Wednesday, January 9, 2013
'Foxcatcher' film crews returned over the weekend to shoot final scenes for the Hollywood movie based on a true story.
Camera crews returned to a Sewickley Heights property over the weekend to shoot scenes for a Hollywood movie starring Channing Tatum. Sewickley Heights police Officer Sal Arena said the Foxcatcher shoot Sunday at Wilpen Hall on Blackburn Road involved a driving scene for the movie that included vehicles marked as Haverford Township police cars. The cruisers pull into the entrance of the property responding to a call, Arena said. Based on a true story, the film is about John du Pont (Steve Carell), a chemical fortune heir who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and went to prison for killing David Schultz (Mark Ruffalo), a 1984 gold medal winning wrestler. Tatum plays Mark, Schultz's younger brother. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer…
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The "Sexiest Man Alive" (and Steelers fan) is shooting scenes for "Foxcatcher."
Here's your chance to appear on the big screen with People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive," Channing Tatum. Oh, and Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo will be there too. The Fair Hill Project is looking for extras to shoot a scene on Thursday, Dec. 13 at the Petersen Event Center in Oakland. Sorry ladies, only men 18 years of age and older are needed. According to the Pittsburgh Film Office, pay is $60 to $100, depending on the number of hours worked. Meals will be provided. Extras should plan on working from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Those interested and available should email name, age and phone number to wrestlingextras@gmail.com. While in town, Tatum led a Terrible Towel wave at Heinz Field Sunday before the Steelers-Chargers game. If you took …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Area residents are going crazy trying to get a glimpse of “The Sexiest Man Alive.” Plus, leave your Tatum sightings in the comment section below.
Most days, the borough of Connoquenessing is a quiet, suburban community —except for when there are movie trailers in the area. Oh yeah, and hordes of eager young girls trying to catch a glimpse of People Magazine’s newly minted “Sexiest Man Alive,” Channing Tatum. That’s right, Tatum has been in the Connoquenessing area all week filming Foxcatcher, a Hollywood movie starring Tatum, Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo. Based on a true story, the film is about John du Pont (Carell), a chemical fortune heir who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and went to prison for killing David Schultz (Ruffalo), a 1984 gold medal winning wrestler. Tatum Channing plays Mark, Schultz's younger brother. On Wednesday, there was security posted around …
A. Gullickson
1:35 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
Agreed! Forget Tatum, Ruffalo's the REAL hero -- someone willing to take a stand for human rights!!! I hope while he's in the area he takes the opportunity to visit with our local victims of toxic fracking and to show solidarity with the fractivists who are working so hard to defend our clean air and water here in western PA. www.marcellusoutreachbutler.org and www.marcellusprotest.org more ›