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Bourne Legacy director Tony Gilroy on why he chose Manila as a shooting location: "It's just so colorful and ugly and gritty, raw and stinky and crowded."

by Jojo Gabinete posted on August 15, 2012  STATS: 100128 Views | 149 Comments

Sa interview ng Tonight host na si Charlie Rose kay Tony Gilroy (kaliwa), direktor ng The Bourne Legacy, tinanong kung bakit Manila ang napili nitong lokasyon para sa ilang mahahalagang eksena ng pelikula, kabilang na ang climactic chase scene tampok ang mga bidang sina Jeremy Renner at Rachel Weisz (right).

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Natuwa ang maraming Pinoy dahil kinunan sa Pilipinas ang mga importanteng eksena sa The Bourne Legacy, ang Hollywood film na pinagbibidahan nina Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, at Edward Norton.

Kabilang sa kinunan dito sa Pilipinas ang mahabang chase scene sa huling bahagi ng pelikula.

Nagsimula ito sa masisikip na eskinita sa Sta. Ana, Manila; nagtuloy sa mataong lugar sa Rotonda, Pasay; pumunta sa Jones Bridge sa may Binondo, Manila; dumiretso sa palengke ng Marikina; at nagtapos sa fish port ng Navotas.

Kasalukuyang palabas sa mga sinehan dito sa Pilipinas ang pelikulang ito.

Sa interview ni Charlie Rose sa director at scriptwriter ng The Bourne Legacy na si Tony Gilroy, tinanong nito ang dahilan kung bakit ang Pilipinas ang napili ng direktor at ng producer na si Patrick Crowley.

Si Charlie ang host ng Tonight, ang talk show ng Bloomberg TV.

Noong Lunes, August 13, ang cast at direktor ng The Bourne Legacy ang kanyang mga bisita.

Bago matapos ang show, tinanong ni Charlie si Tony ng: "Why Manila?"

Sagot ni Tony, “We didn' t want to go to Europe. Bourne's gone to Europe.

“We thought about Latin America, Southeast Asia… there are several films that we’re planning on going to Latin America. 

“Pat Crowley, the producer and I who've travelled all over around the world and all these movies, we went... had a beauty pageant.

“We went to Jakarta [Indonesia], we went to Ho Chi Min City [Vietnam], we went to Manila, over a course of a couple of weeks.

"And we landed in Manila and it felt so Bourne-ish.

"It's just so colorful and ugly and gritty, raw and stinky and crowded...

“They had a great film industry there for years built off the Vietnam films.

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  • 49  humandynamics

    08/15/2012 | 03:24 PM
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  • 48  riotme2000

    08/15/2012 | 03:20 PM
    I agree sa sinabi nya. Totoo naman. They wanted a location and it so happen fitting yung Manila sa requirement nila. So they shoot. Guys, it's not about Pinoy Pride or Ganda ng Pilipinas - it's all about hollywood movies here. If you want to market the Philippines, magumpisa muna magkaroon ng Malaking waste management system ang Gov't para may masundan ang mga tao at meron available na tamang tapunan at para naman sa susunod hindi na kukunin ang Pilipinas ng Hollywood producers dahil malinis na. Sobra kasi assuming ang mga iba. Porket mo nagshoot na Pinoy Pride kaagad. I still love the Philippines kahit marumi. Bayan ko yan, Pilipino ang nanay at tatay ko. Dugong Pinoy ako. At tanggap ko rin na talagang marumi sa Manila, at naniniwala ako darating din ang araw at mukhang mahirap man ay magbabago din. At mas maganda mauna sa kalinisan. At edukasyon sa tamang pagtapon ng basura at available resources na bigay ng gubyerno.
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  • 47  bananakiller00

    08/15/2012 | 03:15 PM
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  • 46  paminchever4u

    08/15/2012 | 03:15 PM
    wag na tayo pumalag sa sinabi nya... totoo naman MANILA IS CROWDED, STINKY AND DIRTY... ; d na natin kelangan i-deny pa totoo un...
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  • 45  i_luv_rafa

