Nuevo artículo de Emperor en nzherald.co.nz
New Emperor's article on nzherald.co.nz
Matthew Fox, pensativo e intenso, fumando cigarrillo tras cigarrillo, fuera de cámara mientras se prepara para la siguiente toma.
Tommy Lee Jones, unos pasos más allá, la misma imágen de su personaje, el general Douglas MacArthur. Un valiente teniente de vuelo le pregunta si le gustaría unirse a la fuerza aérea. "No a las tuyas" contesta.
Las dos estrellas de Hollywood se han mantenido durante la filmación del drama de la Segunda Guerra Mundial EMPEROR en Nueva Zelanda.A HERALD ON SUNDAY le fue concedido un exclusivo acceso a la producción de gran presupuesto.
Cerca de 300 extras, más docenas de miembros del equipo, estaban el dia de ayer en la Base Aerea Whenuapai en el este de Auckland recreando el arrivo del General MacArtur en Japón en el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
En un receso de la filmación, Fox, quien interpreta al experto General Bonner Fellers, dice que ha estado "bastante agobiado con el trabajo" durante sus dos meses de estadía, aunque se las arregló para conseguir unos días de descanso, mientras que su esposa Margherita Ronchi y sus dos hijos Kyle y Byron estaban allí.
Dice Matt: "Fuimos a Piha y fue fantástico. Tuvimos un precioso fin de semana allí. Pasamos todo el tiempo en el agua. Los chicos estuvieron 6 años en Hawaii cuando yo estaba trabajando en LOST por lo que para ellos volver al surf fue impresionante, lo pasamos de maravilla"
Su familia tuvo que volver a Oregon y Fox dice que esta desesperado por unirse a ellos cuando la filmación termine la próxima semana.
"Estoy realmente emocionado por volver a casa. Es muy duro para mi estar lejos de las tres personas mas importantes en el mundo para mi"
En el entretiempo, el ha estado disfrutando su amor por el vino - y se ha dado un gusto particular en las bodegas Destiny Bay en la isla Waiheke. Visitó los viñedos el último fin de semana y se encontró con los propietarios de la familia Spratt.
Fox dice que la mayoría de los fans reconocen en el a Jack fuera de la épica fantasía de la TV LOST. "Pero honestamente, no me reconocen la mayoría del tiempo, yo trato ser discreto.
Hoy en día, el famosamente rudo Jones está fuera de las entrevistas. Pero se mezcla libremente con el equipo, parado en la fila para el almuerzo y sentado a comer con sus compañeros de trabajo.
Jones vino a Nueva Zelanda con su esposa Dawn Laure, y la pareja voló a Queenstown para un viaje de turismo el último fin de semana.
Jones tiene una especial conección con la país: su primer hijo Austin nacío allí en 1982 mientras el estaba filmando NATE AND HAYES.
El productor Tim Coddington trabajó en ese film con Jones.
"Recuerdo sentir pena por Tommy en ese tiempo, teniendo su primer hijo mientras estaba filmando." Coddington dice.
El cast y los extras gastaron 18 horas en el set ayer mientras Whenuapai era transformado en Atsugi Airfield en Japón, donde MacArthur arrivaba en Agosto de1945, para aceptar la rendición Japonesa.
El equipo de producción había convertido tempranamente obras de congelación de Southdown en Tokio asolado por la guerra.
El director Peter Webber, cuyos creditos incluyen THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING, dice que esto es un gran escaparate para el cine de Nueva Zelanda. El equipo ha mantenido una refrescante actitud de"se puede hacer".
"En algunos países no se consiguen estas cosas porque la gente es mas 'oh éste no es mi departamento', pero aquí todos son accesibles."
El film trata el dilema de si, según las reglas de Japón en tiempos de guerra, el Emperador Hirohito debería ser juzgado y colgado como un criminal de guerra- una tema que Webber dice todavía resuena hoy en día.
"Los estadounidenses se ocuparon de esto en 1945 - yo diría que con mas inteligencia que la situación de Iraq. Japón surgió de las cenizas y los escombros y se convirtió en una potencia mundial."
The Emperor: Whenuapai goes Hollywood
Matthew Fox, brooding and intense, chain-smokes cigarettes just off camera as he prepares for the next shot.
Tommy Lee Jones strides past, the very image of his character, General Douglas MacArthur. A plucky RNZAF flight lieutenant asks if he would like to join the air force. "Not yours," he drawls.
The two Hollywood stars have maintained a low profile while shooting the World War II drama The Emperor in New Zealand. But yesterday, the Herald on Sunday was given exclusive access to the big-budget production.
Nearly 300 extras, plus dozens of crew members, were on location at Whenuapai Air Base in West Auckland as they recreated General MacArthur's arrival in Japan at the end of Word War II.
In a break from filming, Fox, who plays Japanese expert General Bonner Fellers, says he has been "pretty slammed with work" during his two-month stay, though he did manage to get a few days off while his wife Margherita Ronchi and two children Kyle and Byron were here.
"We went to Piha and it was frickin' fantastic. We had such a nice weekend there. We spent the entire time in the water. The kids spent six years in Hawaii when I was working on Lost so for them to get back in the surf was awesome, we had such a blast."
