Natalie Portman's show shuts down filming in Baltimore due to threats of violence (sales, compensation)

[NJ2MDdude]

It looks like they were filming in the arts district.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0wxJcNCcQA

[North Beach Person]

There some serious victim blaming going on here.

I happen to agree the movie company likely lacked situational awareness.

[Greenvalleyfan]

Originally Posted by feck

Movie production company sets up a scene in an unsavory
part of Baltimore City. Local thugs proclaim strong arm ownership
of the block where the scene is set up. They demand payment
for use of it or there will be violence. Production companies leaves
and sets up elsewhere. I don't even know if this incident occurred.
If it did happen, did it happen as reported? Where is security?
Did the PC see any episodes of The Wire? Baltimore is dangerous
and they paid the price with lax security.

Ha! That's absurd! But, that's the city leadership. The city is run like a third world country. Thugs and scum rule.

[NJ2MDdude]

BPD: Extortion not true


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wklAA6TaWzk

[westsideboy]

Originally Posted by NJ2MDdude

BPD: Extortion not true


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wklAA6TaWzk

That's nuts. The truth sets you free. If the crew didn't like the location, and didn't want to pay vendors for shutting it down, just say so. I bet the interaction was testy and uncomfortable but to lie about firearms and threats of shooting people is really low.

[feck]

The production company did see The Wire,
so it seems.
They are from the land of make-believe
so it's not a stretch to believe that they
made up that incident.

[skeddy]

the reason this is allowed to happen? Start here

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby lost her reelection bid to defense attorney Ivan Bates in the Democratic primary after she was indicted by a grand jury on federal charges alleging that she used coronavirus hardship as a reason to take money out of her city retirement account. Baltimore has had a crook in charge of the prosecutorial response to crime and criminals for more than 5 years. She's been a nightmare.

[skeddy]

I remember going to baseball games in DC and parking on a street in the neighborhood. There was usually one of the local kids there to ask you if you wanted him to keep an eye on my car for $5 bucks. Money well spent.

[Greenvalleyfan]

Originally Posted by skeddy

I remember going to baseball games in DC and parking on a street in the neighborhood. There was usually one of the local kids there to ask you if you wanted him to keep an eye on my car for $5 bucks. Money well spent.

Yeah, it's called extortion.

[HodgePodge]

Not sure if they were lying, but $50,000 is a drop in the bucket VS moving the whole thing somewhere else. The cost of filming any movie is astronomical.

Hmmmmm better ask the gangbangers for an invoice though... need to write it off properly.