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Crowds cause Batman mayhem
12/11/2007 09:43 - (SA)
Hong Kong - Filming of the latest Batman film in Hong Kong suffered its latest hitch when crowds flocking to see their hero threatened to disrupt filming, news reports said on Saturday.
More than 500 fans had gathered to catch a glimpse of stars Christian Bale, who plays the caped crusader, and Morgan Freeman during filming on Friday at one of Hong Kong's oldest markets.
But tempers became frayed as security personnel and plain-clothed police struggled to contain the crowd in busy lunch-hour traffic.
At one point a member of the film crew lashed out at Hong Kong's Film Services Office representatives, calling for more police help, said the Hong Kong Standard.
Friday's chaos was the latest hitch faced by producers of The Dark Knight, the latest in the Batman series.
Earlier in the week, they angered environmentalists by asking owners of harbour-front sky-scrapers to keep on their lights to illuminate the city during late filming.
Residents have complained about noise pollution caused by low flying aircraft in some film scenes.
'Toxic water'
One media report suggested that one scene in which Batman jumped into Victoria Harbour had to be dropped after tests on the water proved it was too toxic even for a superhero.
The report was later denied at a press conference by director Christopher Nolan, who said the decision to ditch the scene had nothing to do with pollution.
Filming of the movie, featuring Batman in his first scenes set outside the mythical Gotham City, will continue until November 12.
One of the major outdoor stunts involves Batman leaping from Hong Kong's tallest building, the International Finance Centre (IFC), while the Peninsula Hotel will be used for other scenes. - dpa
- SAPA
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