So much happened in 2011 that, unfortunately, we couldn’t’ keep up with it all! So here are links to some of the movie news, filming locations, and fun stories that we made note of, but never had to time to cover in 2011.
Take a look, there is definitely something for everyone! And, if you have any scoop about a movie filming or a fun celeb event in 2012, be sure to let us know at olv@onlocationvacations.com!
Here’s to an even better 2012!
Wonder whatever happened to Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg starring in Turkey Bowl?
Olivia Wilde is headed back to L.A. this month after shooting The Longest Week in NYC. She will be filming her next movie in L.A. from January 16 through the end of March.
Sandra Bullock will film Gravity sans make-up.
Brad and Angie were a hit at Cannes.
Check out the trailer for The Return.
Whatever happened to The Fighter 2?
Kristen Stewart loves Vancouver.
Avatar 2 might start filming this year.
NBC’s Awake got off to a rocky start, but it looks like they’re back on track for the mid-season.
Eric Bana will play Elvis Presley in Elvis & Nixon.
The NYC-filmed movie Violet and Daisy was a hit at TIFF, as was Damsels in Distress, starring Adam Brody.
Olive, which was filmed in El Cerrito, CA, was shot entirely on a cell phone.
Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts spent most of November and December filming what some are calling the “most depressing movie ever made”, Sunlight Jr., in Clearwater, FL. They were also spotted shooting in St. Petersburg.
Producers Guild nominates War Horse for 2012 honors.
Does D.C. make it too hard to film there?
Bradley Cooper and Joshua Jackson were the hottest men at the MET Ball.
White Irish Drinkers was honored at the Manhattan Film Festival.
Wonder what happened to Sleight of Hand, starring Kiefer Sutherland, which was suppose to be shot in Paris last summer?
The cast of Ragz had fun hanging out in Vancouver last spring.
More Thor behind-the-scenes footage, doesn’t it seem like this movie came out years ago?
Sounds like Skyfall might just be one long commercial.
When the Bough Breaks will film in Savannah in January 2012.
Hawaii upped their film tax incentives in 2011 too.
I love this story about the Vermont filming locations used in the movie Baby Boom.
Does an accurate filming location matter?
Back in April Prince Harry sent a charity team to the North Pole.
Before Charlie Sheen stabilized he held a walk for Bipolar Disorders in Toronto.
There is a new Safe House poster.
Paramount topped the box office in 2011.
Tom Hanks’ next movie, A Captain’s Duty, directed by Paul Greengrass, will shoot in Dubai where they were recently looking for extras. They will also be filming in Louisiana in February.
Jessica Szohr was back in NYC in November to shoot Light Years.
Vincent Pastore will be shooting a new movie in the Poconos this spring.
A new horror film, Pizza Man, will shoot in Iowa.
Danielle Harris recently wrapped Hallow’s Eve which was filming outside of Philly in October.
LACMA kicked off their gala series with Clint Eastwood in November.
Vincent D’Onofrio has joined the Woodstock Film Festival Advisory Board.
A pilot called Upstate was shot in Syracuse in November.
Penelope Cruz had no problem filming her new movie, Venuto al mondo, in Sarajevo.
Tree of Life, Beginners tied for Best Feature at the Gotham Awards.
The Night of the Living Dead chapel is in jeopardy.
Nip/Tuck star Kelly Carlson recently filmed Jimmy in North Carolina.
Mad Max: Fury Road will be shot in Namibia.
Dakota Fanning plays a young Victorian beauty in Effie.
Patricia Clarkson will lead the Carnival parade of the Krewe of Muses, while Will Ferrell will be the King of Wine at Mardi Gras 2012.
The Bourne Legacy a.k.a Marcher is moving to Vancouver this month.
Robert De Niro is going to play Bernie Madoff in a new film.
Natural Law is set to begin filming in Wisconsin in February.
Apparently the Real Steel sequel will focus on the story’s humanity.
Why does Channing Tatum always look so good in the rain?
Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin, are set to star in Jason Reitman’s Labor Day, which may or may not be filmed in Boston.
Shooting starts in June 2012 in New Mexico on Fort Bliss, starring Michelle Monaghan as a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.
Check out the trailer for Mighty Macs, it looks cute but we were hoping for more David Boreanaz.
