My car was an extra in Batman Vs. Superman: AMA

"The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123" (mattp123)
03/25/2016 at 18:15 • Filed to: None

I was paid to park my car and eat some food and hang out for way too long in the unheated Uptown Theater in Chicago.

You can see it (well, I can cause I know what to look for) in the background of this flashback scene where Han Solo dies Wayne’s parents are killed. Screenshot from the comic-con trailer on YouTube.

Not the glamuor shot I was hoping for, but I haven’t seen the movie yet so who knows if it will be any more visible. Enjoy some other pics from the night.

A pair of Gotham City Cabs.

Gotham is also a state? And the flashback scene must take place in late 1980 or early 1981 given the fall/winter weather.

A passerby had to snap a picture of the plate. Note the Avanti in front of me.

DOTS. Staging before filming. That’s the Lincoln seen in the screen shot above.

Looking out from inside the theater. A pair of gold and white Mercuries.

The L stop was also transformed.

I wish I could have gotten more pictures, but, as you could imagine, that was frowned upon.

DISCUSSION (22)

HammerheadFistpunch > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/24/2016 at 23:41

Holy crap, you were there for their murder? Why didnt you stop him?!

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > HammerheadFistpunch
03/24/2016 at 23:45

Because then there would be no Batman and thus no Batmobiles. And I’d have probably been kicked off the set and not been paid.

scoob > HammerheadFistpunch
03/24/2016 at 23:46

But he would’ve altered the future!

HammerheadFistpunch > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/24/2016 at 23:47

Well, a fellas gotta get paid...carry on.

911e46z06 > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/24/2016 at 23:51

How did this come to happen?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/24/2016 at 23:56

Did you get to keep the plates?And was your car blown up?

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > 911e46z06
03/24/2016 at 23:59

My neighbor behind me has a 60s Fiat 500 and a late 70s Buick LeSabre. He knows a guy who had one of his cars in a movie before and heard about this filming. He knows about my Olds and my dad’s Charger which fit the timeframe they were looking for for the scene and passed the word on to me.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
03/25/2016 at 00:04

Unfortunately, no, and thankfully, no. I did ask about the plates for sure. But they were seriously just a laminated piece of card stock (if that) that were held on with a clear rubber band. You can see the rubber bands passing vertically through the 4 and F if you embiggen the image of the rear plate. They are technically property of WB or one of those movie companies, but I can easily replicate them myself.

Urambo Tauro > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/25/2016 at 00:07

One of the Detroit filming locations was the Ransom Gillis House on (I’m not making this up) Alfred Street. Other nearby locations have “ Wayne ” in their name (WSU, Wayne County Jail, etc.). Did you notice any similar puns on set?

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Urambo Tauro
03/25/2016 at 00:12

Nope. I think The Mask of Zoro was playing at the theater... But really aside from the plates and changing the names on the train station there wasn’t much to tell you it was Gotham City.

flyingmetalbird > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/25/2016 at 00:12

Why didn’t they let me park my

2016 CHEVY EQUINOX WITH BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY AND 8 INCH TOUCH SCREEN NAVIGATION

That fits the time frame right?

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > flyingmetalbird
03/25/2016 at 00:15

If it does not fit you must acquit. They were looking for 70's/early 80's cars.

911e46z06 > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/25/2016 at 00:19

Neato. Pretty cool thing to do.

flyingmetalbird > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/25/2016 at 00:19

Oh, I thought the Chevy Equinox came out in 1978

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/25/2016 at 00:38

I see the rubber bands. It’s still cool to have a car in a movie.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/25/2016 at 05:17

Awwww, it’s my old neighborhood!

PS, I do believe you were hanging out in the Riveria Theater or possibly Aragon Ballroom. The Uptown Theater is closed, which is a complete shame because it’s suppose to be fantastic inside.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > flyingmetalbird
03/25/2016 at 08:54

All the cars in the rest of the movie are FCA products.

deekster_caddy > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/25/2016 at 18:35

Awesome! I was an extra in Moonlight Mile driving my brother’s ‘69 Special. Never made it into the movie. We were the moving background outside the windows of the post office where the girl worked and the scene was when they first meet. Apparently some kind of cat stunt iirc that wasn’t easy to film so they refilmed it about 50 times inside. Outside, we drove forward on que, then backed up to reset into position, then drove through the background again... And again... And again... Problem I had was that the exhaust was too loud, so I would start the car moving, put it in neutral, shut the engine off, coast through the background, then start the engine again to back through into place. The battery died a couple times but it was totally worth it. My brother was filmed as background in a different scene, waiting at a stop sign. He made it into the dvd ‘editing room floor’ extra scenes!

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > deekster_caddy
03/25/2016 at 18:51

Cool! I was hoping I would get to be one of the driving cars, but after I saw the multiple times they had to drive a block then back up to the start it looked rather boring and not too gentle on the car. Not to imply anything about your brother’s Buick, but I noticed the moving cars were the ones in not so great condition. I guess the imperfections and roughness are less noticeable when moving. But if the scene was set in 1981, then damn the 1981 Mercury Colony Park and my neighbor’s late 70s LeSabre that were rolling in the shot had a rough couple months.

Stef Schrader > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/25/2016 at 21:57

OOOOOOH! I love this! Great Oldsmobile. Very nice.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Stef Schrader
03/25/2016 at 23:57

Thank you!

deekster_caddy > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123
03/26/2016 at 08:58

It was very interesting for the first dozen or so times, then it became kind of tedious. And yes, it was very very hard on the car.