Jessica Alba On the Set of The Eye Pictures Exclusive

On August 16 I reported that Jessica Alba was filming a remake of a Chinese ghost movie called The Eye. I just happened to be in Vancouver, B.C. this past weekend. I visited Chinatown on 8-18, and after driving through the Chinatown gate I immediately saw the movie set for the eye on the corner of West Pender Street and Carrall Street. Security there told me they were filming The Eye with Jessica Alba, and they didn’t want any pictures taken by anyone. There were no paparazzi allowed. Good thing I was just an innocent tourist, and even so it was tough to get any pictures.

The first nine pictures are of the the movie set which shows a burned out Chinese shop that looks real. People walking by made up stories about it saying things like the building had been burned out like that for 20 years, even though it was built just for filming that night. Staff said they would be shooting all night until 5 am. The filming took place just down the street from where 21 Jump Street with Johnny Depp was filmed.

They kept Jessica near a black tent during filming, and blocked off foot traffic with police far enough to make a good shot of her impossible during filming. Just around the corner right under the China gate sign was a parking lot with an iron fence around it. While walking by I noticed Jessica was standing beside a white van in slippers and a sweater. I snapped the picture above of her, then staff immediately rushed her into the van. They didn’t give any other opportunity for a good shot of her after that.

Pictures 11 and 12 show the set the next day on 8-19. That fake burned out building turned out to have just been the parking lot for Jack Chow Insurance. It looked so real.

Thank you to everyone in Vancouver for taking such good care of us. If you’d like to meet us the next time we’re in Vancouver, which may be soon, email us. We’ll put your pictures up on HG.

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