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Producers to SAG: Strike? What Strike?
Published 7/2/2008 by Eugene Novikov at Cinematical
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Newsstand, PoliticsHey, remember the weeks and months approaching the recent writers' strike, when all of Hollywood panicked and began rushing projects into production and feverishly coming up with contingency plans? Have you wondered why the looming Screen Actors Guild strike and the ongoing SAG/AFTRA catfight have not really provoked a similar hysteria? The New York Times' answer: because producers are calling SAG's bluff. Or, in the Times' more tactful language: "the film industry's needs have overwhelmed any conviction that actors will actually walk ...

Desolate in the Desert: Terminator Salvation Set Photo
Published 7/3/2008 by Kirsten Anderson at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... There was a good article in Wednesday’s New York Times about how Terminator Salvation decided to go ahead and film this summer, even with the risk of a SAG strike hitting in the middle of the shoot. Basically, it tells how New Mexico has in recent years become a major player in the battle for film locations by offering numerous tax breaks and incentives; in the case of Terminator 4, that included picking up a large part of the cost to insure the film against a possible strike shutdown. ...

Terminator Salvation Set Photo
Published 7/4/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... The New York Times has a photo from the set of McG’s Terminator Salvation. Looks like they blew up a 7-Eleven in the outskirts of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The story also reiterates the sequel’s rumored budget of “more than $200 million”. I understand the knee jerk reaction most people are having to the idea of a fourth Terminator film, but I’ve been hearing some really great things about this production. ...

“Terminator Salvation” First Set Photo
Published 7/4/2008 by Allan Ford at FilmoFilia
 The New York Times has a photo from the set of “Terminator Salvation” (Albuquerque, New Mexico). Looks like they destroyed a 7-Eleven. McG (”Charlie’s Angels” and “We Are Marshall”) directed film came close to shooting in Budapest before New Mexico’s package of offerings won out. Some of the interesting things from the set report is that the film has a budget of more than $200 million and that the name could end up being “Terminator Salvation” instead of “Terminator Salvation: The ...

First Terminator Salvation Set Photo
Published 7/4/2008 by James Cook at The Moving Picture
First Terminator Salvation Set Photo The New York Times has released the first set photo from McG’s Terminator Salvation . The flick stars Christian Bale, Anton Yelchin, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Common, Bryce Dallas Howard and Helena Bonham Carter. It’s currently shooting in Albuquerque, New Mexico and will hit theaters next May. terminator_salvation_set.jpg

Newsbites: The sequels and remakes edition!
Published 7/4/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Peter T Chattaway) at FilmChat
Glad to have these out of my system, at last! 1. MTV Movies Blog notes that Pixar may run into some difficulties on Cars 2, due to the rumoured health problems that may or may not be plaguing Paul Newman, who provided the voice of Doc Hudson in the original film. The blog doesn't mention it, but the series may also be affected, one way or another, by the recent death of George Carlin, who provided the voice of Fillmore, and the rumoured suicide attempt last year of Owen Wilson, who provided the voice of Lightning McQueen. This would not be the first time a Pixar franchise has had to press on without some of ...

‘Terminator Salvation’ set photos debut on web
Published 7/7/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
McG’s action spectacle “Terminator Salvation” has recently started principal photography, and the first set pics from the upcoming sequel starring Christian Bale are slowly finding their way to the Web. The New York Times and VideoETA recently posted several images from the “Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins” production set in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Although they don’t any cast or crew members anywhere, they offer fans a good first look at the flicks’ post-apocalyptic world. Scheduled to hit ...