Hollywood Alaska : Q: Is Alaska cold? A: Yes, sometimes.

Hollywood Alaska

The formerly "Everybody Loves Whales," - now called "Big Miracle," the first major, modern movie filmed entirely in Alaska is about to hit theaters. The tale of serial killer Robert Hansen, starring John Cusack and Nicolas Cage, filmed in Anchorage this fall. Other major-studio films are considering an Alaska shoot, even as an army of reality TV camera crews continues to prowl the state. Producers credit the state’s fledgling tax incentive program – one of the most generous such public subsidies in the country – with enticing movie-makers to the Last Frontier. How long will the gold rush last? Is the state getting a big enough return on its investment? Welcome to Hollywood, Alaska.

Q: Is Alaska cold? A: Yes, sometimes.

Posted by whalewatching

Anchorage Daily News

Posted: October 4, 2011 - 7:30 pm

From Kyle Hopkins in Anchorage --

Looks like embargoes are expiring from the press visits to last year's "Big Miracle/Everybody Loves Whales" shoot.

This interview with Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski, posted today on buzzsugar.com, is short and shallow but also the first I've seen with the pair talking about the movie.

Sample question:

Were you prepared for how cold it is up here?
John Krasinski: It was so deceiving when we arrived because it wasn't that cold. The first time I came up, it was like 50 degrees. And I remember thinking, "Everybody on the production is insane. They were like 'It gets so cold!'" And then coming from LA, you're packing light sweaters. And then days like this hit, and you're like, "Does anyone have a Caribou carcass that I can throw on myself right now?"

Hollywood.com posted a similarly upbeat report on Monday.

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