Bull injures two in Spain at Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz film location (with slideshow)

November 23, 12:22 AMMovie Locations Travel ExaminerDebi Willis

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Actor Tom Cruise arrives at the Salzburg airport on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009,
to shoot scenes for Knight and Day before traveling to Cadiz, Spain, next
weekend.  Two women were injured today in Cadiz by bulls that were part of
the film’s local production.  (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
 

Filming for Knight & Day was to have begun tomorrow in Cadiz, Spain, but permission has been suspended by the Cadiz mayor’s office after two women were injured today by bulls that were part of the movie's local production.  Although the women’s injuries were characterized as “slight,” the mayor’s office told the Diario de Cadiz newspaper, "Nothing will be filmed in Cadiz until we have a new plan that guarantees the safety of local residents."

A police spokesman said the accident occurred after seven bulls were unintentionally let loose on the city’s narrow streets where they roamed for about 40 minutes before being constrained on a nearby beach.  The film's local crew could not explain how the bulls escaped. 

In the film, Cadiz was to pose as the city of Pamplona in northern Spain, where the bull run made famous by Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises is held each year in July.  Rehearsals for those scenes began in Cadiz last Monday.

Meanwhile, the film’s stars, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, wrap up the movie’s Salzburg scenes.  Cruise arrived in the Austrian city on Thursday, November 21, preceded by Diaz, who arrived on Tuesday.  The stars are expected to travel to Spain next weekend.

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Here are five photos of fabulous Cadiz for your viewing pleasure…