Manila welcomes Oscar Best Supporting Actress (for ‘The Constant Gardener’) Rachel Weisz. Could hubby Daniel Craig not be far behind? We could only hope.

MANILA, Philippines – The excitement around “The Bourne Legacy” shoot in Manila rises as reports surface that Hollywood actress Rachel Weisz has landed on Manila soil.

According to a report by interaksyon.com on Jan. 8, the Academy Award-winning actress arrived Sunday night on board a Cathay Pacific flight (CX 903) via Hong Kong. She is in the country for the shoot that begins next week.

According to a source from the Film Development Council of the Philippines, Wiesz would even be riding a passenger jeepney “as it spins around,” noted interaksyon.com.

An earlier Manila Bulletin report, dated Jan. 4, listed the areas that would be closed off for “The Bourne Legacy” shoot. There include areas in San Andres street (from Jan. 11 to 15); streets in Remedios (Jan. 18 and 19); San Andres corner Quirino and Taft Avenue (Jan. 14), areas in Intramuros (Jan. 25, Feb. 17 and 18); Jones Bridge (Feb. 5), and Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard (Feb. 8 to 15).

In another Manila Bulletin report on Jan. 7, it was noted that among the highlights of the film’s shoot in the country would be “a motorcycle chase on Jones Bridge in Binondo, Manila, and an action scene at the Metro Rail Transit and a car chase in busy Baclaran in Parañaque City.” Various reports also noted that the Philippine shoot would comprise 40% of the movie—including its climax—and that there would also be scenes shot in some parts of Palawan.

In the same Jan. 7 report, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino disclosed that the producers of “The Bourne Legacy” had “paid a visit to storm Sendong victims in Cagayan de Oro City last month” to “quietly” help out. While Tolentino did not elaborate on the kind of assistance given, he eagerly shares the possibility that another A-list Hollywood celebrity might visit the country during the filming of “Legacy.”

“There are rumors that Daniel Craig would want to visit Rachel here, so that’s a possibility,” Tolentino was quoted.

Craig, of course, is the husband of Weisz and is now more famously known as the current James Bond. He will also be seen soon in the US version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”

Meanwhile, aside from Weisz, speculations also abound that “Legacy” lead star Jeremy Renner had actually arrived in the country last Saturday. Renner, who was previously seen in Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” just last December, plays US Central Intelligence Agency operative Aaron Cross in the franchise that used to star Matt Damon in the title role of Jason Bourne.