As fanboys and movie buffs try to guess which of the comics will serve as canon for the new Superman movie and how the story will re-introduce us to the classic superhero, a possible production schedule has leaked online. The list of dates were sent into Collider by a likely insider and seem to be quite accurate with regard to a timeline the production would need to adhere to in order to be in cinemas before the end of 2012.
The scheduling list featured below also includes info regarding scenes and locations as well as the 9 month filming schedule, with principal photography beginning August 22 2011 until April 2012 to meet the target date. As you can imagine a film of this magnitude under so much pressure will require an extended filming period to allow director Zack Snyder to make changes or perform re-shoots if necessary with many aspects of the production likely to be concurrent, such as FX work.
Check out the list and see what you think:
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Principle Photography begins 22 August 2011 and shooting will run until April 2012. “Superman” will enter Post-Production May 1, 2012 and will continue until November 2012 set for release in Mid-December 2012 (14th – 21st) [Date still TBC].
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Principle Photography will start in [Location TBC] which will act as “Smallville” and will film for about 40 days for 4 scenes: [HOMECOMING], [FUTURE DISCUSSION], [SHIP DISCOVERY] and [FUNERAL].
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The scenes in Smallville aren’t the first thing in the movie but are going to be filmed first for convinience and won’t be a major part of the story but a key part.
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Filming will then move to [Location TBC] where the majority of filming takes place. Shooting here will last Mid-September until Early January 2012.
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There will be a Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year breaks during the shoot. Shooting in 2011 finishes on something like December 15th and won’t resume until January 5th.
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Filming will then move to the European and Asian continents as well as the Middle East for minor shoots from January 5th to mid February 2012.
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The foreign shoots are for a montage scene and will feature Clark Kent. I believe the story says Iraq and Afghanistan but filming won’t take place there for obvious reasons and a stand in country will be chosen. The actual foreign places are being decided now and it may even film those desert war scenes in the US.
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Filming will then move to a UK Studio until late April 2012 for interior shoots and set shoots before entering Post-Production on May 1.
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The UK studio is Shepperton Studios at Pinewood I believe and is where the Daily Planet interior scenes will be filmed as well as others
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The stand in for Metropolis will be Chicago and NOT Vancouver. This is one of the key reasons why The Dark Knight Rises has moved to Detroit because TDKR doesn’t have as many ariel shots as Superman and so the audience will not know the difference. The ariel shots in TDKR will be CGI enhanced as will the Superman shots.
via: Collider
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