Last year, I went to Warner Bros. Studios for the Horror Made Here event on October 29th, by the way, it’s the 80th anniversary of Batman so the Arkham Asylum most likely will be there. Also, IT: Chapter 2 is this year, so I also see the return of the IT house. These houses were great so mark it on your calendars! The occasion of the Warner Bros. Studio Tour was opening of the Aquman exhibit on March 5th! I also missed seeing the Wonder Woman exhibit and others. The Warner Bros. Studio Tour has statues of Bugs Bunny, it is welcoming, but there is unfortunately Looney Tunes is not featured with the rest of the tour. The animation studio is separate from the studios, but I would like a kid’s section, drawing tables, and a showcase of some of the shows, including DC animated films and Animaniacs which is mentioned on the tour. First, you get a screening of Warner Bros. films, this of course gets you ready to see the sets and production facilities to make the movies possible.
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| Aquaman (Jason Mamoa) armor, photo by the author. |
You meet your guide, in this case Eddie from Miami, and board a tram. The best part is you can have your camera (or cell phone) out and take pics. It is awesome to have a gate open and see the water tower in front of you. Also, I find it fascinating to see the names on the parking spaces. Another part of the tour was the tram stopped at a square and Eddie took us into a building facade. It looked like an empty warehouse with stairs and also props lying around. Eddie showed us on his phone the video of the Flash fighting Supergirl, she was under control in the “Invasion!” episode of The Flash in season 3. Later, we were taken to Stage 30, which had the sets for Lethal Weapon. No pictures were allowed on this part of the tour. This is the current show airing on Fox with Damon Wayans playing Detective Murtaugh. We were taken to a motel set, then over to the Los Angeles Police Department set with desks for all of the officers. It is impressive to see the level of detail with each desk having personal touches. The set looked like a police station with no power and empty. Then, we were led to the morgue and shown how they shoot the scenes. This was all new for me, but probably an alternative since I usually went to the Ellen stage when they weren’t filming.
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| The armor of Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), photo by the author. |
The highlight was of course the Warner Bros. Archives. This had the Justice League for Beavis and Suicide Squad, but is now divided between Aquaman and Wonder Woman. Near the stairs is the statue of Romulus with the bottle. Then, past it is the Aquaman (Jason Mama) orange armor with his trident in front of a waterfall-like backdrop. To the right is the costumes of Atlanna (Nicole Kidman), his mother, in her white armor and Tom Curry (Temuera Morrison), his father. Also, there was the prop of Atlanna’s crown. On the other side is the green armor of Mera (Amber Heard). There is the codex prop and the large cylinderical hologram projector. Then, there is the costumes of Aquaman and Mera in their Kingdom of the Deserters attire. Next, there is the Trench-like armor of Atlanna. To the left is the purple armor of Orm (Patrick Wilson). There were the dueling armors of Orm and Aquaman. Then, the armor of King Nereus (Dolph Lundgren). There is a great photo op of the throne of Atlan with the trident. Towards the front on the left is the costume of Vulko (Willem Dafoe), a Men-of-War armor full lit, and then the armor of Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), I was drawn to this one next to the orange armor. It also has the dagger prop.
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| The ballroom dress of Diana (Gal Gadot), photo by the author. |
The next part of the exhibit is Wonder Woman. To the right is the World War I photograph of Wonder Woman and the soldiers. Next there is the armor of Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) in an artistic display. In the center is the photo op of the Godkiller Sword which you can take hold and behind it is the armor of Queen Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen). Then, there is the Amazon training outfit of Diana. Next, there is the book of Amazon history prop. At the very end of the exhibit is the armor of General Antiope (Robin Wright) and display of Amazon weaponry, shield, and helmet. There is the costumes of Etta Candy (Lucy Davis) and Sir Patrick Morgan (David Thewlis). Then, the stunning blue dress that Diana wears at the ball, and Diana’s disguised costume with glasses. There is the journal of Dr. Maru (Elena Anaya) prop next to her costume with apron and glasses. There is the prop of the Godkiller Sword. Then, Wonder Woman’s armor with fur coat and shield on the World War I battlefield. The soldier outfit of Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) is next to her.
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| The dress of Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) from Crazy Rich Asians, photo by the author. |
Upstairs is the floor for Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. I immediately went to the right to see the Fantastic Beasts displays. There is a two layered cabinet that has the desserts created by Jacob Kowalkski (Dan Fogler). There is his costume and the suitcase on his bed. Next to the desserts is the costume of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). Then, there is the nightclub dresses of Tina (Katherine Waterston) and Queenie Goldstein (Alison Sudol). Around the corner is the suit of Percival Graves (Colin Farrell) with a MACUSA backdrop. Leading to it is the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them book prop from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. I didn’t have much time with the tour getting ready to move on. The total time there is about fifteen minutes.
There is an area with all of the vehicles from the Batman films called Enter the Batcave - The Batmobile Collection. It is great to see the vehicles, but they are all parked. I think there should be some television screens to show the vehicles in motion. There doesn’t have to be actors which might be difficult, just the Batmobiles on the road. The final part of the tour is Stage 48: Script to Screen, an overview of design, writing, and other stages of filming. New for me was the Crazy Rich Asians costumes, there is the multi-colored dress of Rachel, costumes of Rachel and Nick, Peik Lin's red outfit on a couch, a wedding dress, and outfits of Eleanor and Astrid. I wondered why there were just casual costumes at FIDM. Also, throughout is costumes of the recent A Star is Born. The experience was very fun and really gets a sense of how film and television shows are made. I hope everyone gets the chance to go to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour. I’m already thinking about going again.
There is an area with all of the vehicles from the Batman films called Enter the Batcave - The Batmobile Collection. It is great to see the vehicles, but they are all parked. I think there should be some television screens to show the vehicles in motion. There doesn’t have to be actors which might be difficult, just the Batmobiles on the road. The final part of the tour is Stage 48: Script to Screen, an overview of design, writing, and other stages of filming. New for me was the Crazy Rich Asians costumes, there is the multi-colored dress of Rachel, costumes of Rachel and Nick, Peik Lin's red outfit on a couch, a wedding dress, and outfits of Eleanor and Astrid. I wondered why there were just casual costumes at FIDM. Also, throughout is costumes of the recent A Star is Born. The experience was very fun and really gets a sense of how film and television shows are made. I hope everyone gets the chance to go to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour. I’m already thinking about going again.
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