If you live in Weirton and you're looking to catch some of the filming check out the information below. There are no times on the schedule, but hopefully some of you can snag some pictures for us. Someone also managed to check out a scene being filmed the other night and gave us a quick rundown in the forums, which I've also posted below. It wasn't the most exciting scene, but it was something. Thanks Cam and JMack.
Super 8 Shooting Schedule:
9/21 and 9/22 Brightway between Hanlin and Euclid
9/23 and 9/24 Main St and Taylor
Taylor and Orchard
9/27 New Cumberland
9/28 Fernwood and Crystal
9/29, 9/30 and 10/1 20th St and Booker
10/4 St. Paul Cemetery and Greenbrier Rd
10/5 West St and Mildred then back to St Pauls
10/6 10/7 and 10/8 Taylor and Virgina
10/11, 10/12 and 10/13 Main St, Taylor, Booker, 22nd, 20th st. and 17th
10/14 Downtown Main Street then back to Weirton Hgts
Last night around 9 pm I watched them a film 1 of the scenes for the movie. The scene shows the long blonde haired girl riding a bike down a little hill turning right heading up the street, then seconds later a mustang or camaro comes flying down, slams on the breaks, and peels to the right (looks like chasing her) I took a few photos of the street..they had lights of all different colors to make it super white and a few to make it look like dusk...Along with cars from the 70s park all on the road.
Thanks! If you hear anything else about extras casting, please pass it along.
so much for Cams “info” being concrete….St. Paul Cemetery and Greenbrier Rd and 20th St and Booker are all within a 2 block radius and all their trucks are there right now setting up to shoot there today
filming at the end of 20th right now….can’t even get close….saw military vehicles and i believe that is the house they are gonna blow up
“My baby is in there!”
I co-moderate a Kyle Chandler fan site … for fans who are still reeling over the news that he’s been cast in this film … for fans who are dying for new info, pics, etc. He is such a phenomenal actor and has been an under appreciated talent until Friday Night Lights where he’s finally getting the industry recognition and the opportunities he’s earned and deserves.
I’ll come here to check for news as we have those on our site who wish to remain spoiler free. But so happy to have found this site! Thank you!!! We are excited about this project!!!
I heard they may be filming some scenes at Tomlinson Run State Park near New Manchester, WV. Can anyone verify that? It would provide excellent wooded scenes. If they are filming there, and I can find out when, I may be able to get some great pictures.
filming at the park now
!!!!! GO LIONS !!!
They were in Follansbee WV this morning – so they schedule may not be entirely accurate.
Where at in Follansbee?
Main street near dominos pizza….My niece was school girl extra last week for 2 days …abrams took group pics when done with shoot…Adjusting schedule according to weather/rain as i learned from one of the chosen home owners i spoke to on fernwood yesterday..they were planting shrubs there at house where shoot begins thur 9/30..i have random pics of niece/school and fernwood at my facebook..visiting this week from FL..used to live on street next to fernwood house shoot
Someone said they were filming in DeStefano’s restaurant (in Follansbee). If so, the last (and only) time I was in there, I believe it still looked like the 70’s on the inside. So, I guess that kind of makes sense.
That was at Vito II’s restaurant.
Filming now in New Cumberland on the Six family property. There’s an Air Force chopper and soon to be crash scene. The area is highly secured. Wild stuff for our little area!
I believe Mendenhall’s live on Fernwood in yellow brick house that looks like one of the homes in the pictures.
I got to see a little bit of the crew the other night on Orchard St. I made a small video. Nothing much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ccmcs5jTI
I live on Fernwood, right next to the houses being used. Filming was supposed to start here yesterday but was delayed by the rain. They are trying for tomorrow. I guess the delay wasn’t a bad thing because the crews are still doing some prep work.
From a friend, Six family is in Newell, they own a junk yard it seems.
Jeff, The property was private property NOT the business property.
