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Fast and Furious film could be shot on Southend seafront
10:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012 in News By Emma Palmer
Fast and Furious film could be shot on Southend seafront
A HOLLYWOOD film could be shot on Southend seafront, it has been rumoured.
The team behind the Fast and the Furious 6, has reportedly chosen the location to avoid disruption in London due to the Olympics.
Social networking site Twitter was buzzing with the news after the Sun newspaper reported the film crew would be coming to the seaside resort in the summer.
Paul Cotgrove, from the Southend-based film company White Bus, deals with enquiries from filmmakers looking to shoot in Southend.
He said he hadn’t received any enquiries from Universal about filming in the town, but would be happy to accommodate them.
He said: “We think it is a fantastic idea, but no one has told us yet.
“They have not contacted anyone down here for approval.
“We would be delighted to discuss it with them and think it would be a fantastic thing to have in Southend.
“I am trying to get hold of Universal studios in London to find out who made the statement.
“It is terrific they are thinking of using Southend as a location and we look forward to discussing their needs.”
The town has seen an influx of directors looking to film their movies and music videos in the town.
Gritty crime thriller Hard Boiled Sweets was shot entirely in Southend and BBC soap EastEnders spent several weeks filming here last summer.
Comments(21)
Nebs
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11:04am Tue 14 Feb 12
frank & monty
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11:07am Tue 14 Feb 12
It's going to be called Last and the Luxurious.
Richy don't shine shoes no more
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11:09am Tue 14 Feb 12
Roy_Baty wrote:Oh come on, to suggest that people can't differentiate between a film like this and reality is insulting enough, to use that poor childs death and his families grief as an agenda for a dig at the council tops the bill.
There is a two-page 'special' in today's Echo about the death of six-year old Joe Ball at the hands of a dangerous driver. Yet here we have a story about a film franchise that glorifies dangerous driving possibly being filmed in Southend. If the council had any backbone they would make a statement today - before any decisions or announcements are made by any film company - saying we don't want this ignorant trash filmed in our town, that such rubbish is not welcome in Southend.
Max Impact
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11:32am Tue 14 Feb 12
Richy don't shine shoes no more wrote:Spot on Richy.
Roy_Baty wrote: There is a two-page 'special' in today's Echo about the death of six-year old Joe Ball at the hands of a dangerous driver. Yet here we have a story about a film franchise that glorifies dangerous driving possibly being filmed in Southend. If the council had any backbone they would make a statement today - before any decisions or announcements are made by any film company - saying we don't want this ignorant trash filmed in our town, that such rubbish is not welcome in Southend.Oh come on, to suggest that people can't differentiate between a film like this and reality is insulting enough, to use that poor childs death and his families grief as an agenda for a dig at the council tops the bill.
There has been no official announcement what so ever from the production company, white bus who run the filming side of things in Southend say they have not been approached at all so until either of them say anything I would take the whole thing with a rather large pinch of salt.
It would be a massive boost for Southend if it happened but sadly I don’t think it will.
As for more or less demanding that the council refuse permission for it to be film in light of last years tragic accident is just crazy and sick on Ray-Battys behalf. As Rihcy points out everybody knows the diffrence between reality and Hollywood, the film crews will do everything to make sure nobody is hurt they will follow the letter of the law and have full health and safty regulations in place.
If you apply that rule then you might as well ban all commercial filming in Southend full stop as one way or another an incident that has happened you could tentatively link in some obscure way to the film or TV show being made.
Roy_Baty
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11:56am Tue 14 Feb 12
Richy don't shine shoes no more wrote:I have not used the tragedy of Joe Ball's death to have a dig at the council at all. Please read my post again, and this time try to comprehend it.
Roy_Baty wrote:Oh come on, to suggest that people can't differentiate between a film like this and reality is insulting enough, to use that poor childs death and his families grief as an agenda for a dig at the council tops the bill.
