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. JBy Mark CassidyOgopogoContinued from frontto consider is accessibility-The Henson guys need some place where they can assemble Ogopogo once they get here, said Todd.Ogopogo -which is expected to weigh 4 tonnes-is not exactlysomething they can just fly over from England once it’s completed.The scouts were looking at building it in the curling club, which is about the right size, but it's not accessible to thelake.Hecla, on the other hand, doesn't have anywhere we could build it but they have a paved parking lot close to the lake where a workshop could be set up, said Todd.Either way, we'll definitely be shooting some of those lovely granite cliffs in Lac du Bonnet, she added.And they might even be shooting some of the film in town.We looked at the town and it's a good possibility.Lac du Bonnet is similar to the town in the story of Ogopogo. The movie scouts are looking for a small town that becomes populated with tourists and cottagers in the summer.Lac du Bonnet fits this description to a tee, but it depends on the scheduling, said Todd.If the bulk of the movie ends up being shot in Hecla then it wouldn't make sense to pick up the whole crew and move it here for the few town shots.And even if the scheduling works out, there's still a lot of hoops to jump through, decisions to make, and okays from •/authorities, we need to get, explained Todd.Meanwhile, Ogopogo is already under construction at the Jim Henson Creature Shopsin England. The special effects shop will build both the physical creature and the computergenerated one before reassembling the creature here.The total special effects budget will top $3 million.Another $3 million will go towards the three primary stars of the film since casting is now the first priority of the production .Right now, three well-known Hollywood stars are looking at possibly signing a contract for the movie, but Todd has asked that their names not be revealed until things are official.It’s really exciting knowing that (these stars) are holding our Linger in Lac du Bonnetmagazine in their palms right now. They know all about our town, said Colleen Johnson, chief administrative officer for the town of Lac du Bonnet. ■
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Lac Du Bonnet Leader
Lac Du Bonnet, Manitoba, CA
Mon, May 08, 2000
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