Los Angeles, the film crew was shooting almost exclusively action scenes, ranging from car chases to gunfights. The three blocks near City Hall were bustling every day.
On the crowded temporary set streets, Martin drove his Cadillac through the traffic, charged into the square, spun the wheel, and braked, stopping the car with a beautiful drift.
He shouted to Ellen Page in the passenger seat, "Get down."
Ellen Page hugged her head and crouched down.
Gunshots banged, and two actors across fell backward.
Nolan pursued realism in shooting, using blanks that could produce muzzle flashes when actors fired from a distance.
During a pause in filming, the cameraman in the back seat got out of the car, quickly grabbed a water bottle, and drank several mouthfuls to suppress the urge to vomit.
Martin got out of the car and handed the gun to Bruce.
This was no prop gun; it was a real one.
Nolan and the action director Tom came over to discuss the next action scene with Martin.
