Christopher Ruvo posted a new article at PhillyBurbs.com concerning the filming of The Last Airbender. Here’s an excerpt of the article:
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan began shooting footage for his new movie Thursday at a quarry in West Rockhill.
And like the Montgomery County director’s suspenseful films, there is much mystery about the happenings on set at M&M Stone Co.
“I know it’s only a movie, but it’s pretty top secret stuff,” a security guard said when asked if a glimpse of the set would be possible.
While access was denied, word is Shyamalan’s team has spent months constructing an elaborate fantasy world that’s to serve as the backdrop for “The Last Airbender,” an adaptation of Nickelodeon’s hit animated series.
A village, a fortress and a castle-like compound are among the large-scale constructions said to be built at the quarry, where security guards and police are stationed to keep trespassers out. Full-grown trees were also brought in and planted to help create the Asian-influenced realm where the movie takes place.
“It’s pretty much a circus down there,” said John Zdon, who works for M&M Stone. “It’s like a carnival. There are so many tents and buses.”
Movie trailers and trucks were parked in a roadside lot late Friday afternoon. Props, including primitive-looking twig constructions and earthenware, were lying around. Headset-wearing crew members were seen walking along the tree-shaded quarry roadway.
Shyamalan is expected to film on location for several weeks. Scenes at the quarry could feature in as much as 25 to 30 minutes of the actual movie, Zdon said.
Mysterious town for mysterious children I guess.
Update: Airbender Producer Frank Marshall has provided this photo of “AIRBENDER base camp.”