    08/15/2012 | 03:11 PM
    Is this how he should thank us.???..After all our sacrifices...Marami kayang naistorbo yang mga yan nung nag shooting sila dto....His film is not that great anyways...Pinakapangit sya sa lahat ng bourne legacy...Buti na lang hindi si Matt Damon ang gumanap..D naman sikat mga actors na gumanap..
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    nettyboo
    08/15/2012 | 04:26 PM
    he's just being honest. I lived in Manila before i migrated. It's definitely Stinky ans crowded

  • 44  Mute19

    08/15/2012 | 02:51 PM
    Regardless if this is true, this is bad publicity for us Pinoy. Lets be patriotic mga kababayan! Ung ibang kano miski pangit talaga ang iba nilang lugar pinagtanggol pa rin nila ung bansa nila. They chose us for the wrong reason. Isipin nyo if mangyari sa mga bahay nyo? Pinili Kc madumi etc. would u be glad? At sabi nga dito pati president dw natin e napakadaling tawagan! At he couldnt believe na magagawa nya ung ubang bagay sa bansa natin na malamang hindi pde kung sa iba. We showed our hospitality, theres many good things to say why they chose our country, he could have said people are so much approachable, the streets are so "bourne" and would ahow the real story of the film! Hindi ung stinky etc.
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    cottonkloud
    08/15/2012 | 03:00 PM
    over all very negative talaga yong pag kasabi nya about Philppines very arrogant i may say! sana naman he says something nice kahit totoo man na marumi talaga ang manila but be grateful man lang.

  • 43  cottonkloud

    08/15/2012 | 02:45 PM
    doon na lang sana sila nag shoot sa CEBU mas maganda pa hehehe im a proud cebuana!
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  • 42  catinthehat

    08/15/2012 | 02:40 PM
    Ouch! but I still love the Philippines.
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  • 41  eminem

    08/15/2012 | 02:36 PM
    nako, huwag na kasing magbalat-sibuyas ang ang mga pinoy sa nagdudumilat na katotohanan, kahit nga mismo tayong taga pinas inis na inis sa kadugyutan ng manila, at talaga namang mabaho ang paligid bukod pa sa nakakabwiset na traffic, noong 60's ang linis pa ng manila at sosyal ang mga namamasyal diyan, pero ngayon sinalaula ng mga iskwaters, yung pasig river nadadaanan pa ng bapor dati, dapat talaga kamay na bakal na siguro ang gawin sa mga iskwaters na yan, palayasin na sila diyan sa paligid ng mga ilog, dahil sila ang malakas magtapon ng mga basura diyan
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    sharmanjoshi
    08/15/2012 | 02:43 PM
    kaso walang pulitiko ang maglalakas loob galawin ang squaters, sila ang nababayaran sa botohan at lahat.. kahit itanong pa natin kay Gloria.

  • 40  marilousyj

    08/15/2012 | 02:29 PM
    Kung pamilyar ka sa Bourne series alam mo na bagay na sa Manila sila nagshoot dahil kailangan sa mga eksena yung "colorful, ugly...etc" sabi nga niya it's so Bourne-ish. Take it as a compliment. Kunyari pa kayo naooffend e minumura niyo rin naman bansa niyo. At least itong Bourne, nakitaan ng potensyal ang mga "nega" na characteristics ng Manila. Basta ako, di ko papalampasin ang movie na ito.
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  • 39  starkings

    08/15/2012 | 02:23 PM
    TRUE! pepsters don't be angry with him. It really hurts but that's a fact!
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    kcprettyangel
    08/15/2012 | 02:28 PM
    100 percent agree. Ano bang gusto niyo, maging ipokrito siya? Yon ang eksaktong lugar na hanap nila to shoot the film at sa Manila nila nahanap yon.

