Movie set looks like Vancouver was hit by an earthquake
There were “numerous waterfalls, falling debris and scenes of people running” out of the buildings.
Locals shared videos and photos of a huge film set that transformed a few city blocks from Vancouver to San Francisco in the late 1980s when a major earthquake struck the city.
quantum leap is a reboot of a show that aired from 1989 to 1993. “The new version takes place 30 years after Dr. Sam Beckett entered the Quantum Leap accelerator and disappeared”, according to Variety.
Production company GEP Quantum Inc shared a notification letter to residents stating that filming was to take place in the 400/300 blocks of Granville Street on March 26-27.
The letter noted that the scenes would be those of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. There were “numerous waterfalls, falling debris and scenes of people running” out of the buildings.
The company also filmed a simulated car accident and several sales stalls collapsed.
Filming is set to take place at the One Under Lounge at 476 Granville St. from 1-9 p.m. on Monday, March 28.
@WhatsFilming @yvrshoots Could be a fun watch, hope the rain holds back pic.twitter.com/g5qZq1QYW2
— NewWestBoyⓂ️ (@CaptCanuck66) March 25, 2022
A New Westminster resident shared several photos and videos from the set, which includes shots of many actors.
Several things happen on set while this part was happening on the set of #QuantumLeap with the actress@JewelStaiteInasmuch as @family law #firefly help an injured pedestrian 🤕 hit by debris during the #Earthquake Inasmuch as@WhatsFilmingInasmuch as@yvrshootsInasmuch as pic.twitter.com/PQVWCXZMQV
— NewWestBoyⓂ️ (@CaptCanuck66) March 27, 2022
In a video, Canadian director and actress Helen Shaver discusses an upcoming scene with actor Raymond J Lee.
Canadian Director/Actress @helenshaver talk about what happens next with the actor @raymondjlee on the new reboot of #QuantumLeap pic.twitter.com/vBzNlRmzbN
— NewWestBoyⓂ️ (@CaptCanuck66) March 27, 2022
The local man also shared several images from the set to make it look like he had just been hit by the catastrophic earthquake.
I think there’s going to be an earthquake tomorrow at a fake newsstand in Vancouver, broken concrete and other debris getting ready for tomorrow’s shoot @WhatsFilming @yvrshoots pic.twitter.com/JbLvgBoFJs
— NewWestBoyⓂ️ (@CaptCanuck66) March 26, 2022
The 1989 San Francisco earthquake caused “63 deaths, nearly 3,800 injuries and approximately $6 billion in property damage”, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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