Rachel Weisz at the Ninoy Aquino International
Airport after her 40-day shoot in Manila and Palawan

Hollywood and Academy Award Actress Rachel Weisz (The Mummy and The Mummy Returns) was taken in awe by the natural beauty of El Nido, Palawan.

“I can live in Palawan forever!” declared the 42-year old wife of James Bond actor Daniel Craig.

The beautiful actress was in the country for 40 days from January 8 to February 19 to film her latest movie, The Bourne Legacy. It is the fourth installment to the successful spy thriller, three-time Matt-Damon starrer movie version of author Robert Ludlum’s Bourne series.

This time, it is said that the story would focus on a new CIA operative with a new whole cast of characters who would deal with Jason Bourne.

(Bourne Legacy is actually the 2004 spy action thriller written by Eriv Van Lustbader, who assumed writing for the successful series after creator Robert Ludlum’s death in 2001.)

Jun Juban, of the Philippine Film Studios Inc. said that “The contingent, including the cast who visited the island, has been very expressive with their awe and amazement.”

Juban said because of the captivating beauty of the islands in Palawan, the end part of the action-packed movie was shot in these places.

Along with Weisz, The Bourne Legacy also stars Jeremy Renner (S.W.A.T and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol) and Edward Norton (Fight Club, The Italian Job, The Incredible Hulk ); and directed by Tony Gilroy.

This comment is a very pleasant news for the Filipinos especially when few weeks ago, Rachel Weisz, the beautiful actress expressed her concern for those Filipinos living in poverty with her Filipino co-actor John Arcilla. This is after she witnessed for herself the number of informal settlers in Metro Manila.

El Nido is a first-class municipality situated at the northwestern tip of the province of Palawan, Philippines. It is 40 kilometers southwest of Manila, and 238 kilometers northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan’s capital. El Nido is bordered by the Linapacan Strait in the North, the Sulu Sea in the east, and the South China Sea in the west.

El Nido is famous for its pristine white sand. It is considered a showcase of Palawan’s geology and various wildlife. It is one of most important sites for biological diversity in the country and has been stated by the Philippine government as a protected area.

Palawan came from a Chinese word that means “safe beautiful harbor.” Palawan is also where the famous Puerto Princesa Underground is located which was recently formally included in the New Seven Wonders of Nature.

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