Hey folks, Harry here with a cool bit of a spy report from the set of Martin Scorsese's THE DEPARTED... which sounds like a great title for either a Western or a late 40's Arkham House Mystery-Suspense flick. However, instead of either of those, it is the remake of the fantastic Hong Kong flick INFERNAL AFFAIRS. Now Scorsese hasn't done a lot of remakes - last one was CAPE FEAR - which to me kinda felt like the blending of the original CAPE FEAR and NIGHT OF THE HUNTER and made for the sheer bloody fun of it all.

I'm very curious to see what Scorsese and William Monahan have turned out with the script. The original film is one of the best 'spy vs spy' flick I believe I've ever seen. And is incredibly different from Scorsese's previous dips into the pool of crimelords and feds. He's put together an amazing cast (as usual) but what I'm absolutely most intrigued by is the casting of Jack Nicholson in the role of crime boss. I mean this is the first time that Jack & Marty have hooked up on a film... and frankly it's a great part. Sure in the original, the roles that Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio are playing were the showboat roles... but man... Nicholson in the hands of Scorsese is just thrilling to contemplate. And due to this spy - we get our first look at that character... I'm not including the shots of bar from the outside cuz frankly... it ain't much to look at. But here ya go...

Hi!

Attached are some photos from the Departed set (The US version of Infernal Affairs with Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson and directed by Martin Scorsese). The photos are outdoor shots of the fictitious "Irish Haven" bar.

The movie's supposed to take place in Boston, but it was actually at 58th Street and 4th Ave in Brooklyn (in a predominantly Latino, not Irish area). I took these photos yesterday. Unfortunately, all filming was indoors and the windows of the "Irish Haven" were all boarded up. Actors didn't linger around outside. Filming continues through 5/24/05 at this location.

Went back to the shooting location in Brooklyn. Here's a shot I took of Jack Nicholson, dressed as mob boss Costello for the movie "The Departed".

This is the US remake of "Infernal Affairs", so he plays the mob boss character that is equivalent of Sam (played by Eric Tsang).

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