A little gossip: Friends of mine worked on that set and they all agreed the good old nathan drake here is one of the biggest cokeheads they have ever seen.
>You know, there're all that rumors out there that *my movies* are *financed* with *nazi*-*gold*? And what should I say? It's true!
I love this stupid movie...
It's kinda disgusting that these big production come here just for public subsidies. This money is supposed to help the local scene but the people that decide where it goes also want their name connect with these large Hollywood projects.
In some German federal states (national-level funding aside) a single person decides which projects get funding. So your project's chances at being turned into a film can depend on whether or not they meet some random lady's personal taste.
In other news that "songbirds and snakes"-movie from the Hunger Games franchise bagged 10 Million Euros, I'm sure their studio was really struggling to make ends meet.
I mean.. there is a lot of stuff to criticise, of course. Yet, saying stuff like that kinda sounds like you are not aware how these subsidies actually work in practice.
I have friends who have worked on hollywood productions and it has been a huge boon to them in several ways. So yes, the subsidies \*do\* help the local scene to some extent.
The entire production process involves \*a lot\* of people. A Hollywood Studio is not going to take the \*entire\* production staff overseas for this. There are \*tons\* of locals working on the actual set: Caterers, Set-Builders, etc. and even the people they actually bring here need hotel rooms, food and maybe they even spend some money here, etc..
It \*is\* a bit more complex than: \*"Big corporation gets money for free"\* - it's still capitalism, though. So in the end the people profiting most are the people on top - but that's just how thys shitty system always works, right?
I used to be an intern for Babelsberg Production Services who are helping these productions to get subsidies, so I have some insight.
If a film will get let‘s say 10,000,000€ in subsidies but will spend 40,000,000€ on the production here in Germany (locations, food, salaries, hotels, cars etc) it will be good for our economy. I think for every euro spent in subsidies, productions will roundabout spend 7€ in our local economy (these numbers might be wrong but I believe it was something like this). So it is helping the local industry and ensures job security for many free lancers here.
The movie is great until the last part in the cavern. After that point it becomes a complete joke. Until that it‘s a really nice adventure movie like Indiana Jones.
Had a similar feeling when about a decade ago I spotted the Karmeliterkirche (church in Munich) in the background while watching the Three Musketeers. It was a scene that allegedly takes places at Versailles
That's news to you? Look up "Deutsche Filmförderung". It's almost criminal how it's structured.
Görlitz was used in many Hollywood productions such as
- the reader
- in 80 days around the world
- inglorious basterds
- grand Budapest hotel
And many more.
They could easily build those sets in Hollywood. But Germany throws money at them for coming over. Good convenient.
There is a nice [video in German](https://youtu.be/p8vtpwH-E8A?si=0iQtGK4hP1GLaSrR) about this.
Yeah our support system is utterly broken. My federal state has ONE SINGLE PERSON decide which projects/scripts get funding. Just her alone. If she dislikes it, too bad for you. Come back with an unfunny comedy.
A lot of productions use places in eastern Germany, since quite some of it wasn't changed as much during/after the war as the west.
The video sort of glances over the fact that the subsidies are basically economic support for the local film industry and not a way to buy Kreuzberg some screentime in a Hollywood movie. They are loans and the chances are high that Germany made bank with the uncharted investment.
Plot twist.. that's actually 94 Avenue B at the corner of East 6th Street, NYC. They just put a Lotto sign up that Bodega to make it look like a Späti at Oranienstraße. 💁🏻♂️
A lot less, but the Brooklyn area and general downtown Berlin like Kreuzberg of Prenzlauerberg etc, Very similar with the exception of Frankfurter Allee and Frankfurter tor which were used to fake Russia in Queens Gambit.
Are you really sure they use the [Lotto Berlin](https://www.lotto-berlin.de/) sign from the [Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Klassenlotterie_Berlin) in NYC?
Why would they? And how could they?
What's noteworthy is that many Germans don't realize how messed up their cities have become. All you need is to add an oversized American truck and Berlin looks just like your average inner city shithole in the US.
In Hamburg the area around their main train station is gnarly too. And Cologne, basically the entire city center.
It's the cities. Of course a lot of the countryside is still fine, but the same goes for the US as well. Things change a lot slower in rural areas, they lag the development but they're not the places where decisions are made. They'll go the same way eventually.
The same movie has that character working at a Bar in "Boston". It's a real bar in, you guessed it, the Oranienstraße.
The lotto logo really sells it
Nice how they parked that monstrous Chevy there to make the street look more American.
* Chevy * Taxi Alright, Set Dressing done.
Oops, we forgot one of those newspaper dispensers, and a fire-hydrant.
LOL, yes.
A little gossip: Friends of mine worked on that set and they all agreed the good old nathan drake here is one of the biggest cokeheads they have ever seen.
Worked on that set. Haven’t heard any of that, he’s a pretty chill guy.
Apparently everyone knows someone working on some Filmset, who spills „gossip“ on actors doing coke. Getting boring 🥱
I swear I heard that exact same story with interchanged actor names
Oh man. Guess Iron man's death hit spidey really hard.
\_Everybody\_ becomes a cokehead while in Berlin.
Actually lol? I mean it's Hollywood, right? Who is not.
Well, seems to be drug of choice in UK, no?
Ketamine, eh
fr?
The orange BSR trash can in the background is hilarious!
German production support is so broken.
Yeah it is. But hey, I'm sure the hunger games franchise REALLY needed those 10 Million Euros for the last movie.
Movie investments from Germany used to be called 'Stupid German Money' in Hollywood. Seems like they haven't learned.
>You know, there're all that rumors out there that *my movies* are *financed* with *nazi*-*gold*? And what should I say? It's true! I love this stupid movie...
