[SpongeG]

apparently these sets are for the film The Watchmen being filmed in Vancouver - suppossed to be New York cira 1985

they have done a good job - i haven't seen where these sets are - has anyone?

this blog (http://gothamist.com/2007/11/28/watchmen_filmin.php)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/spongeg/2007_11_wmd1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/spongeg/2007_11_wmd2.jpg

[SpongeG]

fround this info:

Official Warner Bros. photos of the New York City backlot located on Byrne Rd. and Marine Ave. in Vancouver. They show the newsstand and the two Bernies, the Treasure Island comic book store, a pawn shop, the Gunga Diner, and our exclusive photo of the Rumrunner bar door. The last three images are city scene panels taken from the graphic novel. For more insight on these photos, read our news article.

more info and more PICS http://watchmencomicmovie.com/watchmen-movie-photos.php

[raggedy13]

It's insane how they can make something like that from scratch. The amount of detail that must go into it is mind-boggling. Thanks for posting the pics.

[vanman]

They could have just used the DE. When I first looked at the pictures I assumed that's where they were taken.

[SpongeG]

i know i was thinking they were somewhere there but all the buildings are false

i wonder if the set is still up

[Phil McAvity]

This is supossed to take place in 1985 with a poster of Richard Nixon asking for four more years?

Something ain't right here.....

[Distill3d]

This is supossed to take place in 1985 with a poster of Richard Nixon asking for four more years?

Something ain't right here.....

yeah...i'm wondering....

[Brandon716]

Maybe its a sign of New York's desperation of the 1980's - abandoned or rough neighborhoods where old signs from the past were never cleaned up.


Wait, after reading details it looks like maybe the movie has different time periods:

Some of the things you'll find in alt-NY: 100 unique and custom-designed graphics created for the various storefronts, 5,000 square feet of custom posters, 1,040 feet of 1:1 scale New York streets and a whole lot of creativity. In addition, the street had to work for 1938, 1945, 1953, 1957, 1964, 1974, 1975, 1977, and 1985.

[SpongeG]

This is supossed to take place in 1985 with a poster of Richard Nixon asking for four more years?

Something ain't right here.....


it was re-created based on a comic panel

there is a website that shows comic panels next to the movie sets and they are pretty much exactly the same with the set versions being slightly better

even down to the people in the scenes - like the guy in the newstand and the guy sitting beside

its pretty cool

[excel]

Cool pictures.

[wisla_krakow]

Well looks like New York will be much more realistic than Rumble in the Bronx. It seems that the New York City Mountain Range has disappeared.

[SpongeG]

^^^ haha

nothing ruins a movie faster

[raggedy13]

Not exactly a movie, but I randomly came across this pic on flickr and thought it was kind of cool (filming for Smallville):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2346080878_5025141511_b.jpg
by doctor fyzziks

Here's another one from later on. Can't see much though...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2208/2345249555_1807bd4e8e_b.jpg

[zivan56]

^^Luthercorp hq used to be at Surrey central...wonder why they changed it...

[Cypherus]

^^Luthercorp hq used to be at Surrey central...wonder why they changed it...

I heard set pieces were being stolen, just like the cars.