![]() ![]() “I very much wanted to actually shoot in the Mojave. “I was excited to scout for the movie because I know how well landscapes can evoke human emotion,” shares Nancy Haecker in an article for the Winter 2015 issue of Compass Magazine. But these stumbling blocks didn’t deter the location manager because she also had multiple options in place should Plan A not work out. To complicate matters, just before principal photography about to start, the federal government had its shutdown resulting in the closing of all national parks. From Mojave Desert to Portland, Oregon, they went in search of the perfect locations for Wild. Since 100% of the movie was to be filmed on location and 60% of those locations in wilderness, park or national park areas, Haecker and her team of dedicated location scouts spent two months on wilderness trails. Shot in less than 30 days in October and November of 2013, Wild involved close to 55 film locations. In addition to Witherspoon and Dern, Wild’s gorgeous Pacific Northwest filming locations collectively is the next big star of the movie. ![]() It was a journey to self-healing after experiencing the death of her mother. Strayed shares with us the story behind her solo 1,100-mile hike across the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon. ![]() 1 and 2, 8 Mile, The Mexican, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Lucky You, Into The Wild) also won the Managers Guild of America Award for best locations in a contemporary film earlier this year in March. In addition to receiving many award nominations (including the Academy Awards for Best Actress for both Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern), the movie’s location manager Nancy Haecker ( The Judge, Kill Bill: Vol. Released just before the Christmas holidays last year on December 3, Wild is a biographical drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallee based on the 2012 bestselling memoir of Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. The film has received rave reviews from both critics and audiences, including a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. ![]()
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