Filming begins on 'Black Water Transit'
Posted by mbscott June 23, 2007 5:29AM
Categories: Hollywood South
By Mike Scott
Movie writer
After months of behind-the-scenes drama, the makers of the gritty crime film "Black Water Transit" -- starring Laurence Fishburne and directed by Tony Kaye -- turned their attention to onscreen action this week, with filming finally getting under way in New Orleans.
Cameras started rolling Monday on the film, based on the novel of the same name by Carsten Stroud and adapted for the screen by Matthew Chapman ("Runaway Jury"). Filming will continue through the middle of August at locations around the city, according to a film spokeswoman.
Locations will include the French Quarter, the 9th Ward and local military installations.
While in development, the film at times seemed stuck in a revolving door, with a new director, new production company and new stars coming on board. At various points, Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson were tentatively cast. None of those actors is still attached to the picture.
Starring with Fishburne ("Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer," "Akeelah and the Bee") will be Brittany Snow ("The Pacifier," "John Tucker Must Die") and Karl Urban ("The Bourne Supremacy," "Doom").
"Black Water Transit" tells the story of shipping executive Jack Vermillion (Fishburne), who finds himself getting more than he bargained for after agreeing to help feds expose smuggler and all-around bad seed Earl Pike (Urban). Stroud's novel is set in New York City, but the film will see that shift to post-Katrina New Orleans.
The production will do some filming in Africa, but the bulk will be done in New Orleans, the spokeswoman said.
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