Father Geek here with a geek report from Shoredrive in Corpus Christi, Texas. It's true this "Spring Break" town on the Texas coast has had Zeros flying over head for days as the WWII vintage Carrier docked there has been serving the role of a member of the Japanese fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. As our reporter notes that all stopped Friday, and now the same carrier will be converted to pose as the American ship that launched the 1st bombing of Tokyo in WWII. Josh Harnett, Ben Affleck, and one of the Baldwins will be on hand for that stage of the shooting to begin Monday. My understanding is that it is a closed set, but alot of the action can be viewed from a distance... if you're interested and in the area.
Hi, long time reader first time poster.
I live in Portland, Tx which is about a ten minute drive from Corpus Christi where they are currently filming Pearl Harbor. The other day I was driving by the U.S.S. Lexington and noticed alot of Japenese fighter planes on the top deck, some of them flying around and alot of Japenese looking officers walking around the street. I had a few minutes to kill so I stopped and started talking to one of the extras, he said that they were filming scenes for a Japanese ship and they were going to finish up that day, friday the 28th. He also said that Monday they were going to use the Lex as a double for the USS Hornet, which led the Doolittle raid on Japan. He said since he wasn't going to be used for the scenes on the Hornet he didn't know who was going to be around for shooting.
Sorry I cant get any pics, dont have a photo scanner or digital cam. Hopefully I'll go there next week to get some more info.
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Scarry Terry.