The family have gone home to Oregon and Fox says he is desperate to join them when filming ends next week.
"I'm really excited to go home. It's so hard for me being away from the three most important people in the world to me."
In the meantime, he has been indulging his love of wine - and has taken a particular liking to Waiheke Island's Destiny Bay vineyard. He visited the winery last weekend and met owners the Spratt family.
Fox says most fans recognise him as Jack out of epic TV fantasy Lost. "But honestly, I don't get recognised most of the time. I try to keep a low profile."
Today, the famously gruff Jones is off-limits for interviews. But he mingles freely with the crew, standing in line for lunch and sitting down to eat with co-workers.
Jones came to New Zealand with wife Dawn Laurel, and the couple flew to Queenstown for a sightseeing trip last weekend.
Jones has a special connection with the country: his eldest son Austin was born here in 1982 while he was filming pirate film Nate and Hayes.
Kiwi producer Tim Coddington worked on that film with Jones.
"I remember feeling sorry for Tommy at the time, having his first-born son while he was filming," Coddington says.
The cast and extras spent up to 18 hours on set yesterday as Whenuapai was turned into Atsugi Airfield in Japan, where MacArthur arrived in August, 1945, to accept the Japanese surrender.
The production team had earlier turned Southdown Freezing Works into war-ravaged Tokyo.
Director Peter Webber, whose credits include The Girl With the Pearl Earring, says it is a great showcase for New Zealand filmmaking. The Kiwi-dominated crew has brought a refreshing "can-do" attitude.
"In some countries you get this thing where people are a bit like 'oh that's not my department' but here everyone mucks in."
The film deals with whether Japan's wartime ruler, Emperor Hirohito, should be tried and hanged as a war criminal - a subject that Webber says still resonates today.
"The Americans dealt with this in 1945 - I would argue with more intelligence than the situation was handled in Iraq. Japan rose from the ashes and the rubble and became a world power."
By Bevan Hurley | Email Bevan
The Emperor: Whenuapai goes Hollywood
Matthew Fox, brooding and intense, chain-smokes cigarettes just off camera as he prepares for the next shot.
Tommy Lee Jones strides past, the very image of his character, General Douglas MacArthur. A plucky RNZAF flight lieutenant asks if he would like to join the air force. "Not yours," he drawls.
The two Hollywood stars have maintained a low profile while shooting the World War II drama The Emperor in New Zealand. But yesterday, the Herald on Sunday was given exclusive access to the big-budget production.
Nearly 300 extras, plus dozens of crew members, were on location at Whenuapai Air Base in West Auckland as they recreated General MacArthur's arrival in Japan at the end of Word War II.
In a break from filming, Fox, who plays Japanese expert General Bonner Fellers, says he has been "pretty slammed with work" during his two-month stay, though he did manage to get a few days off while his wife Margherita Ronchi and two children Kyle and Byron were here.
"We went to Piha and it was frickin' fantastic. We had such a nice weekend there. We spent the entire time in the water. The kids spent six years in Hawaii when I was working on Lost so for them to get back in the surf was awesome, we had such a blast."
The family have gone home to Oregon and Fox says he is desperate to join them when filming ends next week.
"I'm really excited to go home. It's so hard for me being away from the three most important people in the world to me."
In the meantime, he has been indulging his love of wine - and has taken a particular liking to Waiheke Island's Destiny Bay vineyard. He visited the winery last weekend and met owners the Spratt family.
Fox says most fans recognise him as Jack out of epic TV fantasy Lost. "But honestly, I don't get recognised most of the time. I try to keep a low profile."
Today, the famously gruff Jones is off-limits for interviews. But he mingles freely with the crew, standing in line for lunch and sitting down to eat with co-workers.
Jones came to New Zealand with wife Dawn Laurel, and the couple flew to Queenstown for a sightseeing trip last weekend.
Jones has a special connection with the country: his eldest son Austin was born here in 1982 while he was filming pirate film Nate and Hayes.
Kiwi producer Tim Coddington worked on that film with Jones.
"I remember feeling sorry for Tommy at the time, having his first-born son while he was filming," Coddington says.
The cast and extras spent up to 18 hours on set yesterday as Whenuapai was turned into Atsugi Airfield in Japan, where MacArthur arrived in August, 1945, to accept the Japanese surrender.
The production team had earlier turned Southdown Freezing Works into war-ravaged Tokyo.
Director Peter Webber, whose credits include The Girl With the Pearl Earring, says it is a great showcase for New Zealand filmmaking. The Kiwi-dominated crew has brought a refreshing "can-do" attitude.
"In some countries you get this thing where people are a bit like 'oh that's not my department' but here everyone mucks in."
The film deals with whether Japan's wartime ruler, Emperor Hirohito, should be tried and hanged as a war criminal - a subject that Webber says still resonates today.
"The Americans dealt with this in 1945 - I would argue with more intelligence than the situation was handled in Iraq. Japan rose from the ashes and the rubble and became a world power."
By Bevan Hurley | Email Bevan
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