I got the train into Waterloo this morning and as soon as I got off platform 10 I noticed that the crew from The Bourne Ultimatum were filming there today.
I saw director Paul Greengrass in discussion with actor Paddy Considine and later on noticed Matt Damon and producer Frank Marshall. They were filming there last October so maybe they are back to do pickup shots.
What struck me was how laidback (yet professional) the whole thing was. Despite the presence of a big star and one of England’s best directors, commuters went about their business as usual without causing any fuss.
Here are some pictures:
Director Paul Greengrass in discussions with actor Paddy Consindine
Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass in discussion with producer Frank Marshall (in the centre of the picture)
The camera and some extras
Poster informing commuters that filming is happening today
Some of the crew by the monitors
Some boxes and lights
Matt Damon (in the centre of the picture about an inch right of the “sale” sign)
The film is the third Bourne film (after 2002’s The Bourne Identity and 2004’s The Bourne Supremacy) and is scheduled for release later this year on August 3rd.
> Find out more about the film at Wikipedia
> IMDb entry for The Bourne Ultimatum
> Check out a set photos over at Flickr
9 responses so far ↓
1 Ben Spencer // Jan 11, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Interesting! I have always presumed that stations get completely shut down for a couple of hours when filming like this is going on. I guess I imagined that a ‘fault’ would be advertised or something to keep everything secretive and behind closed doors! Yet, in your picture from October, you’re walking right by the main stars!
2 Ambrose Heron // Jan 11, 2007 at 9:41 pm
To shut a UK station like Waterloo down in the middle of a weekday would be unfeasible - financially and logistically.
The picture from October wasn’t mine (it was from someone else’s Flickr account) and was from the first scenes they shot there. However, today I was surprised how smoothly things seemed to be running. There were police and crew members around but no one seemed to be hassling the actors or director.
A lot of people seemed to be fairly oblivious to the fact that a major Hollywood production was being filmed in front of them. But then I guess most people at a railway station are in a rush to get somewhere.
3 JUDÃO » Começam as filmagens O Ultimato Bourne! // Jan 12, 2007 at 12:17 am
[...] Notícia rapidinha, especial para os fãs do clone magro do Borbs, Matt Damon: a terceira parte da franquia Bourne já começou a ser filmada, lá em Londres. Se você quiser ver algumas imagens das gravações, clique exatamente aqui. [...]
4 Film Nation » Blog Archive » Bourne Ultimatum pics // Jan 12, 2007 at 1:10 am
[...] Yesterday morning I came across Paul Greengrass and his crew filming The Bourne Ultimatum at Waterloo station. It is the third film in the series and sees rouge assassin Jason Bourne (played again by Matt Damon) being hunted down by the CIA. Have a look at the photos I took with my phone. [...]
5 sumaiya mukooza // Jan 13, 2007 at 12:21 am
i hope it’s interesting.
6 Trefor Thomas // Feb 2, 2007 at 11:41 pm
I was also at the station that day - they were also filming around the Millenium Wheel, which I gues will be some spectacular scene. The fact that the film crew could work without closing the station is a compliment to British calm - no-one wanted to get in the way, and no-one minded the crew being there: imagine doing that at Grand Central Station! And the film crew really did not interrupt the working of the station in the slightest.
7 Alfonse Arau // Feb 5, 2007 at 7:01 pm
From past experience with film production, I believe the smoothness of this particular production is due in large part a Mr. Pete Sandberg who, if memory serves me well, excels in ensuring as seamless an integration of field production as possible.
8 salim // Apr 20, 2007 at 8:15 pm
yea da crew is amazing. i saw their performance in Tangier which was before Waterloo. i got a chance to meet Matt Damon n some of the Crew. they are fantastic people.
i have some pics with them in my blog.
http://www.tangierultimatum.skyblog.com
9 Jo // Aug 18, 2007 at 10:03 am
I just saw a clip of the film on Sky - the scene in waterloo has me standing in the background - but I can’t remember being there! Reckon I can ask for royalties?!
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