Alba, who co-stars with Affleck and Kate Hudson in the film, caused a stir last week for her involvement with a group that plastered shark conservation posters on electrical boxes, a bridge and a United Way billboard in downtown Oklahoma City. The actress publicly apologized but may face criminal charges of vandalism.
She was not on the movie set Saturday but is scheduled to return to the production in 10 days.
"She’s been keeping her head down a little bit for obvious reasons,” Eaton said.
Fellow producer Brad Schlei said another problem they found filming in Oklahoma was a shortage of experienced local crew members. Production companies filming here are required to hire a percentage of local crew to qualify for a state rebate program.
"The only real thing we had to overcome was having to get people from out of state sometimes to fill in for some of the lesser experienced crew in Oklahoma,” Schlei said. "But I’ve got to say, all of the Oklahoma crew have been totally professional and enthusiastic, and that’s awesome.”
Beyond those problems, Schlei said he was happy with his Oklahoma working experience and is considering the state as a setting for two more film projects, screen adaptations of A.M. Homes’ "Music for Torching” and Iceberg Slim’s "Mama Black Widow.”
"You guys have got ‘authentic.’ It’s a real American town,” Schlei said of Oklahoma City. "And the people make you feel that way, too. They make you feel wanted and accepted.”
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