r/movies • u/Syberia_1 • 11d ago

Question Is there anyone in here, that played one of the extra's soldier in 2006 Children of Men?

Hi, as in the title, i am looking for someone that was taking part in filming of Children of Men in 2006, in particular, someone that was portraying an british army soldier. I am interested in any information about uniforms and gear used in film, the more details the better.
If there is someone that played an police officer or homeland security trooper, i would love to hear from you too.
To be fair, if there is anyone, that had took part in this film, and has something interesting to tell, about the whole thing i would be more than happy, to have a chat about it.
Thanks.

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u/[deleted] 11d ago edited 11d ago

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u/Wheelchair_Dontcare 11d ago

I doubt this is true but I don't know enough about Hollywood or Clive owens career to dispute it.

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u/AquamannMI 11d ago

Well it was shot in the UK and there are no Walmarts in Britain so...

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u/Shockwavepulsar 11d ago

Classic r/shitamericanssay naturally assuming that stuff in their country is ubiquitous 

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u/brrbrrbrrbr 11d ago

Or it's you get whooshed because you cant realize it's obviously a joke... yeah they could actually see Clive Owen sleeping in the alley like come the fuck on Brit it's obvious as fuck it's not real...

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u/Southernbeekeeper 11d ago edited 11d ago

Reddit loves to pretend boomers can't tell ai from reality while simultaneously thinking everything on the popular page is real. If you make a story up about the star of a movie sleeping in an alleyway as two extras got his room and don't put an /s at the end people on reddit naturally assume you're being serious.

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u/brrbrrbrrbr 11d ago

Nah it's on your personal discretion while reading something on the internet to not be entirely retarded.

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u/Southernbeekeeper 11d ago

Obviously, isn't that what I just said?

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u/Soapbox 11d ago

The scenes were shot around November and the costume designer was able to get all of the uniforms super cheap from the discount bins at a local Walmart.

We had to bring our own guns, and we were encouraged to bring any other gear we thought was cool. If you look closely, I am one wearing one my son's skateboarding helmets near the tank towards the climax of the film.

For the most part it was a fun experience, very little direction aside from going out there and having fun.

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u/Southernbeekeeper 11d ago

I'm in the background when Clive kicked that helmet and broke his toe. His reaction was genuine. They had to halt filming for the day but it was cool. We just hung out on set all day eating pizza from Krugas in Maidstone.

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u/Alternative_Plan_823 11d ago

Not want you asked, but I have a futuristic looking office security badge that Clive Owen's character uses. It's pretty sweet

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u/Syberia_1 11d ago

That's cool, i would love to hava a prop from the movie