Why did the filmmakers choose to shoot the film on location in New York City?
The city itself is very photogenic and has a very dramatic presence. When I first came to New York in the early 1980s, I felt as if I had been there before because the city has so many iconic landmarks and buildings. You have seen the Statue of Liberty, the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building in millions of movies and television shows. Directors such as Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese have paid homage to it. The city has a kind of throbbing life to it and I think we have achieved that energy in this film. It is sort of a double whammy when magic happens in a city that you know is magical. ABOUT THE MOVIE Walt Disney Studios, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Jon Turteltaub, the team behind the “National Treasure” franchise, present “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” — an innovative and epic comedy adventure about a sorcerer and his hapless apprentice who are swept into the center of an ancient conflict between good and evil. Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a master sorcer
