The Soule-Man is reporting in with the latest in his too tan series of set reports... his last being THE BEACH, this time a far far far far faaaaaar cooler project... HANNIBAL. You know... I'm just dying to see how Ridley is going to handle this material. Does anyone know who the DP is on this one? Here's the scoop...
Hey, Harry -
This is Soule reporting from yet another backpacking trip - last time from Asia with news on "The Beach", this time it's from Europe with a bit of info on "Hannibal". Florence, Italy, to be precise, although that will come as no surprise to anyone who has read the book.
Anyway, here's the (small) scoop - Ridley Scott and company are here filming now. I was able to catch a glimpse of the production around the Ponte Vecchio, which is a large, very old bridge across the River Arno here in Florence. It is a pedestrian-only walkway, but it's wide, and both sides are bordered by many, many jewelry shops. Very sparkly. Didn't see Hopkins, (actually may have, but I couldn't get that close), but it looked like a large, expensive setup, which was weird, because Florence is an old town - all the gear looked out of place.
I am not sure what scene was being shot, but I don't remember anything around the Ponte Vecchio in the book, so it looks like Scott is really going to get the most out of his location - always a good thing. Tomorrow it's Rome - I'm going to try to see "Gladiator" again and then walk out of the theater to see the Coliseum - an experience I expect will be nice and surreal.
Until next time, this is Soule signing off from foreign shores.
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