"The first scene of director Luc Besson's latest movie From Paris With Love, starring Travolta, was meant to begin in Les Bosquets de Montfermeil – a tinderbox housing project near the epicentre of nationwide suburban riots that swept through France in 2005.
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Hundreds of residents were due to take part in the £30 million crime film, which also stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, either as extras or as temporary film staff - including security guards and caterers for the cast and crew.
But they were gutted to discover that the shoot had been called off after ten stunt and special effects vehicles parked next to the town's sports stadium had been burned down before dawn on Monday."
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Police have opened an investigation amid reports that local youths had tried to blackmail Mr Besson into taking on more locals and paying them higher wages. One had warned Le Parisien beforehand: "Unless they get our say-so over wages and the people employed, they won't be able to film.""
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