Thanks to On Location Vacations for letting us know about our first look at Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart on the set of Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian in New York City! How cute does Amy look! Beware, some of the images might feature potential spoilers for the film due out next year.

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• Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian: On the Set - August 18, 2008

Christopher Guest is taking it up to 11 for Fox’s sequel to Night at the Museum.

The Spinal Tap star has joined the cast as Ivan the Terrible for the comedy adventure, officially titled Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

Also joining the cast are Jon Bernthal (Al Capone), Bill Hader (Gen. George Armstrong Custer) and French actor Alain Chabat (Napoleon).

The film, directed by Shawn Levy, reunites lead Ben Stiller with castmates Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais and Owen Wilson.

Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, who penned both Museum films, will make a cameo in the sequel, playing the Wright brothers.

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Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian has began filming in Vancouver, Canada and will film there for the next three months.

Production on the biggest movie to shoot here this summer is finally getting underway. The mega-budget Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian will be shooting here for the next three months, and will bring a plethora of stars to our city. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Dick Van Dyke, Hank Azaria and Ricky Gervais will all make appearances in the comedy sequel. The first movie was shot here a couple of years ago, and had one of the largest-ever budgets for a Vancouver-made movie.

Source: 24 Hours Vancouver

Here are the promised photos of Amy Adams hanging out on the set of Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian. They were taken yesterday in DC.

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• Night at the Museum 2: On the Set - May 20, 2008

Amy Adams and the cast & crew of Night at the Museum 2 are expected at the Mammoth studios next week. They will be in Burnaby, Canada from May 26 to September 17, 2008.

Source: Mammoth Studios

Miss Adams wrapped filming her role for Julie & Julia and has arrived in Washington, DC for Night at the Museum 2. The paparazzi snapped her out and about in DC. You can view a little video over at TMZ.

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Here’s a little Night at the Museum 2 related tidbit from The Washington Post:

It’s official: The Smithsonian has signed off on a deal to let Twentieth Century Fox to film the Night at the Museum sequel at the National Air and Space Museum — and to use its name in the movie title (Escape From the Smithsonian), a first in the institution’s history. Crews will begin setting up today; interior shoots will take place early next week. Stars include Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Dick Van Dyke and Owen Wilson.