So where does one find the "Kingdom of Heaven" aside from in my pants after a long night out on the booze? I'll tell ya - Spain. The Ridley Scott Crusades epic starts shooting on Monday in Ayerbe, the Aragon region of Spain where you'll find the famous and rather stunning beautiful Loarre Castle.
According to Radio EBro, Scott, Orlando Bloom, David Thewlis and Eva Green have all arrived in preparation for the shoot, whilst actor Liam Neeson gets in next week to shoot his role as Bloom's father in the $100 million 20th Century Fox epic. Around 300 extras are set to be employed on the production as medieval villagers.
Around 15 minutes of finished footage is expected to be used from these scenes - namely a dinner scene inside the castle right before the end credits, and the opening moments of the film which will see the location and a nearby village surrounded by fire. As the castle is so well preserved its expected that little or no CG enhancements will be needed for the scenes. Click the picture below for more shots of the castle and of Scott & Orlando arriving:
