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Chicago QUAKES During Unborn Exorcism! 9:30pm, April 21, 2008 Greetings from Chicago - a wonderful place to make a movie and terrifying place to have an exorcism. I am here shooting "The Unborn," which was born in David Goyer's brain and is being skillfully directed by him. Tonight we are shooting one of the climatic scenes in the film in which Gary Oldman and Idris Elba are conducting an exorcism. We are shooting on location at an old abandoned chapel with cracked stained glass windows, peeling paint and ruptured floors. The place feels like it belongs in a World War 2 aftermath scene. Now before I go on, I want to remind you that I have shot films in unsettling places before. I am convinced that the house we shot the "Amityville Horror" in was haunted and the Hewitt House from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" had a total of nine people die in it - all by "natural causes" - or so I was told. But I digress. So tonight we are shooting this scene -- it's 3:30 in the morning and we are all exhausted. Lights are flickering, wind is blowing and Gary Oldman is trying to be heard above all the chaos. It feels so real that those of us seated in front of the monitors were freaked out and thrilled at the same time. Goyer painstakingly recreated this exorcism rite from the Old Testament. The words Gary Oldman is saying are directly from the Old Testament and since we are running the scene all the way thru in each take, I found myself completely wrapped up in the scene. For a second I forgot we were filming a movie, and then the room started to shake... I am not screwing around here, the room shook, chandeliers swayed, and our 25 foot long lighting balloon exploded - sending shards of glass raining down! Chicago, along with neighboring cities throughout Illinois and Indiana, were experienced the second largest earthquake in the history of these parts. Now you can say that it's a coincidence that we had a 5.2 magnitude earthquake while shooting our exorcism scene - but when you finally see the scene, you'll know why the actors look so freaked out, and why am writing this blog from the safety of a particularly hardy doorway.
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This is the official blog page for Brad Fuller. Platinum Dunes has produced The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror, The Hitcher, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and the forthcoming Unborn, Horsemen, Friday the 13th, The Birds and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Watch this spot for inside stories, scoops, first looks and more!
OLDER NEWS So, where's that Comic Con trailer? Posted July 28, 2009 Now we're back on track... Posted July 24, 2009 Before we talk Comic Con.... Posted July 20, 2009 It's a wrap, the new Elm Street is in the can! Posted July 12, 2009 Thinking of joining the Springwood Police Department... Posted May 18, 2009 Off to Elm Street (otherwise known as Chicago)... Posted May 4, 2009 'Elm Street' casting begins... Jackie Earle Haley is your new Freddy Krueger. Posted April 5, 2009 Reflecting back on a killer weekend, can you say sequel? Posted February 16, 2009 Friday the 13th a week away... some DVD news! Posted February 8, 2009 Second to final Friday the 13th blog post, then it's off to Springwood... Posted January 25, 2009 The Unborn a 'scary' PG-13? We hope so! Your feedback is helping with Freddy's return to Elm Street... Posted January 5, 2009 The Voorhees Family Reunion Posted December 24, 2008 Busy, busy, busy... Posted December 7, 2008 Preparing for the San Diego Comic Con! Posted July 24, 2008 Happy Friday the 13th! Here's a look at Jason Voorhees' mask!! Posted June 13, 2008 Take a trip with me to Camp Crystal Lake... Posted June 11, 2008 Why THIS Friday the 13th is important! Posted June 2, 2008 So, who is playing young Jason Voorhees? Actors shed a little blood for the camera... Posted May 15, 2008 Welcome to Camp Crystal Lake! Let's get started with a picture... Posted May 12, 2008 Final thoughts on Unborn -- Friday the 13th here we come! Posted May 8, 2008 NOW ON DVD
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