6 UNDERGROUND
2018 · Director: Michael Bay
Production Designer: Jeffrey Beecroft
Netflix / Panorama Film - Rome / Dubai - Italy / UAE
ASix billionaires fake their deaths to form a vigilante squad, racing across Rome, Florence and beyond to take down a ruthless dictator. A high-octane action spectacular directed by Michael Bay for Netflix. Cast:Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
✦ From the set: When the carpenter was asked to make the first cut into the ceiling, he stopped and asked: 'Shall I proceed?' There was a pause. Then: 'Proceed.' That moment said everything about what it means to build something magnificent — and then take it apart for the shot.
The production turned Rome, Florence and Siena upside down with high-speed car chases. Thecentrepiece set at Cinecittà was the Galley Kitchen — a fully magnetic ship's kitchen where a giant magnetsends every knife and metal object flying across the room. Every blade was rigged with invisible wire threaded through the furniture. The set also featured movable ceilings — surgically opened and closed around every shot.
