Amid extra-tight security for a set
in the old airport of Venafiorita in Olbia, Sardinia, shooting
has resumed for "Catch-22", a series by the actor, director and
producer George Clooney.
Filming had been scheduled to begin on Monday morning and was
slowed down but not prevented by rain.
The US star had in recent days taken a home in Puntaldia,
near San Teodoro and about 20 minutes from Venafiorita.
Friendly and welcoming but always careful about his privacy
and surrounded by massive security that often shields him from
view, in recent days Clooney was caught by a Daily Mail
photographer buying cheese in Bermuda shorts and a t-shirt from
a shepherd along the road while he was motorcycle riding, prior
to having lunch on the beach.
It will be more difficult to meet him starting Monday,
however, since he will be in the Venafiorita bunker.
Clooney, who was to have begun going around Capo Testa in
recent days, on Friday morning went to the airport early in the
morning and shot a few scenes ahead of schedule.
Based on Joseph Heller's 1961 novel by the same name,
"Catch-22" is a six-episode series for which Clooney is
overseeing the direction and production of as well as playing a
role in, alongside Kyle Chandler - who will be the protagonist,
Colonel Chathart - Christopher Abbott, Hugh Laurie (" Dr.
House") and the Italian Giancarlo Giannini.
The story, which will be broadcast on Sky next year, focuses
on US pilots stationed in Italy on the Pianosa island during
WWII.
Clooney inspected about 80 disused airports across Europe
before deciding on the one in Sardinia, where he will be
shooting the series in until July 21.
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