"Greetings from Chicago - a wonderful place to make a movie and terrifying place to have an exorcism.
I am here shooting "The Unborn," which was born in David Goyer's brain and is being skillfully directed by him.
Tonight we are shooting one of the climatic scenes in the film in which Gary Oldman and Idris Elba are conducting an exorcism.
We are shooting on location at an old abandoned chapel with cracked stained glass windows, peeling paint and ruptured floors.
The place feels like it belongs in a World War 2 aftermath scene.
Now before I go on, I want to remind you that I have shot films in unsettling places before. I am convinced that the house
we shot the “Amityville Horror” in was haunted and the Hewitt House from “The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre” had a total of nine people die in it - all by "natural causes" - or so I was told. But I digress.
So tonight we are shooting this scene -- it's 3:30 in the morning and we are all exhausted. Lights are flickering, wind is
blowing and Gary Oldman is trying to be heard above all the chaos. It feels so real that those of us seated in front of the
monitors were freaked out and thrilled at the same time. Goyer painstakingly recreated this exorcism rite from the Old Testament.
The words Gary Oldman is saying are directly from the Old Testament and since we are running the scene all the way thru in
each take, I found myself completely wrapped up in the scene. For a second I forgot we were filming a movie, and then the
room started to shake... I am not screwing around here, the room shook, chandeliers swayed, and our 25 foot long lighting
balloon exploded - sending shards of glass raining down!
Chicago, along with neighboring cities throughout Illinois and Indiana, were experienced the second largest earthquake
in the history of these parts.
Now you can say that it’s a coincidence that we had a 5.2 magnitude earthquake while shooting our exorcism scene
- but when you finally see the scene, you’ll know why the actors look so freaked out, and why am writing this blog
from the safety of a particularly hardy doorway."
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# A Christmas Carol (2009) (filming) (rumored)
# The Unborn (2009) (filming) .... Sendak
# Rain Fall (2009) (filming)
# The Dark Knight (2008) (post-production) .... Lt. James Gordon
... aka The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
# Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night (2007) (VG) (voice) .... Ignitus
# Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) .... Sirius Black
... aka Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
... aka The Order of the Phoenix (USA: short title)
# The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Ignitus
# Bosque de sombras (2006) .... Paul
... aka BackWoods (International: English title)
... aka The Backwoods (France)
# Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) .... Sirius Black
... aka Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
... aka The Goblet of Fire (USA: short title)
# Batman Begins (2005) .... Jim Gordon
... aka Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
# Who's Kyle? (2004) .... Scouse
# Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .... Sirius Black
... aka Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
# Dead Fish (2004) .... Lynch
# Sin (2003/I) .... Charlie Strom
# True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Rocky, Agent Masterson
# Tiptoes (2003) .... Rolfe
... aka Tiny Tiptoes (France)
# Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Sgt. Jack Barnes
# Beat the Devil (2002) .... Devil
... aka The Hire: Beat the Devil (USA: series title)
# Interstate 60 (2002) .... O.W. Grant
... aka I-60 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (USA)
# "Friends" .... Richard Crosby (2 episodes, 2001)
- The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding: Part 1 (2001) TV episode .... Richard Crosby
- The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding: Part 2 (2001) TV episode .... Richard Crosby
# Hannibal (2001) .... Mason Verger
# Nobody's Baby (2001) .... Buford Dill
# The Contender (2000) .... Rep. Sheldon Runyon
... aka Rufmord - Jenseits der Moral (Germany)
# Jesus (1999) (TV) .... Pontius Pilate
... aka Bibbia: Jesus, La (Italy)
... aka Bibel - Jesus, Die (Germany)
# "Tracey Takes On..." .... Hairdresser (1 episode, 1999)
- Hair (1999) TV episode .... Hairdresser
# The Fifth Element (1998) (VG) (voice) .... Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
... aka Cinquième élément, Le (France)
# Quest for Camelot (1998) (voice) .... Baron Ruber
... aka The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot
# Lost in Space (1998) .... Spider Smith
... aka LS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
# Air Force One (1997) .... Ivan Korshunov
... aka AFO
... aka Air Force One (Germany)
# The Fifth Element (1997) .... Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
... aka Cinquième élément, Le (France)
# Basquiat (1996) .... Albert Milo
... aka Build a Fort, Set It on Fire
# The Scarlet Letter (1995) .... Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale
# Murder in the First (1995) .... Milton Glenn
... aka Meurtre à Alcatraz (France)
# Immortal Beloved (1994) .... Ludwig van Beethoven
# Léon (1994) .... Stansfield
... aka Leon (UK)
... aka The Cleaner
... aka The Professional (USA)
# Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) .... Jack Grimaldi
# True Romance (1993) .... Drexl Spivey
... aka Breakaway (Philippines: English title)
# "Fallen Angels" .... Pat Keiley (1 episode, 1993)
- Dead End for Delia (1993) TV episode .... Pat Keiley
# Dracula (1992) .... Dracula
... aka Bram Stoker's Dracula (USA: complete title)
# JFK (1991) .... Lee Harvey Oswald
... aka JFK (France)
... aka JFK - Affaire non classée (France: poster title)
# Heading Home (1991) (TV) .... Ian Tyson
# Henry & June (1990) (as Maurice Escargot) .... Pop
# State of Grace (1990) .... Jackie Flannery
# Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) .... Rosencrantz
# "Knots Landing" .... Don Ross (1 episode, 1989)
- Close Call (1989) TV episode .... Don Ross
# Chattahoochee (1989) .... Emmett Foley
# We Think the World of You (1988) .... Johnny
# Criminal Law (1988) .... Ben Chase
# Track 29 (1988) .... Martin
# The Firm (1988) (TV) .... Bex Bissell
# Prick Up Your Ears (1987) .... Joe Orton
# Sid and Nancy (1986) .... Sid Vicious
... aka Sid and Nancy: Love Kills
# Honest, Decent & True (1986) (TV) .... Derek Bates
# Morgan's Boy (1984) (TV) .... Colin
# "Dramarama" .... Ben (1 episode, 1984)
- On Your Tod (1984) TV episode .... Ben
# Meantime (1984) (TV) .... Coxy
# Remembrance (1982) .... Daniel
Here we have featured below, stunningly beautiful wallpapers, by our lovely artist Mary Black!!! Mary was inspired for this
exquisite work by Mr Oldman's portrayal of Sirius Black!
Thank you so much, Mary x
If you wish to use this work please kindly visit our forum to ask the artist permission! Thanks
English actor Gary Oldman (Dracula, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter) and Cam Gigandet are in negotiations to
star in Platinum Dunes' untitled supernatural thiller - originally titled Born - which was written and will be directed by
David Goyer. They will star alongside Odette Yustman (Cloverfield), who was announced last week. The psychological thriller
follows an 18-year-old who is haunted by a Dybbuk - the soul of a dead person barred from heaven - in the form of a young
boy who perished in Auschwitz.
According to the IMDB "Unborn" is now being filmed!!
This supernatural thriller looks set to be awesome!!
Our "Song for the day" is now located on our banners page!! Just click on banners in the left hand navigation and
click on the link to listen....todays song is "In the Shadows" by Rasmus!
Enjoy! x
Disclaimer: this site is in no way connected to or endorsed by Mr Oldman himself and I have no connections and have never
met Mr Oldman. This is simply a dedicated fan site!