Union agreements at the time stipulated that any production filmed in a studio use film studio employees.
The production filmed scenes set at San Quentin in the community.
The production also filmed in Merthyr Vale railway station.
After filming was completed, it was deemed the largest production filmed on the island to date, and contributed more than $60 million to the local economy.
These productions introduced the combination of live actors and filmed projections.
The production will be filming in Bayonne for only about a week, but crews have been in town since September, scouting locations and building sets.
In April 2008 the production filmed in Oshkosh.
The production filmed the individuals and followed their stories and interactions with other users over the next three months.
The production filmed in several crime-ridden areas of New York City to achieve authenticity.
The production filmed in Chicago and wrapped principal photography November 29, 2007.