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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: 100283 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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9 flourpower

08/15/2012 | 12:58 PM

bwahahahahaha. ang adjectives na ginamit...talaga namang namumulaklak! sana matuto na tayong magtapon ng basura sa tamang lugar. tama naman sinabi nya eh, iba ang sa ng sa ng ng pinas. paglabas mo palang ng airport, amoy mo na kagad ang alinsangan ng hangin. tambucho palang ng mga sasakyan, lung ca n c er na abot mo eh.

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8 aaronick

08/15/2012 | 12:54 PM

I, for one, was not offended by his statements. Kasi nabasa ko yung ibang interviews niya. And wala siyang sinabi kundi papuri sa Pinas. Kung anuman yung sinabi sa article sa itaas na maaaring offensive sa iba, it was mentioned out of description to how the settings of this Bourne film should look like. Ang Pinas ang nakapasa sa description na kailangan niya para sa pelikulang ito. Kaya nga dito ginawa eh. Kung ganyan talaga ang tingin niya sa Pinas, para ano pa ang eksenang kinuna sa EL NIDO, PALAWAN? Kitang kita naman na bumawi ang direktor sa pagpapakita ng isang side ng Manila at ang kapalit ay ang mala-paaisong El Nido. So hinay-hinay lang. Parte din ng nabasa kong article sa ibang site is natanong siya kung maaari niya ulit gamitin ang Pinas bilang setting ng iba pa niyang film, OO agad ang sagot niya. Most especially since napakadali ng kanilang naging trabaho dahil na rin sa cooperation ng mga kinauukulan.

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Clara Pastor

08/15/2012 | 01:07 PM

besides it's not the whole Phil.naman ang sinabi nyang offensive remarks only Manila..

sixtogracia

08/15/2012 | 01:19 PM

Correct! He even commended Philippines!

czeska221

08/16/2012 | 06:00 AM

u said it right! some just over reacted about what he said. talking about emotions over logic...pinoy talaga oh.
7 matty29

08/15/2012 | 12:53 PM

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6 Stantiel

08/15/2012 | 12:53 PM

Ok, thanks for adding insult to injury. The film is as worse as how he described the Phils. It's the worst in all Bourne movies.

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5 matty29

08/15/2012 | 12:52 PM

Oh shut up guy! It's true anyways! Come on.... You can only count a few places in the Philippines that's looks decent. Yet some are just outrageous and filthy...Hypocrites man...

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4 sweetum

08/15/2012 | 12:47 PM

why not boycott this movie? So ungrateful scriptwriter! minaliit lang nya lalo ang pinas, grabe ang adjective nya na ginamit, griddy, napakabaho daw. grrrr! buti nalang di ko pa napapanood to! Dapat tanggalin na to sa mga sinehan! Ang taas ng ere nila, porke alam nila na pagbibigyan sila kahit magkabuhol buhol pa ang traffic dahil hollywood sila, kahit sino pwede nilang pakiusapan sa pinas! grrr talga!

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aiveec

08/15/2012 | 12:52 PM

Boycott? Did he lie or does truth hurts?

sixtogracia

08/15/2012 | 01:21 PM

C'mon! Boycott the movie? Because he said facts/truth about Manila? Tsk.

czeska221

08/16/2012 | 05:55 AM

why? he just said the truth right? I know it hurts and it's embarrassing and we can't blame him for being blunt.
3 Clara Pastor

08/15/2012 | 12:37 PM

para naman pinaalam how bad manila is?lahat ng negative remark sinabi na..stinky,ugly..etc..sabagay totoo nman..lalo na ngayon after that flood lalong offensive smell..

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2 bruceleeako

08/15/2012 | 12:30 PM

Do we Filipinos thank this airhead Toni Gilroy for filming his movie here in the Philippines? What di we gain? Let's be honest, did we really gain anything? When will ever learn? This guy just pulled down the image of the Philippines and USED US ! Instead of being GRATEFUL, this is what we get? INSULTS ?

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Txmel1

08/15/2012 | 12:39 PM

To be fair, I doubt his intent was to offend. I think he just candidly answered the question.

aiveec

08/15/2012 | 12:51 PM

Lots of people got jobs during the filming. Thousands of them. The government then got taxes and "rent" for using the country as the location.

neophyte

08/15/2012 | 12:52 PM

Its actually true. sadly, manila is stinky, griddy, crowded, etc. If we can't accept that fact or reality, we won't aspire to change and continue to be stinky, griddy, crowded, flooded for years to come. Just look at our neighboring country, their better than us.

neophyte

08/15/2012 | 12:53 PM

Insults? Have it ever occurred to you that he's telling the truth.

benice

08/15/2012 | 01:01 PM

agree ako sa comment ni neophyte. kung di natin makikita kung ano ang totoo, hindi natin maitatama ang mali. bakit hindi pagtulungang linisin ang bansa natin, para sa susunod na may international movie na-i-s-shoot sa tin, ang dahilan ng director at producers ay dahil malinis at maayos ang bansa natin. : Be positive, Be nice.

sixtogracia

08/15/2012 | 01:26 PM

I don't think his intention is to offend us. What he say is true. You know what's wrong? Is when we here something we don't what to here from others. He just answer the question. Dapat at this point, we don't need to feel offended or insult, it should be a wake up call to us to be more discipline about our environment.

czeska221

08/16/2012 | 05:52 AM

Agree with Neophyte. I don't think it's his intention to insult us. He said it like it is. Which is a fact that some parts of the country really look like a garbage.
1 Txmel1

08/15/2012 | 12:29 PM

Daghan napod masuko ani nga comment. Bisan tinuod. I boycott napod unya ka nila parehas ni Claire Danes...

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Txmel1

08/15/2012 | 12:30 PM

I do resent the word ugly... Your statement could have done without it, Sir:p