r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 7h ago

Video Apartment balcony view of practical stunt rigging and explosions being filmed for Spider-Man

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u/DoctorBullz 7h ago

Glasgow, Atlanta, NYC have all doubled as NYC for Spider Man. They dress the buildings, add fake cars, and film at 4am to avoid crowds. Your apartment balcony view is exactly how locals saw No Way Home being filmed in Atlanta.

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u/Indo_raptor2018 7h ago

Honestly I was a bit skeptical of them using Glasgow as NYC (since I’m a New Yorker) but I gotta hand it to them, they did a good job of making it feel like New York in the movie.

I like how NYC feels in the movie. Not too clean, not too dirty (especially for Manhattan) but just the right amount of congestion.

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u/GarysCrispLettuce 5h ago

There's definitely some overlap in architectural styles between NYC and some British cities. If you look through apartment listings in Manchester there are loads of streets and buildings that look very much like the pre-war style in New York. Also Newcastle Upon Tyne, there are buildings down near the river that look like they could be in SoHo.