The Hurt Locker Iraq border. She had wanted to film in Iraq, but the production security team could not guarantee their safety from snipers. Principal photography began in July 2007 in Jordan and Kuwait. Temperatures averaged over the 44 days of shooting. Often four or more camera crews filmed simultaneously, which resulted in nearly 200 hours of footage. The producer Greg Shapiro spoke about security concerns of filming in Jordan, "It was interesting telling people we were going to make the movie in Jordan because the first question everybody asked was about the security situation here." Her choice to film in the Kingdom
John Hurt During Terry Gilliam's eighth attempt at making his infamous development hell project "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote", Hurt was set to star as Don Quixote alongside Adam Driver. However, his declining health and eventual death led to project to be cancelled yet again; he was eventually replaced by Jonathan Pryce. Hurt was due to appear alongside Ben Kingsley in a film entitled "Broken Dream", to be directed by Neil Jordan. In 2015, Hurt provided the voice of main antagonist Sailor John in the "Thomas & Friends" film "Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure" along with Eddie Redmayne (Ryan) and