The Hawaii Five-O movie will be shot on O’ahu in March. One blog described the preparations for the shoot:
The Five-0 pilot reportedly will include a large number of second unit filming and special effects, including land and water chases and a Striker Force vehicle (s?) that’s blown into the air where it spins around violently, several sources said…The Five-0 production is still locking down locations but has rented half of a large warehouse for sets in Mapunapuna near where NBC’s Hawaii TV series had its stage set…
In the pilot’s back story, McGarrett is a naval commander working in Korea. His father is alive and living in Hawaii but his mother is deceased…McGarrett returns to Hawaii bringing back a criminal of European descent – Anton Heffe…who….That’s enough spoilers for now. The production requires a lot of military support in Hawaii primarly from the U.S. Coast Guard and Army…Expect a lot of local military in the cast…The production likely will have two will have two “first” units shooting at same time though from different perspectives…
Blowing up Strykers? McGarrett as a naval commander? How militarized are we?
I believe that Hawaii Five-O has an excellent team of gifted actors, writers, producers, director and crew. This new crime drama will be a big success for the 2010-2011 television season on CBS. Alex O’Loughlin as Lt. Commander McGarrett is extremely talented, charismatic and perfect actor, who will make Hawaii Five-O a big hit drama series.