Scoop - American Comic Book Movie Filming Around Valencia

I’ll be the first to admit that not much happens in my part of the world, but it seems that an American comic book movie will be filming around these parts. Very much by chance, I found an advertisement on a job-hunting site that was asking for extras for an “adaptation of an American comic into the big screen”. What did the ad say and what movie could it possibly be for? Hit the jump to read this exclusive scoop.

The Ad

As it is a local advertisement, it’s completely in Spanish, and on top of that the site seems to be region restricted, so this link to it will probably be completely useless to anyone outside the country. Here’s a screenshot of it...

And it (roughly) translates to...

“We are looking for extras, special extras, models with and without experience for American movie that will shoot soon in Valencia, we are looking for men, women and children. Age is not important [because] there are from 500 to 700 extras needed. It’s important that you send a photo of your face and body to the email [email withheld]. The movie is about  the adaptation of an American comic into the big screen. It will be filmed in towns near Valencia. Thanks for your interest.”

(emphasis mine)

What Movie Is It?

The ad obviously doesn’t say what movie it is, but there are a few things we can speculate from the information given here. First of all, that’s a lot of extras they are asking for, so we can stipulate that this is a huge set, maybe even a war piece? In that case, this could possibly be Captain America: The First Avenger, although that one is currently shooting in the UK.

The area around here in Valencia is very dry and full of hills, with plains in between the coast and mountains ranges. While it is true that the towns around the main city are all pretty old, filled with 40’s and 50’s era houses, and it would make a convincing war torn France, I don’t think they would move the set so much for something that could be filmed elsewhere. The desert-like setting would also be pretty fitting for either Thor or Green Lantern, although as far as I know both of those have finished filming.

Could it be for the upcoming Avengers movie? During a short sequence in Iron Man 2, we saw that there was a map with several key places marked in it, presumably where they would find the recruits for the Avengers team. Take a look...

(Disregard the arrow, it's about something else altogether)

None of the places in the map seem particularly close to Spain, not any place that would resemble it physically.

There’s also the possibility that this is for something completely outside of the big two, but that would make narrowing it down much more difficult. I’ve sent the company an email, hopefully I’ll hear back from them (and if I get lucky, appear in the movie as well). I’ll report if/whenever I learn more details about this whole deal. What movie do you think they are filming here? Let us know in the comments section.

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