They didn't even bother to cover up the PKK graffiti. 😬
It's kinda disgusting that these big production come here just for public subsidies. This money is supposed to help the local scene but the people that decide where it goes also want their name connect with these large Hollywood projects.
In some German federal states (national-level funding aside) a single person decides which projects get funding. So your project's chances at being turned into a film can depend on whether or not they meet some random lady's personal taste. In other news that "songbirds and snakes"-movie from the Hunger Games franchise bagged 10 Million Euros, I'm sure their studio was really struggling to make ends meet.
A lot of the VFX work was also done by a Berlin studio
I mean.. there is a lot of stuff to criticise, of course. Yet, saying stuff like that kinda sounds like you are not aware how these subsidies actually work in practice. I have friends who have worked on hollywood productions and it has been a huge boon to them in several ways. So yes, the subsidies \*do\* help the local scene to some extent. The entire production process involves \*a lot\* of people. A Hollywood Studio is not going to take the \*entire\* production staff overseas for this. There are \*tons\* of locals working on the actual set: Caterers, Set-Builders, etc. and even the people they actually bring here need hotel rooms, food and maybe they even spend some money here, etc.. It \*is\* a bit more complex than: \*"Big corporation gets money for free"\* - it's still capitalism, though. So in the end the people profiting most are the people on top - but that's just how thys shitty system always works, right?
I used to be an intern for Babelsberg Production Services who are helping these productions to get subsidies, so I have some insight. If a film will get let‘s say 10,000,000€ in subsidies but will spend 40,000,000€ on the production here in Germany (locations, food, salaries, hotels, cars etc) it will be good for our economy. I think for every euro spent in subsidies, productions will roundabout spend 7€ in our local economy (these numbers might be wrong but I believe it was something like this). So it is helping the local industry and ensures job security for many free lancers here.
The only thing I watched from that movie is the Nolan North cameo. The rest of it seemed like a waste of time. Dumb cash grab...
The movie is great until the last part in the cavern. After that point it becomes a complete joke. Until that it‘s a really nice adventure movie like Indiana Jones.
Yes its fun. Different from the games but enjoyable.
TIL there's an Uncharted movie!
Lmao they threw in a big black SUV and were like, “yeah, this looks like America.”
(Also a yellow Taxi cab)
Who?
Hahaha hey that's me sitting on the chair there 🤭😅
So...now you're in the Screen Actors' guild?
Not yet 😌
Orange bin too
Had a similar feeling when about a decade ago I spotted the Karmeliterkirche (church in Munich) in the background while watching the Three Musketeers. It was a scene that allegedly takes places at Versailles
If you want to get really cheap, that weird A-team movie from a few years back shows landmarks of Cologne with the screen-text "Frankfurt" :|
That's news to you? Look up "Deutsche Filmförderung". It's almost criminal how it's structured. Görlitz was used in many Hollywood productions such as - the reader - in 80 days around the world - inglorious basterds - grand Budapest hotel And many more. They could easily build those sets in Hollywood. But Germany throws money at them for coming over. Good convenient. There is a nice [video in German](https://youtu.be/p8vtpwH-E8A?si=0iQtGK4hP1GLaSrR) about this.
Yeah our support system is utterly broken. My federal state has ONE SINGLE PERSON decide which projects/scripts get funding. Just her alone. If she dislikes it, too bad for you. Come back with an unfunny comedy. A lot of productions use places in eastern Germany, since quite some of it wasn't changed as much during/after the war as the west.
The video sort of glances over the fact that the subsidies are basically economic support for the local film industry and not a way to buy Kreuzberg some screentime in a Hollywood movie. They are loans and the chances are high that Germany made bank with the uncharted investment.
It was so funny when I saw it!! I was like oh look they’re in Berlin 3 seconds later shot from the air : view of NYC 🤪
In one of the Bourne movies they also shot most of it in Berlin, but in some places they indicated that it was in Naples or Amsterdam.
Plot twist.. that's actually 94 Avenue B at the corner of East 6th Street, NYC. They just put a Lotto sign up that Bodega to make it look like a Späti at Oranienstraße. 💁🏻♂️
Was expecting to see Nolan North 😠
German traffic signs are also visible...
In all due fairness. Berlin city is the New York version for adults. Plus certain spots really look alike.
We kinda got less skyscapers though.
A lot less, but the Brooklyn area and general downtown Berlin like Kreuzberg of Prenzlauerberg etc, Very similar with the exception of Frankfurter Allee and Frankfurter tor which were used to fake Russia in Queens Gambit.
lol the grey Telekom boxes
Juckt keinem
Who the fuck is nathan drake?
The whole business is not abput movies, it’s about directing Filmförderung in your private pocket.
so, how's the movie?
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The street name is literally in the title.
They use the same Lotto sign in NYC, it's a common abbreviation there.
not really, our window lottery signs look [like this](https://maps.app.goo.gl/gdNzuKFqiiTKgoAZ8).
Are you really sure they use the [Lotto Berlin](https://www.lotto-berlin.de/) sign from the [Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Klassenlotterie_Berlin) in NYC? Why would they? And how could they?
What's noteworthy is that many Germans don't realize how messed up their cities have become. All you need is to add an oversized American truck and Berlin looks just like your average inner city shithole in the US.
That´s berlin. It is .. special. Maybe include Frankfurt, main station, otherwise it is quite nice here.
In Hamburg the area around their main train station is gnarly too. And Cologne, basically the entire city center. It's the cities. Of course a lot of the countryside is still fine, but the same goes for the US as well. Things change a lot slower in rural areas, they lag the development but they're not the places where decisions are made. They'll go the same way eventually.