n July 2010, Summit announced that the movie will be shot in Vancouver, Canada, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[10] Both parts will be shot simultaneously as one project. Filming officially began on November 1, 2010 in Brazil.
The first scenes were shot in the Lapa District in Rio de Janeiro for one night. A long city block was rented for shooting, and Summit Entertainment paid residents 50 to 500 reais (30 to 300 in American dollars) to not allow paparazzi or fans to overlook filming from their windows. Moreover, owners of bars and restaurants were paid 10,000 and 20,000 reais (6,000 to 12,000...
continue reading...