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The few cars passing over Majura Parkway in the early hours of Thursday morning would have missed the Hollywood film set beneath them. In the dead of night, on the outskirts of Canberra, filming for Liam Neeson’s next blockbuster film Blacklight wrapped up in the capital with a high speed car crash scene. After a week of filming which saw Canberra’s streets become those of Washington, DC, the final scene was shot in the early hours of Thursday morning at Majura. The high-speed chase and Porsche crash was filmed on Tambreet Street, just off Majura Parkway from 11pm Wednesday. Producers had been keen to keep the late-night filming under wraps with media denied access on set The cast and crew enacted the crash several times, resetting every 10 to 15 minutes until they got the perfect shot. But it didn’t go as producers had originally planned, with crew needing to source a third car for the scene, delaying the process by a couple of hours. The crashed vehicle was towed away and another Porsche was used to shoot the lead-up to the collision. To create the effect of rain, a water truck was brought in to wet the road. Read more: The turn-offs from Majura Parkway north and southbound were closed from early Wednesday afternoon while crews prepared for the late night shoot. By sunrise on Thursday, crews bid goodbye to the capital after a week of filming which kicked off in Civic with a high octane car chase. Blacklight producer Paul Currie and other crew members have applauded Canberra’s quiet streets, nondescript cityscape and efficient approval processes. Giving hope to some the ACT could be the new LA.
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The few cars passing over Majura Parkway in the early hours of Thursday morning would have missed the Hollywood film set beneath them.
In the dead of night, on the outskirts of Canberra, filming for Liam Neeson’s next blockbuster film Blacklight wrapped up in the capital with a high speed car crash scene.
After a week of filming which saw Canberra’s streets become those of Washington, DC, the final scene was shot in the early hours of Thursday morning at Majura.
The high-speed chase and Porsche crash was filmed on Tambreet Street, just off Majura Parkway from 11pm Wednesday.
Blacklight filming wraps up in Canberra with late night car crash
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In the dead of night, on the outskirts of Canberra, filming for Liam Neeson’s next blockbuster film Blacklight wrapped up in the capital with a high speed car crash scene.
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Producers had been keen to keep the late-night filming under wraps with media denied access on set
The cast and crew enacted the crash several times, resetting every 10 to 15 minutes until they got the perfect shot.
But it didn’t go as producers had originally planned, with crew needing to source a third car for the scene, delaying the process by a couple of hours.
The crashed vehicle was towed away and another Porsche was used to shoot the lead-up to the collision.
To create the effect of rain, a water truck was brought in to wet the road.
The final hours of shooting the car chase for the Hollywood movie Blacklight (starring Liam Neeson) on Majura Road. PIcture: Karleen Minney
The turn-offs from Majura Parkway north and southbound were closed from early Wednesday afternoon while crews prepared for the late night shoot.
The final hours of shooting the car chase for the Hollywood movie Blacklight (starring Liam Neeson) on Majura Road. PIcture: Karleen Minney
