Fraser River
3. Lions gate upgrade (is playing now on Discovery Civilization with a bunch of renovations also in the same hour)
4. Granville bridge upgrade (really old! Mid-90s Just look at West End/Yaletown in the shots)
5. Grouse mountain ski run expansion

I can't think of many others, but I wish they would make more the these series. I haven't seen any new ones in the past couple of years.
I love this show but it's one of the few Discovery HD shows that still isn't filmed in HD. When will they get with the program?!
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^^ From what I gather, they stopped production in 2001...at least according to IMDB. It's a shame, as Discovery channel and its related channels has really gone downhill. Btw, TLC used the be the channel to watch for construction and new technologies and developments. I have an old 4 hour recording from 1998 of random shows that were on....all I can say is that these shows were actually interesting and fascinating. They also had a few Vancouver only projects, but I forgot under what name the series went.
It's also quite interesting to watch Discover and National Geographic in Europe...which have way more interesting things on. They only play a very small fraction of the shows they broadcast there over here.
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CTV runs Discovery channel in Canada and they just don't have the money to support it

so they don't buy the newer programming - I believe its like how a franchise works and they have to buy the programming from the Parent company

so they buy what they can

it really sucks

especially in canada if you want HD you have to pay extra for crap programming - they should just let the american feed come here
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lots of pilots and things being filmed this spring

Twilight Sequel - with Dakota Fanning!
V - new ABC TV Series - Pilot
Human Target - TV Series based on a DC comic
Fringe - has moved production here
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lots of pilots and things being filmed this spring


V - new ABC TV Series - Pilot
would this be a remake of the original V mini series? because that would be awesome.
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Harper's Island is also being filmed on Gabriola Island. Although that one is a "horror"/"suspense" show, which I don't think will do well.
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Harper's Island is also being filmed on Gabriola Island. Although that one is a "horror"/"suspense" show, which I don't think will do well.
at least that one was made to only last a certain amount of episodes so people might get sucked in - maybe more Canadian shows will be done weith shorter runs like the brits do instead of the way the american shows work


found this about "V"

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Now, Warner Bros. wants to try again and ABC has given the project a greenlight. This time around, The 4400’s co-creator/exec producer, Scott Peters, has the reins. Kenneth Johnson, the original’s writer/producer, isn’t involved with the ABC project.

The new series pilot will focus on a Homeland Security agent named Erica Evans. She has an aimless son who attaches himself to the newly-arrived aliens, causing lots of tension at home. Like the original, the new V will center around aliens who say they’ve come to Earth to help but have other motivations. Because this is a reworking of the original story, it’s doubtful that any of the performers from the original will reprise their roles.

If the pilot impresses network execs and gets a go-ahead, will the new series outlast the original? Other recent remakes of NBC 1980s shows, like Bionic Woman and Knight Rider, have been critical and viewer disappointments. Perhaps the new V will be different. One way or another though, these aliens just refuse to go away.

http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/v...n-new-tv-show/
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gawd, it will only be good if michael ironside is in it.

remember, they come in peace to enslave humankind.

too awesome
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remember, they come in peace to enslave humankind.
too awesome
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This popped into my head a couple weeks ago and I'm hoping someone will remember this:

There was a kid's sci fi movie (where kids commanded a space ship that was found, I don't remember it fully) - I don't recall the name? Anyone know it? I remember seeing it during the CBC disney hour. Anyway, it was partially shot on the grounds of Expo 86, I remember the Monorail and a few other things.

Anyone remember the name of this movie?
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This popped into my head a couple weeks ago and I'm hoping someone will remember this:

There was a kid's sci fi movie (where kids commanded a space ship that was found, I don't remember it fully) - I don't recall the name? Anyone know it? I remember seeing it during the CBC disney hour. Anyway, it was partially shot on the grounds of Expo 86, I remember the Monorail and a few other things.

Anyone remember the name of this movie?
Flight of the Navigator?

Speaking of movies... I watched "Are we there yet?" with Ice Cube. Fun fluff movie you don't need to think about. Tonnes of very Vancouver scenes. The premise of the movie is even a trip from Portland to Vancouver, BC. Good for the kids.
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i really wanna see it i guess i will wait

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The Never Ending Story 1984

Skip to 1:23 to get to the parts that were filmed in Gastown.
(Im not sure how to get the youtube video to show on my post, could someone explain to me how? thanks)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWnW-OuggoE
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