Parts of the new Star Trek movie (the prequel) are being filmed outside of Bakersfield (looks like Iowa). Today, they were shooting in a field that I was riding through during my lunch ride (didn’t take a camera with me). Needless to say, they wouldn’t let me cut through the field, or to be more precise, I didn’t think that it would be prudent to ask the State Trooper if I could pass through, but I was able to watch for a while while riding around the field. They were using a helicopter to film someone running through the wheat. So, when the movie is released,and if you’re a trekkie, look for a head with a helmet along the perimeter of the field…maybe I’ll make MovieMistakes.com
Reminds me of the time Matt and I ran into the filming area for 3:10 to Yuma (http://jttrain.wordpress.com/2006/12/19/jemez/). We tried to argue our way through…it didn’t work.