Agent Cushing, a usual nemesis of Chris Lee, was running around the Sony lot taking a gander at different things. Stuff like the effects crew for ARMAGEDDON, which is shooting there, and some Wild Wild West stuff. Hopefully Agent Cushing can find the lair of Chris Lee and get some cool stuff for us all to see!!! Well, here's his report...
I was on the Sony lot on Friday March 13th. As you reported, there was indeed a flood tank and a Shanghai-like village. I snooped around all day and who did I see but Michael Bay. I spoke to some of the crew members and they confirmed that principle shooting was done and that now, all of a sudden Michael has a few new ideas. He wants to show various places on the earth, each being destructed by various asteroid bits(INDEPENDENCE DAY?),
Anyway, there were hundreds of Taiwanese people running around the studio all day. Each was dressed in silk vests and linen pants and even Oriental slippers. Every litttle detail was taken care of. The crew guy that I spoke to said that Michael planned to blow up the entire set at about 10 p.m. that night and that it would be filmed using ten different cameras. I went inside and reexamined the set and saw that the lighting crew was testing various shades of red and yellow on the set. They cast an eerie glow and could very well set the stage for a forthcoming asteroid. Lastly, I tried to talk to Michael Bay and he told me that he was very busy. I went back and spoke to the original crew guy and he explained to me that when the filming was completed they were going to film on a new site the next week. I asked what other cities were they going to blow up and he suggested somewhere with Mountains.
I also saw the Wild Wild West set and was told that Wil Smith is being paid $20 million for the film. I wandered around and saw that they were laying dirt down on the floor and constructing a Western style town. A crew guy told me that the entire building was going to be filled with cactuses and horses and that, as you reported, Will Smith will be coming down that Mountain that is being constructed on a stage coach.