OK, was it New Cumberland or Newell ?
private property in the New Cumberland area near Tomlinson Run State Park. Heard they MAY have re-made the train crash scene. Will find out more info tomorrow.
not likely they remade the crash scene from the trailer there….it would take more than just a few hours to set something like that up
no crash scene…just a rumor I heard
Not sure why they would go to the park to recreate a train crash scene, makes no sense at all.
I heard that they were on Gas Valley Road today, near Oak Glen High School and thought maybe this was the private property you mentioned here.
On my way to work at 10 am, I pass all the storage area, which is full when they are not filming and empty when they aparently are filming. Tonight at 11pm, they area was only half full, but the Army vehicles seemed to be parked there, and they were not there this morning.
The downtown used car lot they built, is now much more full of cars, then I had seen it before today. There is going to be alot of filming I believe in this area by the Bus terminal soon, they were working on the area stores this morning when I went to work. Those bars were packed it seems tonight, because there were cars on both sides of the street, Main St, tonight, and it is never like that.
Anyone have advice on how to be called as an extra? I sent my info in via e-mail but don’t have an older car. Would really love to work on this movie!
I love that they’re filming a movie in Weirton. I live on Marland Heights and during the week of Sept. 21 my fiance was concerned that our house was shaking alot that week. Like a day later we relized it was all the movie trucks driving by our house. LOL.
My 68 Camaro is in that movie, Last I checked it was in the old car lot for sale LOL (people only wish) But from what they tell me, my car and the red 65ish mustang are the most popular ones one sets!! Kicks butt to have a nice car past down through the family, and end up in a major movie!!!!!
I know several people who are in the movie as extras and one of them is the stand-in for Kyle Chandler. It is really exciting.
Hi Jill. Wow, that’s awesome. I’m a huge “Friday Night Lights” fan and thus a big Kyle Chandler fan. J.J. Abrams is also one of my favorite directors, too, so I’m dying to make it out to Weirton from Pittsburgh for a day of shooting. If you have any advice on how I can be an extra, please let me know. My e-mail is mattmono3@gmail.com. Thanks!
They were filming in the Salvation Army building on October 4. They had a light-colored blue paper in the windows. i wonder what they were using the building for in the movie? Has anyone spotted ant of the stars in town?
watching them at the car lot today, across the bus terminal. i was in the car lot watching a scene where Kyle Chandler was was talking to people and turn to the street, when an army jeep and two army trucks went by, then he was walking across the street. i was right behind jj abrams filming it. 10/07 at 4 o’ clock
Filming taking place late in the evening 10/6-10/7 at St Pauls Cemetary. Cemetary totally lit up with spot lights.
I watched the filming at St. Paul’s Cemetery last night – pretty interesting! I got to talk to the PA for awhile. Learned some interesting things! Sorry I can’t tell – I signed a confidentiality agreement – I’m an extra!
Well…. I am happy for you…but..
You could of at least used a few detailed words… Saw some scary things… nice action scene.. or at the very least what actor was there or not…that would not break your contract.. and really who would even know..
~~~Jane
PS .. im just saying throw mama a bone… =P
lol
they are painting the church across the street from the greek church right now. rumors are it is going to be a courthouse in the film.
Trucks left this morning and on their way back…
huh???? left where on way back where???
On the way back from the shoot
They’re really doing to up in Weirton. Heard some gunfire about an hour ago.
10pm more gunfire. This movie is really making Weirton exciting, then when the filming is through it will back to the same boring town. I love Paramont for choosing our town.
do u live in the neighborhood where they’re filming?