John Stamos spent the fall in Toronto filming Secrets of Eden.
A couple of scenes in The Avengers were shot on an iPhone.
Man of Steel is still filming in studio in Vancouver through January 21. Next up for Zack Snyder will be The Last Photograph, possibly with Christian Bale and Sean Penn.
Matt Damon wasn’t the actor sporting a shaved head in 2011.
Gil Bellows, Martha Burns, Aidan Devine and Rachel Blanchard were recently in Winnipeg to shoot a feature film entitled Mad Ship.
There will be another Scream movie, but sadly Kevin Williamson won’t write it.
Here’s an interesting story about location scouting in Chicago.
Haywire’s Michael Fassbender ‘wore padding’ while fighting Gina Carano. Check out the Haywire trailer here too.
This is a cool behind-the-scenes look at the making of Young Adult.
The Entourage mansion sold for $4.2 million in 2011.
Sam Worthington spent part of his summer in Western Australia to shoot Drift.
The remake of The Evil Dead is expected to start shooting this year in New Zealand.
Emily Blunt loved filming Five Year Engagement in Ann Arbor, so did Alison Brie.
Bradley Cooper ditched The Crow to shoot Paradise Lost in Australia.
Whatever happened to Robert Pattinson playing Daredevil in the reboot?
Here’s a decent video of a Ray Liotta and Max Casella fight scene on the set of Cogan’s Trade in New Orleans.
Random info: The Office’s office is located at on Saticoy and Woodman in Van Nuys, CA.
The True Grit filming locations have become hot tourist spots.
Jeremy Renner recently talked about his upcoming role in Low Life.
John Krasinski is expected to star in Matt Damon’s directorial debut.
One of our readers spotted Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw dining at Max’s Kosher Cafe in Wheaton, MD on Christmas.
The Law and Order Franchise is expanding to South Africa.
PJ Hogan’s Mental starring Toni Colette recently wrapped filming on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Vincent D’Onofrio’s Don’t Go Into The Woods is now available On Demand.
How did we miss The Kitchen filming, and The Brass Teapot.
John Corbett filmed a movie called 15 Killers in Vancouver a few months ago.
Hit Somebody will be two movies, if it ever gets made.
An Irish farmer kicked Rihanna off his land for filming a sexy video.
The second season of Boss begins filming in Chicago in a couple of weeks.
Everybody Loves Whales is now called Big Miracle.
There are some updates on the upcoming Blade Runner film.
Frank the Bastard was filmed in Rochester, MA.
The iconic bookshop featured in Notting Hill was saved.
Like Crazy won Best Feature at the Twin Cities Film Fest 2011.
Looking forward to HBO’s Girls after seeing the trailer.
Hilary Duff will no longer star in Bonnie & Clyde since she is pregnant.
Journeys will be filmed in Milford, PA in 2012.
Did they fix Bane’s voice in The Dark Knight Rises?
The first film from Queen Latifah’s production company, Percentage, was shot in Miami in September.
Five places Star Wars fans should visit.
Albert Nobbs was a hit at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
NPR took a look at the locations used in Frozen Ground for their On Location series, and The yearling, and Shawshank Redemption.
Shirley MacLaine will be honored with the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
There was a record number of TV shows filmed in New York in 2011.
The Healer was filmed in Western North Carolina last year.
The American version of The Inbetweeners was filming at Universal Studios, Orlando through October.
Here’s some behind-the-scenes footage from The Perks Of Being A Wallflower.
Love seeing all the cute pictures Nina Dobrev tweets from the set of The Vampire Diaries.
Burn Notice returns to Miami to continue filming in March.
The first trailer was released for Upside Down, which was filmed in Montreal.
Paul Sorvino was in Orlando last year to film Numba One, a ‘mob-themed romantic comedy’.
Simon Pegg and Sienna Miller were announced as jurors for the 2012 Orange Rising Star Award.
One of our readers made this cool video about all the celebs she met thanks to OLV.
Here’s a video of Alcatraz filming in Vancouver in November.
Thanks to Rick Lakatos for sharing this photo of Breanna Lakatos with Alexander Skarsgård on the set of What Maisie Knew which was shot in NYC over the summer!
