"Now You See Me" actor Woody Harrelson directs and shoots the live movie hours for "Lost in London" after the suspected World War 2 bomb discovery. He admitted that directing his ground-breaking live film project was similar to walking on a high wire.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Harrelson also wrote, produced, and starred in "Lost in London." He has found a way to cross the finish line in fine form Thursday night (Jan. 19), which is actually Friday morning in England, with his directorial debut.
"Lost in London" was filmed in multiple locations in the capital in the early hours of Friday, BBC News reported. It was shot in a 100-minute single take and broadcast live to 550 U.S. cinemas and one in the UK. However, it was almost derailed by the discovery of a suspected World War 2 bomb just hours before the shoot.
The tagline for "Lost in London" is "Too much of this is true" because Harrelson wrote the script based on his wild night in the city on June 7, 2002, while rehearsing his West End debut in "On an Average Day." The said movie is billed as the first feature-length film shot in real time and broadcast live to cinemas. It features 14 Central London locations, 30 actors, 300-plus crewmember, who had been rehearsing for four weeks, and one single take.
The plot of "Lost in London" focuses a fictitious storyline involving a cheating scandal splashed across the cover of British tabloids. Harrelson subsequently leads to a fight with his wife Laura ("Sherlock" actress Eleanor Matsuura) and run into with celebrity pals Owen Wilson at the exclusive nightclub Chinawhite and Willie Nelson in a dream sequence from the jail cell.
The closing scene in "Lost in London" takes place on Waterloo Bridge and was closed for a few hours. Both the Waterloo and Westminster bridges were forced to close during the investigation and disposal of the discovered World War 2 bomb in River Thames. Fortunately, it reopened just in time for the live shoot to proceed as planned, and all was not lost.
Ken Kao of Waypoint Entertainment produced "Lost in London." "The Survivalist" actor Martin McCann and "Ghost in the Shell" actor Peter Ferdinando also stars as London police officers. "Harry Potter" actor Daniel Radcliffe even shows up before the credits roll.
Watch the video about "Lost in London" official trailer, which is Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson's live comedy movie: