Crew turns supermarket and town hall into film set

ACTOR Jude Law was wheeling his trolley around the Camden Town branch of Sainsbury’s on Tuesday morning – but he wasn’t buying anything.
Instead, the film star was browsing the aisles of the Camden Road shop in a scene for Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella’s new film, Breaking And Entering.
Mr Minghella, who lives in Hampstead and has his offices in Highgate, plucked cashier Jane Havell, 24, from the ranks of Sainsbury’s staff to scan in shopping as cameras fixed on Mr Law and co-star Juliet Binoche.
Ms Havell, who lives in Chalk Farm, said afterwards: “I wouldn’t say I’m a fan but he’s (Jude’s) a good-looking bloke. At the end, he gave me a nice firm handshake and said ‘thank you’. He gave me a lovely smile.”
Sainsbury’s tightened security for the filming, with staff checking bags for cameras and warning customers not to take pictures of Mr Law, who starred in box office hits such as Alfie, The Talented Mr Ripley and Cold Mountain.
Ms Havell added: “Anthony Minghella was lovely. He was really chatty and down-to-earth.”
The star-gazing stares from shop staff and customers were matched at the main town hall building in Judd Street, King’s Cross, on Thursday afternoon when Mr Law and other cast members filmed scenes on the steps of the council building.
The film, unlikely to be released until next year, tells the story of an architect’s unusual relationship with a teenage thief.
Although the exterior of the town hall will feature in the film, the inside was not filmed.
The crew borrowed two distinctive New Journal dispensers as props so viewers could instantly recognise that the film is set in Camden.
Some officials hired as extras got the chance to meet the star-name actors and Mr Minghella.