SUBMITTED BY Scooby
October 14, 2002 — From the Inquirer News Service:
THE PLACE is a regular Philippine rural village, complete with nipa huts, a scenic riverbank, carabaos, horses and cows and coconut trees. The only difference is that this Philippine village, made to look like the old Cabanatuan, is in the Gold Coast in Australia and it takes the awesome machinery of a Hollywood company like Miramax to set it up.
Daily, around 200 technical men, crew and production assistants are working shifts to make this set work.
Actors Cesar Montano and Paolo Montalban, both staying at Xanadu Hotel Resort, are picked up at 6 a.m. by driver Darren who keeps an ongoing commentary on the happenings on the set. Rommel Montano and I join the group to go to the set. At the next hotel, we pick up hot young American actor James Franco, who quietly sits in front. It is a 45-minute ride to the set.
Cesar and James have been assigned their own trailers, with the names of their characters on the door: James' trailer has "Capt. Prince" and Cesar's has "Pajota." Next to Cesar's is the John Dahl trailer with the director's name on it.
It is a very hot day with a cold wind but the trailer is comfortable with air conditioning, TV and component, bed and toilet and bath. But Cesar seldom gets the chance to enjoy the amenities. As soon as we arrive he is made up and driven to the set.
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(Thanks to 'Anonymous') |
