The Dark Knight Rises films throughout Pittsburgh next month
"From Aug. 10 to 21, streets will close, parking will be restricted and sidewalks will be blocked at various places throughout the Golden Triangle. Explosions and gunfire will erupt. High-speed chases will occur.
It will snow.
"It's going to be really cool," said Dawn Keezer, director of the Pittsburgh Film Office.
A letter went out to Downtown property owners, residents and merchants this month foretelling some of the mayhem.
"Our scenes include daytime exterior dialogue with precision driving and special effects. Our special effects include but are not limited to gunfire, sparks, squib hits, smoke, debris, air mortars and controlled pyrotechnic blasts," the movie's location managers wrote, in five pages of details about various street closures and other restrictions.
When the filming begins on Aug. 10 on Oliver Avenue, there won't be any pyrotechnics, they said, but "we will be covering Oliver Ave. and Smithfield St. with snow."
The set moves to Cherry Way on Aug. 12; Smithfield Street on Aug. 13 and 14; Smithfield, Third Avenue, Wood Street and Fourth Avenue on Aug. 17 and 18; and Strawberry Way, Seventh Avenue and William Penn Place on Aug. 20. The last traffic restriction is scheduled to be lifted at 10 p.m. Aug. 21.
Parts of Forbes, Oliver, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh avenues, Smithfield and Wood streets, William Penn Place and Cherry and Strawberry ways will be closed at various times. On-street parking will be restricted, as will access to some garages. Police will have to stop traffic for brief periods."
It will snow.
"It's going to be really cool," said Dawn Keezer, director of the Pittsburgh Film Office.
A letter went out to Downtown property owners, residents and merchants this month foretelling some of the mayhem.
"Our scenes include daytime exterior dialogue with precision driving and special effects. Our special effects include but are not limited to gunfire, sparks, squib hits, smoke, debris, air mortars and controlled pyrotechnic blasts," the movie's location managers wrote, in five pages of details about various street closures and other restrictions.
When the filming begins on Aug. 10 on Oliver Avenue, there won't be any pyrotechnics, they said, but "we will be covering Oliver Ave. and Smithfield St. with snow."
The set moves to Cherry Way on Aug. 12; Smithfield Street on Aug. 13 and 14; Smithfield, Third Avenue, Wood Street and Fourth Avenue on Aug. 17 and 18; and Strawberry Way, Seventh Avenue and William Penn Place on Aug. 20. The last traffic restriction is scheduled to be lifted at 10 p.m. Aug. 21.
Parts of Forbes, Oliver, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh avenues, Smithfield and Wood streets, William Penn Place and Cherry and Strawberry ways will be closed at various times. On-street parking will be restricted, as will access to some garages. Police will have to stop traffic for brief periods."
For more locations, check out the full story.
The Dark Knight Rises comes to theaters July 20th, 2012 and stars Liam Neeson, Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Aidan Gillen, Marion Cotillard. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.
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Joker's Apprentice
I think Daryl-Tan is on some good sh*t, if he got all that from a simple location shoot news update. Please don't post anymore. Daryl gave Joker headache.
10 months agoby @lude8282Flag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
@daryltanenjielenny you make no f*cking sense at all.
10 months agoby @ghostmanFlag
rjh094
Snowing in Gotham? Cool.
10 months agoby @rjh094Flag
Jakn
Snow...wow!
10 months agoby @jaknFlag
ChiRep_1
@rufio I hear that, thank god its slowly coming to a close. I live in Chicago, fkn 115 degree heat index!! But I can already imagine the snow emphasizing some dramatic sequences, it'll be quite a scene to watch.
10 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag
Rufio
@ChiRep-1 agreed! but gonna be awful for the cast to have to wear winter attire in the midst of this ridiculous heat wave!
10 months agoby @rufioFlag
ChiRep_1
Chase scene with Gotham covered in snow? Gonna be awesome!
10 months agoby @ChiRep-1Flag
Sean
Cool.
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Sean Ryan Culligan
Make this worth the wait Mr. Nolan!
10 months agoby @Sean-Ryan-CulliganFlag
Monkeyiron 2.0
black and yellow....black and yellow...black and yellow
10 months agoby @Monkey-ironFlag
XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
@Brizzy -- Indeed.
10 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
slysnide
God those people are probably being compensated big time for losing 12 days of business.
10 months agoby @slysnideFlag
TheDude1
Pittsburgh is going to be a damn big mess. Which is usually is anyways. I guess I will just have to avoid Pittsburgh for a month. Then again that is probably a good thing.
10 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
mmmm.........I think this could be the scene leading up to the Civic Arena explosion like they talked about a few months ago?
10 months agoby @ghostmanFlag
Brizzy
Interresting!
10 months agoby @BrizzyFlag