EUROPEAN FILMMAKER TO SHOOT FANTASY MOVIE IN KENYA

Kees Kasander, one of Europe’s most prolific film producers will be on a fact-finding mission to Kenya come June. He will be scouting locations for a major feature film he has in pre-production, and he will also be exploring Kenya as a filming destination more generally. Kasander will be travelling with co-producer and long time friend Charles Liburd, who has executed several projects in

KEN WATANABE WAS SHOOTING IN KENYA BEFORE INCEPTION ROLE

The Japanese actor Ken Watanabe gave an interview recently during a day-long press junket for “Inception,” the new film from director Christopher Nolan which opened July 16.Watanabe, 50, spoke about his role in the new film, a part written expressly for him by Nolan.“I had no reason to decline this project,” Watanabe said. “I was shooting a Japanese film last year in Kenya when I was asked to

INCEPTION HAS A MOMBASA SCENE SHOT IN MORROCO

Inception the movie said to be a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind, will be out soon. It has scenes shoot in Morocco to look like Mombasa. The scenes take place in Tangiers which doubled for Mombasa, where Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Cobb, hires the characters Eames and Yusuf. A foot chase was shot in the streets and alleyways. This was shot in August, 2009.On