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V for Vendetta – Nepotism and a tough filming schedule

V for Vendetta is probably so creepy because of the fact that it’s a not-so-distant future, and we can’t help but wonder: what if?

Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman) is saved from a life-threatening situation by a man who calls himself V and wears a Guy Fawkes mask. After learning about V’s past and what he’s trying to do, she decides to help him bring down the fascist government in this futuristic Great Britain and bring freedom and justice back to their society.

Since a lot of the movie revolves around the government in Great Britain, the filmmakers wanted it to have a sense of realism and wanted to film at Parliament. Due to the nature of the film, background checks were conducted on every actor and anyone else who carried a weapon in the scenes in Parliament Square. Every weapon had a bar code on it, and they were scanned for each scene so they could track the people who were authorized to handle them.

They were only allowed to film near the British Parliament and the Clock Tower in London between midnight and 4:30 AM. To make things even more difficult, they were only allowed to stop traffic for four minutes at a time

The son of former Prime Minister Tony Blair worked on V for Vendetta as a runner for the production company. It was suggested that his connection helped them obtain permission to film in the government buildings. Even though the producers strongly denied the allegations, Conservative Member of Parliament David Davies told the Sunday Times, “It smacks of sheer hypocrisy that Blair’s government is willing to arrest a woman for simply making a protest in Whitehall, but is happy to open the doors when Blair’s son turns up in a film, which is about Parliament being blown up.”