There is a two-page 'special' in today's Echo about the death of six-year old Joe Ball at the hands of a dangerous driver. Yet here we have a story about a film franchise that glorifies dangerous driving possibly being filmed in Southend. If the council had any backbone they would make a statement today - before any decisions or announcements are made by any film company - saying we don't want this ignorant trash filmed in our town, that such rubbish is not welcome in Southend.
It is inappropriate to have a film that glorifies dangerous driving made in this town when we have had people killed on our roads by dangerous drivers.
Asd for people not being able to separate fantasy from reality, just take a look at some of the posts on this website by certain people who think speeding and dangerous driving are good things. These films are exactly what inspires them to drive that way.
John the resonator
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12:06pm Tue 14 Feb 12
We should not be glorifying speeding, it's a totally mixed message.
Peace on the roads.
boyracer_20yrs old
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12:24pm Tue 14 Feb 12
But then you get people like me who will try and copy the dangerous driving! And other people too!
The Cater Wood Creeper
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1:07pm Tue 14 Feb 12
there's arumour that they're going to be shooting 'The Fast and the Furious 6' in Southend.
In case no-one's heard the rumour before or read the three 'reports' of this on these very pages recently.....
Baker-Boy
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1:45pm Tue 14 Feb 12
All 9 of me
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4:36pm Tue 14 Feb 12
The Cater Wood Creeper
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5:05pm Tue 14 Feb 12
frank & monty wrote:they're making a movie about obese lumpolards looking in a cake shop window, it's going to be called 'The Vast and the curious'
They are also making a film about Jimmy Choo. It's going to be called Last and the Luxurious.
Baker-Boy
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5:36pm Tue 14 Feb 12
All 9 of me wrote:Thank you for your interest in my School life and did pay a lot of attention in classes and came away with some very good grade. Yet I note you have seem to moved away from the subject matter Here do you have a reply about the subject matter
theres a rummor( sic) going round that you didn't pay attention at school.
Andycal 172D
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5:47pm Tue 14 Feb 12
ShipShape
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7:18pm Tue 14 Feb 12
FFS, the town needs money, heres an opportunity -take it.
billericay boy
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8:27pm Tue 14 Feb 12
Nebs
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8:02am Wed 15 Feb 12
boyracer_20yrs old wrote:Maybe they could find a small part for you in the film. Fame at last.
I think its a great idea for Southend. Whats wrong with it? It will probably attract more tourism to the town centre.
But then you get people like me who will try and copy the dangerous driving! And other people too!
The Cater Wood Creeper
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8:12am Wed 15 Feb 12
Nebs wrote:do they do full frontal nudity in these films then?
boyracer_20yrs old wrote: I think its a great idea for Southend. Whats wrong with it? It will probably attract more tourism to the town centre. But then you get people like me who will try and copy the dangerous driving! And other people too!Maybe they could find a small part for you in the film. Fame at last.
Brunning999
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8:41am Wed 15 Feb 12
Remember the footpath killing and injuring of the young in Thorpe Bay, that is a typical example.
DannyK86
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9:55am Wed 15 Feb 12
What next? Ban Saving Private Ryan because it might encourage peopel to storm the beaches at Normandy and start shooting Germans?
Richy don't shine shoes no more
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11:21am Wed 15 Feb 12
DannyK86 wrote:Think it's just worried husbands who's wives have Vin Diesel on their "would" lists.
There are some ridiculous comments on here. Of course it's tragic when anybody is killed in road accidents, but it happens to thousands of people everyday around the world, and it's going to keep on happening regardless of whether you have films about fast cars or not. What next? Ban Saving Private Ryan because it might encourage peopel to storm the beaches at Normandy and start shooting Germans?
Roy_Baty says...
10:22am Tue 14 Feb 12
Yet here we have a story about a film franchise that glorifies dangerous driving possibly being filmed in Southend.
If the council had any backbone they would make a statement today - before any decisions or announcements are made by any film company - saying we don't want this ignorant trash filmed in our town, that such rubbish is not welcome in Southend.