Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford are teaming up for a medical drama to be filmed in Vancouver, Washington. It’s the first feature for CBS Films, which Tom Vaughn will direct. Fraser plays Doctor John Crowley, searching for a cure for the rare genetic disorder affecting his boys. His search leads him to Harrison Ford, an eccentric doctor using experimental methods.
Based on the book “The Cure,” by Geeta Anand, actors Keri Russell and Courtney Vance join the cast for filming on May 20-22 at The Columbian newspaper building in downtown Vancouver. (Photo on the right.) While not the first visit from Hollywood (“Nowhere Man” used the nearby Clark County courthouse), it’s the first to attract major names to the first city to bear the name ‘Vancouver.’
To get there on Tri-Met, you’ll start off on the MAX Yellow line northbound for the Expo Center. Transfer to the C-Tran #4, Fourth Plain at the Vanport station. Depart the #4 at its first stop after crossing the Interstate Bridge, between 6th and 7th on Broadway. Follow 6th Street west (away from Interstate 5) for three blocks.
Another Tri-Met option is to take the #6 MLK Blvd. to Jantzen Beach. Transfer to the C-TRAN #4 and proceed as above. Portland visitors can also use the C-TRAN #105, I-5 Express. It runs from downtown Portland to the 6th and Broadway stop during extended weekly business hours.
Vancouver visitors have the C-TRAN #4 westbound to Jantzen Beach. Depart just one and a half blocks away at 7th and Washington Street. The #37, Highway 99 and Mill Plain, will drop you off on 7th St. between Washington and Main.
While you probably won’t get too close, Esther Short Park is a public space just to the north of the Columbian building. You’ll surely see some exciting things from there.
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The interiors of the Columbian Building are beautiful, and unfortunately is it minimally occupied at the moment. Good choice for location.
I LOVE Brendan *swoon* !
They are filming on Alameda ridge in Portland now through the first week in May.
Good idea, mixing movie production with how to get around on public transit. Fourth paragraph from bottom I-5 separated. I felt confused when I first read it as it appears here on line. "(away from I
-5) for three blocks.", it reads. Probably no big deal, though. How did the movie turn out?
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