  • 38  sharmanjoshi

    08/15/2012 | 02:18 PM
    Countries all over the world are randomly filmed and portrayed this way. Brazil where they filmed Need for Speed and The Hulk are examples... raw and dirty tingnan. Mexico and specially India, biro biruan na here in the States that you will get sick in the stomach when you eat food there. Thailand has been depicted many times, prostitution ang background. Vietnam was a film setting for the movie Same, same but Different and rampant Aids ang topic. The only thing we can do is provide balance and seize the opportunity na maipakita naman ang good side ng Pinas.
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  • 37  lovevibez7

    08/15/2012 | 02:17 PM
    WHAT HE SAID IS TRUE!!! MANILA IS CROWDED, STINKY AND DIRTY... VERY DIRTY!!!! SA MGA NASAKTAN, THE TRUTH HURTS!!! KYA NGA BINABAHA TUWING UMUULAN KC PUNO NG BASURA!!!! HINDI NMAN SYA PWDE MAGSINUNGALING NA MALINIS, LESS POPULATED.. HALLER!!! IT'S AN EYE OPENER NA PEOPLE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING!!
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  • 36  298

    08/15/2012 | 02:15 PM
    They really wanted us. Sakit! How desperate we are for anything kano.
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  • 35  sharmanjoshi

    08/15/2012 | 02:04 PM
    sorry, masakit pero totoo... exciting nga sa Philippines ginawa parts ng movie.. pero kailan pa maiaayos ang mga kalsada sa Pilipinas? kailan pa mababago ang sistema? parang forever nang ganito... malungkot. Kung makaihi at makadura ng phlema sa kalsada ganun ganun na lang diba. Ang dali daling ma bribe ng karamihan. RH Bill pa lang di na matapos tapos ang debate.. Lahat na halos ng countries umunlad. Buti pa South Africa naka 6 na medals sa Olympics... hanggang ngayon ang dami paring mga batang deprived ng sapat na edukasyon, deprived sa karapatan nila... panlabas lang yung tinira ni Gilroy eh...
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    popstar
    08/15/2012 | 02:21 PM
    One cannot educate the whole population overnight. It'd take generations of disciplined individuals to pull that off. Don't just blame the government for the cleanliness and hygiene. And btw, So. Africa is a stable country with a lot of good things. Just because it is 'Africa' does not make it one of those destitute countries in that continent. Johannesburg, the capital, is beautiful.

  • 34  klassyk143

    08/15/2012 | 02:04 PM
    Excuse me, kahit ano pang crowded or dumi ng pilipinas you don't expose that especially to the press and the rest of the world. It's rude. Kung pupunta ka sa isang lugar where you were prioritized and had everything your way, at least be grateful. It's not very polite to go on bashing some city you had to use for your own benefits. I just find it really rude. We did them a favor, not the other way around since it's not like they featured anything that benefit our country. If anything, it put even worse images in minds of people.
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  • 33  klassyk143

    08/15/2012 | 02:04 PM
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    popstar
    08/15/2012 | 02:17 PM
    Can't live based on denial. The movie needed facts to make it more raw. AGAIN, this is not a TOURISM promo. They came here for the real thing which is great for the movie. Just for the sake of argument, how would it sound if he only mentioned the beautiful parks and homes in Makati etc. but the movie showed Pasay and Tondo? Would not make sense. They might as well have come to Europe for that but won't really give the raw scenes they wanted to depict.

  • 32  popstar

    08/15/2012 | 02:03 PM
    People, this is not a tourism promo. The man is just saying it as it really is! All that crowd, dirt and all were what's needed for this exciting movie. Besides, that IS Manila. Why hide the fact? Everybody knows it anyway. Love it or leave it. Film it.
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  • 31  fanhan

    08/15/2012 | 01:51 PM
    hahaha. i saw the movie. i think they were looking for a place that's crowded and stinky..bourne-ish. whatever. ano ba magagawa natin kung pinas ang napag-isipan nla dahil gusto nlang ng ugly place para bourne-ish nga. LOL. it's a shame but it's the truth. sana next time, ma e-feature nla yung magagandang lugar natin...ive been to manila twice and im not gonna lie..it's dirty, polluted, hot and crowded! not nice at all. plus the traffic. ugh! it was killing me!
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  • 30  marchioness

    08/15/2012 | 01:50 PM
    Two mornings ago, I heard on the radio this DJ asking how was our country presented in this movie and maybe that is the most relevant question of all. Sadly, I believe that we were presented in the very exact reasons why they chose to film here - colorful, dirty, gritty and crowded. What a feeling.
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