Hollywood star Javier Bardem has been spotted filming at Whitstable Harbour as the landmark doubles up as New York.<\/p>\n
The No Country for Old Men star has been in the town for the past two days.<\/p>\n
Javier Bardem arriving on set in Whitstable Harbour this afternoon<\/p>\n
Large crowds gathered at the nearby South Quay Shed today in hope of getting a glimpse of the Oscar winner.<\/p>\n
The 57-year-old is filming Hello and Paris, which also stars Kate Hudson and Steve Zahn.<\/p>\n
The production has seen the harbour transformed into an American fish-and-farmers’ market, with stalls decorated with signs from across New York.<\/p>\n
Part of The Harbour Garden restaurant and bar has also been transformed into an eatery called the Clam Shack, with menus and signs erected outside.<\/p>\n
In one scene witnessed today, Bardem was seen strolling along the harbour before buying fish from a stall.<\/p>\n
Bardem filming a scene at Whitstable Harbour today
An eatery called the Clam Shack has been placed outside The Harbour Garden in Whitstable<\/p>\n
The film, directed by Elizabeth Chomko, is loosely based on the novel That Part Was True.<\/p>\n
The new romantic comedy is said to follow a fiercely independent landscape architect and crisis-ridden bestselling novelist who begin a sparky transatlantic exchange over books and recipes.<\/p>\n
Production crews have also been spotted in Whitstable\u2019s Keams Yard and Harbour car parks, which have been closed off to the public.<\/p>\n
Trailers are also parked up at the nearby Sainsbury\u2019s store in Reeves Way, Chestfield.<\/p>\n
It is believed the production will be in Whitstable until Friday.<\/p>\n
KentOnline understands filming for Hello and Paris also took place at Camber Sands in East Sussex earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Production crews were spotted in Keams Yard car park in Whitstable
Whitstable Harbour has been transformed into a market with stalls from across New York
Stalls for produce and fish have been erected along Whitstable Harbour
Bardem was seen buying fish from a stall during a scene today
Crews were also spotted in the Sainsbury’s car park in Reeves Way, Chestfield, Whitstable<\/p>\n
Bardem is also known for his roles in the James Bond film Skyfall, F1, and the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Dead Men Tell No Tales.<\/p>\n
He married actress Pen\u00e9lope Cruz in 2010 and together they have two children.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard is also starring in Dune Part Three, which is set for release later this year.<\/p>\n
The production company has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hollywood star Javier Bardem has been spotted filming at Whitstable Harbour as the landmark doubles up as New…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":595017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,2759,191,194,56,54,55,2557],"class_list":["post-595016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-herne-bay","tag-kent","tag-syndicate","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-whitstable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/595017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}