Filming Update

I got this update from our comments section. Thanks for all the info!

My neighbor went to the Cheyney Post Office on Station Road Friday to get
her mail, and they were filming The Happening there. She said there were 4
railroad cars and lots of extras walking in front of the trains talking on cell
phones. She was standing next to a man who said his son was an extra in the
movie. He pointed out M. Knight Shyamalan to her, and said something about Mark
Wahlberg, but my neighbor hadn't heard of him and didn't remember what he said.
We don't know if Mark was filming there. The Cheyney sign had been taken down
and there was a sign that said Filbert. They've moved on--all that's left are
some giant lights. I don't think they were ever filming at the Cheyney
University parking lot, the buses and trailers were just parked there.

The Happening and Cold Case

The Happening will resume filming Monday.

Also some scoop I just found out. Cold Case is filming in Philly today and they are shooting scenes that take place in the fall time.

The Happening and Cold Case

Cheyney Parking Lot

I got an e-mail this evening that said they were still filming at the Cheyney Universtiy Parking Lot in Philly.

Shooting

Are they are filming in the Cheyney Parking Lot again? Can anyone confirm this? If so e-mail at buzzrockradio@yahoo.com.

Also filming in Philly this weekend the CBS drama Cold Case. They are shooting some scenes for the upcoming season.

Todays Filming location

This information is from one of our tipsters:

They are filming today at the Cheyney University Parking Lot.

Set Report & Trivia

Update on 30th Street Station Shoot, got this in my e-mail this morning:
Good Morning, I just found your site and I would like to pass this tidbit of information along to you, I saw a woman actor being filmed buying coffee from one of the fake vendors at the 30th Street Train Station studio that is housing production of THE HAPPENING. I am coming back from my trip Saturday and if I see any more filming I will send you an e-mail to let you and your readers know!

Trivia:
Did you know that at the Masterman school where The Happening shot last week is the school
that Will Smith and Kevin Bacon went to.

Filming Location & On Set accounts...

My new friend ilikemix just sent me a update on a filming location for Aug 22nd -24th:





Hey, buzzrock, I'm afraid I don't know of any other shooting locations, other than The G-Lodge in Valley Forge/Phoenixville. It is at 1371 Valley Forge Road. I'm going down there next Wednesday, the 22nd. They are filming there from Aug. 22-24.

Also from ilikemix:

My mom and I walked in around 10:40 AM, and there was a little, mini-food court to the right-hand side with tables and chairs that was roped off with "caution" tape. About a minute later, I saw Zooey Deschanel, going into the main hall. When I went in there, I immediately noticed all the extras, a guy with a clipboard, M. Night Shyamalan with a guy at the camera, and they called "action," I think, but I don't remember - I was too excited!! lol Zooey was standing there, talking to someone. There was a white floor sign that said something in the words of, "There is a movie being filmed here, and your likeness and voice may be used without permission of 20th Century Fox," and so on. We then followed the extras down to that little food court, and then they told us to go to the North Waiting Room. I saw a dummy, a couple orange machine with wheels. My mom and I were invited to go on the set. We sat, and watched Mark Wahlberg act, and M. Night filming him, following him with the camera. There were also chairs that had 'The Happening' movie logo on them. There were a lot of people standing around. A few times, they called "background action!" and "cut!," I think. I also got an autograph from both Mark and Zooey. There were fake deli and bakery sets, with glass cases, so that when you looked in, there were different pastries, such as different kinds of cookies. There was also a big set in the middle of the Waiting Room, with "NEWS" posted all around it. That's all I can think of at the moment.

Also have another on set account from screen name JtotheD:

every morning i use the 30th Street station in Philadelphia to go to & from work. i noticed last week that their were lots of workers moving wood and store signs thru the front enterance and one of the workers said it was for the new thriller movie The Happen. I was walking by this morning and i saw Mark Wahlberg sitting drinking water. there were signs saying if u walked by the sets u could be on film and that u give up ur rights and Fox owns them. Also i think the movie is directed by the man who made Signs M Knight Shamalon. i will e-mail u anythink new if i c it happening hehe

thanks, JtotheD

Inquirer Artical on The Happening

From Philly.com:

By Michael Klein
Inquirer Columnist

The Happening, the M. Night Shyamalan flick shooting hereabouts, is well on track.
Shyamalan, cast and crew set up yesterday near the Amtrak ticket booths on the north side of 30th Street Station. The space was done up with prop food stands, including Bucks County Coffee Co., Sarcone's Bakery and Philly Pretzel Factory. (Actor/cheesesteak mogul Tony Luke Jr. manned a "Tony Luke's" booth.) Copies of The Inquirer were hung from a newsstand.

Scenes included star Mark Wahlberg, in a blue button-down and jeans and carrying an overnight bag, walking through extras playing train passengers. Plot specifics are under wraps, but I hear that the setting moves from New York City (where production began last week) to Philly as Wahlberg, wife (played by Zooey Deschanel) and best friend (John Leguizamo) flee a crisis that threatens to wipe out humanity.

