Epic ‘Crank 2’ Required More Footage Than ‘Titanic’
Vulture —
... 2 even more awefulsome than its predecessor, as apparently Neveldine and Taylor shot 279 hours of footage — or, for perspective, more footage than James Cameron shot while making Titanic. Of course, Neveldine and Taylor were using consumer digital video cameras, which shoot dramatically cheaper than the film Cameron used, but still: 279 hours? If Crank 2 doesn't win the Oscar for Best Editing, the Academy doesn't know what it's doing.
Thomas Jane Not Jonah Hex; 279 Hours Footage Shot For Crank 2 [/Film, citing Movie Blog] ...
Directors Confirm Thomas Jane Isn't Jonah Hex
FirstShowing.net —
... a while back where Thomas Jane had his personal make-up guy dress him up like Jonah Hex and snap a few shots to put in the hands of the filmmakers? It didn't work. An update from SlashFilm via ...


