It seems that for the last three days Transformers 3 has been filming along a highway in Hammond, Indiana. Wednesday night's shoot ended on a tragic note as an extra on the set was injured by an object that went through the windshield of her 2006 Toyota resulting in a "serious head injury" that required an airlift to Loyola Medical Center. Apparently the driver was knocked unconscious as the vehicle continued moving, hitting the inner concrete median for a mile before coming to a stop.Part of the filming used extras in their own vehicles to, I assume, fill out the look of a highway chase sequence that closed down the freeway for driving stunt sequences. Filming at the location was cancelled (or at least the use of extras) for Thursday but I am not sure if that is due to the injury or because of the filming in Chicago. Further details have not been released but hopefully the extra will make a full recovery.
Relating to the Indiana filming, below are two videos posted today that show a little bit of the action. Optimus Prime has taken on a blue color for I assume special effects reasons as that shape will be replaced by CGI in post-production. It must be a complicated sequence as that hasn't been necessary in the past. Thanks to DJ Bigtyme Beats for the videos.Read More »
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