The making of "Premium Rush"

[fiamme red]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/movies/joseph-gordon-levitt-dodges-traffic-in-premium-rush.html

In a nine-day stretch, at least one member of the production needed emergency medical treatment each day. This included an incident when two lanes of the Avenue of the Americas had been closed to traffic. An irate man driving a car with a diplomat’s license plate swerved onto the set, causing a domino effect that catapulted Mr. Gordon-Levitt off his bike, into a taxi window and to the hospital for 31 stitches.

“It was my fault,” said Mr. Gordon-Levitt, who had sped past the motorcycle-riding camera operator who was filming him. “I was going too fast.” He agreed to “hold back” after the accident.

[Louis]

I can see the headlines now -

"Movie star cyclist taken out by road-raging Syrian diplomat. Resulting international incident sparks WW III"

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Since it's come up...here's a video which talks about the training the actors has to go through for the movie: http://youtu.be/4y_Kqbu9hkg

And their coach for the movie was none other than - Nate Loyal! http://www.nateloyal.com/

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Quicksilverish
Cheers

[ofcounsel]

Since it's come up...here's a video which talks about the training the actors has to go through for the movie: http://youtu.be/4y_Kqbu9hkg

And their coach for the movie was none other than - Nate Loyal! http://www.nateloyal.com/

Nate's a great guy! Glad to see him get some props!

[MattTuck]

Quicksilverish
Cheers

Gleaming the cube.

[fiamme red]

Quicksilverish
CheersBike messengers were much more common back then. They're a dying breed now.

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Bike messengers were much more common back then. They're a dying breed now.

Amen
Cheers

[false_Aest]

nah brah,

they just aren't delivering for companies anymore... its all about delivering weed.

seriously.

[fiamme red]

More about how NYC bike messengers helped with the production:

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/the_wheel_deal_0ngwFhPiqN4SNT8zXjXwiL

[crownjewelwl]

kinda looking forward to this flick?

[MattTuck]

kinda looking forward to this flick?

I'm not sure I'm looking forward to it, but am kind of interested in seeing how it does. I've been to 2 movies in the last year, so not exactly a big cinema junkie.

That said, Top Gun wasn't about fighter jets, Godfather wasn't about the mafia, Rounders was not about poker, and Fast and Furious was not about cars.

Those were really just the back drops, the settings in which the story takes place. The real story is about the plot, the characters, the emotion. The 'themed' movies that do well are those that realize this. The ones that fade quickly are the ones that rely on the setting too much and the story too little.

My opinion of course. I hope Premium Rush strikes the right balance.

[crownjewelwl]

agreed, but i hope they get the cycling component right...

getting the backdrop right is important...take finance movies for example...wall street 2 was one of the worst depictions while margin call was quite good...i wouldn't say the WS2 plot was that bad, but the industry details were plain silly

I'm not sure I'm looking forward to it, but am kind of interested in seeing how it does. I've been to 2 movies in the last year, so not exactly a big cinema junkie.

That said, Top Gun wasn't about fighter jets, Godfather wasn't about the mafia, Rounders was not about poker, and Fast and Furious was not about cars.

Those were really just the back drops, the settings in which the story takes place. The real story is about the plot, the characters, the emotion. The 'themed' movies that do well are those that realize this. The ones that fade quickly are the ones that rely on the setting too much and the story too little.

My opinion of course. I hope Premium Rush strikes the right balance.

[krhea]

Bike messengers were much more common back then. They're a dying breed now.


Not dying here in Portland. That scene is still alive and doing very well. Both traditional "bike delivery" and non-trad.

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kinda looking forward to this flick?

I will go to see it I am kind of a movie junkie these days
Cheers :)

[jeduardo]

Did you listen to NPR yesterday?
"Where Cyclists Once Rode, Ghost Bikes Stand Vigil"
Listen to/View NPR's Report: HERE (http://www.npr.org/2012/08/21/159560603/where-cyclists-once-rode-ghost-bikes-stand-vigil)