MELANIE CRIES, LOCATION OF MOVIE CHANGES

MORE 9/11 HOLLYWOOD FALLOUT:

Melanie Griffith, tears of terror rolling down her cheeks, begged hubby Antonio Banderas not to put his life at risk by filming his new movie in Southeast Asia — because it’s a hotbed of jihad terror-rats who might capture or kill him! When El Macho pooh-poohed her fears and tried to calm her, Melanie FREAKED — screaming she and the kids would NEVER visit him on the set! She broke down, sobbing inconsolably . . . and Antonio finally got it! He phoned producers and told them he was quitting the movie — a spy/sci-fi flick co-starring “Ally McBeal” fortune cookie Lucy Liu and chop-socky idol Chow Yun Fat! Stunned producers begged Antonio to relent, but he stood firm! After weeks of back-and-forth, producers had the $70 million-budget film totally rewritten, and “Ecks vs. Sever” is now set in mysterious — Vancouver?! Melanie, drying her tears, agreed that Canada’s . . . er, cool!