Behind the Scenes of ‘Burn Notice’ Prequel ‘The Sam Axe Movie’

Even though the Burn Notice prequel, dubbed “The Sam Axe Movie,” is currently filming in Columbia and won’t premiere until later this spring, fans are able to keep a close eye on the day-to-day production, thanks to producer Aaron Ginsberg.

Ginsberg, who recently came off the canceled Matt Nix FOX series The Good Guys, has been providing an in-depth look at the filming of “The Sam Axe Movie” through his Twitter and Tumblr accounts. While production has faced geese attacks, stray donkeys and permit problems, the internet availability appears to be pretty solid.

As we now know, “The Sam Axe Movie” will give fans a look at the back-story of everyone’s favorite alcohol drinking ex-spy on Burn Notice. Set in 2005 Colombia, Lt. Cmdr. Sam Axe is deployed to check out some problems that a local military platoon is having with Colombian rebels. As usual, bad things happen and we’ll see what events led Sam Axe to become our favorite Miami resident.

With camera in tow, Ginsberg has been providing wonderful photos of various filming locations, military vehicles and pre-production planning. On top of that, Ginsberg has also been keeping track of any interesting or hilarious conversations on the set and has been dictating them for fans to enjoy.

You can read some of our favorite quotes below:

“So, the dailies didn’t make it to LA… Turns out, they have been detained by U.S. Customs.” ~ Producer“Our generator is on fire. Don’t worry, we’re putting it out.” ~ 1st AD — only 2 hours into our first day of shooting.“And, look, we can always light his arm on fire.” ~ Stunt Coordinator“If it makes me nervous, you know we’re in trouble.” ~  Stunt Coordinator[An email with a picture of a donkey attached] “A donkey that Columbian Production found 500 yards from the location. Do we want him?”

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The PICTURE CAR DEPT shows us a laptop with picture of a CAR

PICTURE CAR DEPT: Do you like this car for Sam Axe?

JEFFREY DONOVAN: Yeah, that’s great!

PICTURE CAR DEPT: We cannot get this car.

::Pause. Picture Car Department gestures to another jpeg on the computer::

PICTURE CAR DEPT: How about this car? Do you like it?

JEFFREY: Perfect!

PICTURE CAR DEPT: This car is not available.

(Sigh.)

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EXT. COLOMBIAN JUNGLES. CERTAIN KEY VEHICLES ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. THE 1ST AD GRABS HIS WALKIE-TALKIE.

1ST AD: I need to know what -exactly- we have here on location!
::Excruciatingly long pause::
2ND AD: I’ll tell you in five minutes.

As you can tell from those select quotes that everything in production appears to be running smoothly – especially if they’re in need of an extra donkey. U.S. Customs holding delivery of the dailies, back to LA, certainly isn’t the best thing to happen – but things could be worse. For instance, their generator could catch on fire in the middle of the jungle.

Even though the quotes were hilarious, and somewhat informative, there’s nothing like photos. Fortunately, we sifted through all of Ginsberg’s photos and, like the quotes, selected our favorites. Unfortunately, Bruce Campbell doesn’t appear in any of them.  If you’d like to see all of Ginsberg’s photos and keep up date with filming, check out his Twitter and Tumblr accounts.

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Burn Notice prequel “The Sam Axe Movie” is set to air this spring on USA.

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Enter To Win A ‘Burn Notice’ Prize Pack

With USA’s hit spy series Burn Notice returning to complete its fourth season run, we finally get to see what will happen to Simon’s all important stolen list. Of course, while Jesse saved Michael’s life with a conveniently placed bullet, that doesn’t mean everything is copacetic between these two former operatives.

Fortunately, Michael’s mother Madeline doesn’t really care what happened between them and set out to bring the pair back together. After a forced meeting and some tough love from the chain-smoking matriarch, Michael and Jesse have agreed to not only work together, but to trust eachother completely.

With $5 million in cash marked for destruction by the United States Treasury and an auction for the list coming up, the rag-tag spy clan is going to need all the help they can get. For Sam, that means setting down his cocktail of choice. For Fiona, that means doing what she loves most – obtaining large amounts of weapons. While I’m sure Michael will force Barry to do something, let’s just say that the most important thing Barry could do is try and stay alive.

With four episodes left in the fourth season of Burn Notice, it’s hard to guess where we’ll see our favorite burned spy in the finale. Of course, with season five and six already commissioned, I have a feeling that Michael will make it out alright.

Perhaps he might even find out who burned him…

USA’s hot roster of hit series offers viewers something to warm up to as the days get shorter and the nights grow colder. November sees the return of fan-favorite Burn Notice on Thursdays, at 10/9c, with brand new episodes. Visit the official Burn Notice website for games, photos and weekly prizes.

Visit USA Network’s Character Arcade to play games, challenge friends and for more chances to win prizes!

Two (2) winners will receive:

Season 3 DVD SetBurn Notice Book: The GetawayBurn Notice “Chuck Finley” T-ShirtLogo Hat

To enter you must do TWO things:

2. Become a fan of Screen Rant on Facebook by clicking on the “Like” button below.

* The contest will run until November 26, 2010 and is open to US residents only. Two winners will be selected at random and will be notified by email soon after the contest ends.

** Prize courtesy of USA Network. Prize pack value: $130.

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Burn Notice airs Thursdays @10pm, on USA

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