The Vancouver Art Gallery has been transformed to look like the New York Public Library. 🍎
Vancouver residents accepted the views of New York City as part of a movie for a TV show that was filmed downtown.
The production company GEP Resident Inc. turned scenes for Resident foreigner in the city on Wednesday (November 10th) and locals used social media to share pictures and videos from the set.
The show airs on SYFY (short for Sci-Fi Channel) and stars Alan Tudyk as an alien named Harry. Harry assumes “the identity of a Colorado doctor and slowly begins to struggle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission to Earth,” according to IMDb.
The show recently won Best Cable Comedy at the Hollywood Critics Association Awards.
A New Westminster resident shared a video of Tudyk and actress Sara Tomko in a parking lot. He wrote that “he was dancing (bouncing) to the sound of the alarm”.
While we wait for the regular workers who drive out of the parking lot. The actor from “Resident Alien” was dancing (bouncing) to the sound of the alarm 🚨@ResidentAlien #SaraTomko @WhatsFilming@yvrshoots pic.twitter.com/tGWhyuOxyK
– NewWestBoyⓂ️ (@ CaptCanuck66) November 11, 2021
Another local shared some photos of the Vancouver Art Gallery that was transformed to look like the New York Public Library. The banners on the front of the art gallery read “Explore all the wonders in the library” and then “New York Public Library”.
Fans also shared videos and images from the New York-themed movie in September, which included taxis, pizzerias and more.
In between the shootings there are scenes yesterday actors@AlanTudyk& #SaraTomko chat and laugh. It’s always great to see actors enjoy being together on set@WhatsFilming@WhatsFilmingON@yvrshoots@YVRFilming@ResidentAlien pic.twitter.com/pm2Z9dvFtO
– NewWestBoyⓂ️ (@ CaptCanuck66) September 30, 2021
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