Baja Studios Sets the Scene for WWII Film

Baja Norte, Mexico - Baja Film Studios in Rosarito Beach (Popolta) will be the location of filming for the World War II movie "The Little Boy", code name for another explosive, yet unrevealed movie title. Cast and crew are preparing for a start date of August 29, filming in Northern Baja, Mexico, with the movie due to be released in 2012, under new title.

Baja Norte will be the filming locations to depict World War II Hawaiian countryside landscapes, and California scenery from the mid-1940s. Background extras were summoned world-wide as the call went out from the SanDiegoRed.com, in both Spanish and English, with a local news release.

The press-release, "More than 2,000 extras sought for Baja movie", appeared in "The Real Baja" section of the San Diego online newspaper and flyers scattered throughout businesses in Northern Baja, Mexico. Many locals showed up for the tryouts, and were selected based upon Caucasian and Japanese "looks" necessary for realism and script matching.

The Film Stars

According to the SanDiegoRed.com article "World War II tale to be made at Baja Film Studios", stars the English actors Emily Watson and Ben Chaplin. Actor and model Eduardo Ver¡stegui, will be heading up the production team on the film, and is known for modeling on a Jennifer Lopez video, portraying leading men in Mexican telenovelas, and in guest acting roles on hit TV shows such as "Charmed" and "CSI: Miami" in the U.S.

As the movie's press conference spokesperson, Eduardo emphasized that the film will have universal appeal as an English-speaking movie "and the platform is Hollywood". He was also quoted as saying, "We were clear that we had to film in Mexico, after going round and round, we decided that re-creating a tiny town in front of the sea was perfect here (at Baja Film Studios)."

Emily Watson was ranked by AskMen.com as one of the "Top 99 Women of 2011", describing her as "a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has starred in films such as 'Breaking Waves', 'The Boxer' with Academy Award-winner Daniel Day-Lewis in the '90s, as well as 2002's 'Punch-Drunk Love' with Adam Sandler". According to Hollywood.com "Celebrities", Ben Chaplin "no relation to Charlie (Chaplin)" shows recent credits including "Me & Orson Welles" (2009) and "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep" (2007).

About the Movie

The movie promises to be a heartwarming yet surprising story about a little boy, separated from his family during World War II. According to Eduardo Ver¡stegui, "The Little Boy tells the story of a youngster who does all he can to be reunited with his father, a soldier fighting in World War II."

The movie will shoot for eleven weeks at the Baja Film Studios (originally built for the Academy Award-winning movie Titanic) and in locations around Tijuana, Tecate, and Ensenada, Mexico. Movie production on "The Little Boy" is estimated to boost the local Baja economy by an estimated $14 million.