Apparently the Northern Quarter was chosen because "its wide streets, towering buildings and pre-war architecture make the perfect backdrop for 1940s New York." As of today, filming has begun, and there will be a carchase sequence plus explosions. The film crew will be in town for about three weeks before moving on to shoot some more scenes in the Liverpool docks. Obviously, this being me, I took some photos innit:
For rent: LES. Ooh-er. I hope Les knows what he's in for.
A lot les(s) saucy. You got off this time, Les.
I'd be a bit miffed if I were Paula though, cos they just started building this set on her road without really telling anyone, which seems a little unfair. There are at least 2 big blocks of flats on that road, which are not being New Yorkified in any way, and which are full of non-fictional 2010 Manchester folk, and now they're closing off the road, so she and everyone else will probably have to be relegated to entering and leaving through the basement car park via some longwinded circuitous route, like shady criminals. Bit of an arse. Least they could have done was give some advance notice, rather than be like, oh by the way, you can't come into your flat today, we're exploding things. Pfft. Hollywood. Oh well. I hope she gets an autograph at least! :D
[edit: more photos here -->
