August 29, 2008
Just outside of Limassol near the huge salt lake is a tree plantation that was ideally suited for a jungle scene. This gallery is of just one of 7 locations used for the jungle sequence. Aug 18 – Sc 2 Aug 19 – Sc 2 [Read more]
August 29, 2008
With the help of the Cypriot National Guard, Kouros Dam was used during the truck chase. When the soldier is waving at the trucks to stop, he is actually shouting a football chant in Greek! [Read more]
August 29, 2008
Tomb of the Kings was actually a burial place for ordinary citizens, not kings. The tombs made excellent sets for the release of Sevenseas and the map room. Each set was then dressed to make it specific to our story. [Read more]
August 29, 2008
For the truck chase and helicopter lift, we had to film on a day, time and location that the helicopters would be flying in. Working closely with 84 Squadron of the Royal Air Force it was very important that the RAF was not flying extra hours just for us; we had to coincide our shoot [...] [Read more]
August 29, 2008
This location was actually built inside the Episkopi Theatre Club building. This was very handy as we had mains power for lighting etc. One problem was the carpet however – how would we explain a camp in the middle of the village having a red carpet? Solution: we placed some red carpet protruding... [Read more]
August 29, 2008
Larnia Rock was used in 2 scenes: Discovery of the Idol and the film finale – the joining. Originally, the joining scene was to be filmed a Curium ruins, but due to rain (yes rain in Cyprus!) it was moved to Larnia Rock. This created a whole set of new challenges as the storyboard was [...] [Read more]