Deschanel, Leguizamo and young costar Ashlyn Sanchez were seen on set yesterday. Shyamalan's wife, Bhavna, and two daughters watched.

The station is one of many Philly locations, including Rittenhouse Square. "The city becomes a part of the fabric of this film, the way it was felt in The Sixth Sense," says Jose L. Rodriguez, a producer. (Lots of damp fabric as the company filmed its first Philly scenes last week at Masterman School during the heat wave. Shyamalan ordered up water bottles, imprinted with The Happening and outfitted with holsters, to be worn on the hip.)

Yesterday, while crew lunched at 30th Street, the Shyamalans led a small party to Rae restaurant, in the adjacent Circa Centre. And Friday, I hear, Shyamalan graciously signed autographs while taking in Beyoncé's show at the Wachovia Center.

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/todaystalk/20070814_Inqlings___Shyamalans_whistle-stop_at_30th_Street.html

Casting News!

From film.org:

The Happening

Posted on August 14, 2007

Heery Casting is requesting pictures/resumes from those interested in background work for The Happening. Men and Women, union and non-union, all ethnicities, age 12 +.
We are looking for people who have NOT already worked on the film AND you MUST be available for MULTIPLE and CONSECUTIVE DAYS of shooting.
The Happening is the new feature film from 20th Century Fox, directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

Shooting will take place from August through October 2007 in the Philadelphia suburbs.
ALL talent submitted MUST be LOCAL HIRE for the Philadelphia area.
Please MAIL picture/resume to:Heery Casting263 N. Lawrence St.Phila., PA 19106.
Please note on outside of envelope: “The Happening” background and BE SURE to note your SAG status!

If you are already on file at Heery Casting, please e-mail your picture with your contact info and your availability to: happening1@gmail.comPlease put “new face” in the subject line.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Contact Details

Name
Heery Casting

Address
263 N. Lawrence StPhila, Pennsylvania 19106

Website
www.heerycasting.com

Email
happening1@gmail.com

I have tips on THE HAPPENING filming locations

From August 13th:
-I can confirm after talking to a production source that M. Night and his crew are filming at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. The source would not tell me what actors were filming at the station or what scenes. Also the source says that more information on upcoming casting for extras would be made public in the next few days. So stay tuned.

-On the imdb page mcamp 81-1 posted:

They are building a huge set in the North Waiting Room at 30th Street Station, and it is blocked off for a private event until the 20th according to their website. I emailed a film contact I have, and she said she was pretty sure M. Night was filming there this month.

**edited 8-10-07**

As of yesterday, the center piece island thing has big signs above it that says NEWS, and four huge flat panel tv's around it, one one each side. They are setting up what looks like deli or bakery counters, with glass cabinets. I can't imagine that you wouldn't be able to watch filming of this when it goes down, they can't possibly shut down the Amtrak 30th St waiting room. From the Amtrak desk, you can clearly see into the hall, so I have no idea what they are going to do about background..

-Also from sleepyeyedzzz on the imdb page:

so i came back to the train station today in philly and i had to use the bathroom and all the stuff was roped off and this guy was like u tryin to see mark whalberg and im like no i gotta go to tha bathroom...i thought he was jokin then i see him..m night aand john leguizamo....nice...mark was cool came over and greeted us all standin there...took some pics and signed some autographs... ;)

Also if u have info on any upcoming filming locations post them in the comments or e-mail me at buzzrockradio@yahoo.com.

Thanks!

Photos I took

I took these photos outside the Masterman School in Philly. Where they were filming on Aug. 9th.

If you have any photos post links to them in comments or e-mail me at buzzrockradio@yahoo.com.

^Street where they filmed

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6255/thehappening014yv0.jpg

^Craft Services

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/989/thehappening016ah8.jpg

^That lady gave me the dirtiest looks

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9551/thehappening015lg1.jpg

^Craft Service all the way from CALI!

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/8382/thehappening018mg9.jpg

^Base Camp Sign

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/7611/thehappening019rc4.jpg

^Trailers

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/2017/thehappening020ev0.jpg

^Guy said they were filming in this room, tried to get a shot but a security guard to me to leave

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5409/thehappening021jq4.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/5743/thehappening023cr3.jpg

^Production Truck

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7035/thehappening024br9.jpg

^Lights Outside

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9774/thehappening025mw1.jpg

^out front

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/945/thehappening027fc3.jpg

^Wires

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7846/thehappening036gt3.jpg

^In the Back again

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/796/thehappening033ub3.jpg

^Production Truck

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/gallery/photodir.php?dir=1611

^Other Photos from other website

-Tom Sofield

http://www.buzzrock.2ya.com/

First Post!

Hey everyone! I am going to try to make this your one stop for news on M. Night Shyamalan's new movie the Happening. Here is the a summury of the story (from IMDB.com):

"A paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity. "


Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, John Leguizamo, Zooey Deschannel, Spencer Breslin
Studio: 20th Century FOX
Release Date: (Friday) June 13th, 2008.