‘The Other Guys’ begins filming Wednesday
Posted on September 22, 2009 • Filed under: News & Rumors — No Comments
More than 300 cast and crew from Columbia Pictures will be in Albany, N.Y., filming a movie beginning Sept. 23, spending money on hotel rooms, restaurants and other amenities.
Filming for the movie “The Other Guys” is expected to generate an economic spinoff of $1.4 million, according to the Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The stars of the movie, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Eva Mendes, won’t be in town for the shoot. The film is an action comedy about two New York City Police detectives who try to fill the shoes of their “super-cop” predecessors.
The crew will be filming car chases, car crashes, simulated gunfire, helicopter aerobatics and other stunts. The filming wraps up Oct. 4.
Columbia Pictures personnel are working with Albany city officials and the state Department of Transportation to minimize the impact on weekday traffic. Filming won’t be done on Tuesdays while the state Legislature is in session.
A Columbia Pictures crew was in Albany in May to film stunt scenes for “Salt,” a moving starring Angelina Jolie.
Source: The Business Review
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