Filming in Vancouver: Anna Kendrick, You Me Her, and an official Dwayne Johnson Day?

Believe it or not but Skyscraper star Dwayne Johnson rocked Vancouver enough to get his own day proclaimed in the city.

Well after last week’s hustle and bustle of film and TV productions coming and going, this week’s roundup is a bit calmer. But no less intriguing.

After all, there’s a female Santa Claus feature film starting up just as a polyamorous romcom is calling it a wrap—plus Vancouver declared a special day in honour of a…Hollywood celebrity?

Yes, it’s all true. Read on, true believers and skeptics alike.

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Filming in Vancouver: Anna Kendrick, You Me Her, and an official Dwayne Johnson Day?

Filming in Vancouver: Christmas TV movies abound, Idris Elba and Kate Winslet praise Vancouver

Idris Elba hit the Toronto International Film Festival’s red carpets with his new girlfriend from Vancouver, Sabrina Dhowre.

While, inexplicably, egg nog has already hit Vancouver store shelves prior to Halloween, if you happen to see elaborate Christmas decorations around town, they may not necessarily be companies trying to push the Noel season upon us prematurely.

What you might be witnessing are the numerous Christmas TV movies being shot around town.

In fact, there are so many seasonal TV specials being shot here, Vancouver might as well be renamed Hollywood North Pole.

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Filming in Vancouver: Christmas TV movies abound, Idris Elba and Kate Winslet praise Vancouver

Vancouver Screen Scene: Seth Rogen and Supergirl, Japanese stars, and more

Comedic Seth Rogen is returning to his hometown to shoot The Something.

Comedic Seth Rogen is returning to his hometown to shoot The Something.

Survival is a recurring theme in this week’s roundup of screen-related news in Vancouver, cropping up both as the subject of storylines and a TV series that might need to find ways to avoid the chopping block.

First up, let’s start on a note of levity with a hometown connection.

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Vancouver Screen Scene: Seth Rogen and Supergirl, Japanese stars, and more