A few days ago there was night-time filming done in St. Pauls cemetary in Weirton. There were some fake headstones placed in the cemetary. Here are the only names and dates that I got. I’m not even sure if these “dead” have anything to do with the characters but here they are: Tom T. Taylor 1894-1962, Kevin Malloy 1952-1979, Elizabeth Gomez 1924-1967, Neil Fenmore 1938-1972
yeah notice the deaths are in the 60’s/70’s. :/
I heard that the people who run the cemetary, a man and a women and not sure if they are married or not, got to have their names on the tombstones/headstones there where the movie props were added to the scene.
saw one of the crew wearing a Chilly Willie’s
Hot Dogs Stand, Lillian, OH shirt the other
day…pretty cool. full day of filming downtown
and back in the neighborhood near the cemetary
on the 9th. was passing through town and noticed
all the crew and equipment and ended up spending
the day in town. wish I knew someone who lived in
the neighborhood who could text me… would like
to go back to watch more but live 45 mins away and
would hate to waste gas if I’m unsure. very exciting
for a small town and thankful i got to see mr. abrams
and mr. speilberg in person!!!
it’s not likely that you saw Speilberg considering he isn’t in town
U sure? I’m familiar with what he looks like…I took a pic of him on the back of
a truck with headphones on watching what was
being filmed on moniters away from where they
were shooting. dressed down, golf hat, scarf,
jeans. im 99percent sure it was him… or
it was a deaddddd look a like.
you lie to me. NEVER mess with Spielberg.
sorry i meant to put don’t instead of you… but still.
I’m almost ready to promise you. After
he said that I went on google images and looked
up pics. type in like steven speilberg working
there’s some of him with heavy facial
hair, some w scarves and some w those
golf looking hats. it was him I know it…
i was there saturday and didn’t see him when
they were filming downtown but I did
at night at the very bottom of the street
on the back of a truck way behind where
the crowd was trying to watch.
there is one of the paint supervisors that could pass for him. he was even in sherwin williams the other day laughing about how many times he has been asked for an autograph since he came to weirton
you mean this guy????….deffinatly not Speilberg
damnit…why is it i can’t post a pic on this but have no problem posting on the forum????
will post the pic over at the forum for you to check out…see if it is the guy you thought was Speilberg
noooo he’s def more chucky than the guy I saw…
I don’t kno why a paint guy would be behind
the moniters w headphones doing whatever
like he was editing. not arguing with ya…
but I am going back down tomorrow night to
watch… makes me really wanna investigate now!
haha .. what about u? R u just an onlooker
too?? I’d really like to text w someone that
lives close so they can let me kno when somethings
going on… I live a half hour away…. also wondering
what the chances are they have any
rocket poppeteer merch w therm. I want
a shirt!!!!! 🙂
not an onlooker just know some that are….lol….tonight and tomorrow night they are supposed to be up here on the hill not downtown…been thunder and a few showers off and on for about an hour now…not sure if they will even set up and chance it raining tonight though
That’s funny!
looks like they’re filming an evacuation scene on Main Street now. Lots of extras in military vehicles and cars packed with suitcases in the trunks and suitcases on top of their cars.
not exactly sure what they are doing but, in the shop n save parking lot they have 2 lifts like the ones holding their lights but these 2 have some cable contraption going between them with thick pads on the ground like someone will be on the cables….but all i saw on them was some sort of machinegun
Worked the nite shift last night and slept till 3pm. Got up and went right down to Main St to have a look. Somehow I got to walk right down to Cathy’s shop and was shocked there were no others standing around gawking like me.
Only movie personnel were out there and one guy, Martin, was being interviewed right on the street in front of the camera store. Seems they were still filming inside the store, but I was able to walk right past.
When I went into Cathy’s shop, she was sweeping and said I just missed all the action. The girl that works for her told me that it reminded her of the movie where a asteroid was going to collide with Earth and a couple astronauts saved us by giving up their lives and crashing into the asteroid. She this because the scene today was with lots of buses and army vehicles, lots of extra’s all Screaming and being held back by soldiers, people with suitcases either getting off buses, or more likely getting on like an evacuation scenario. She said the kids, or teenagers, Elle included were right outside her shop and they could here them real good and all they were saying. They are getting ready to do whatever they are going to do with the blue structure and have a huge crane set up there over it. Guys were getting things ready on top of the building next to this lot and structure.
I think the next day or so will be filming at night and maybe some during the day too. But Cathy’s shop window or storefront will be blown out on Thursday night, or so it seems from what she knows or has been told.
She has some newspapers in her shop that have the headline Lillian Daily News, or something like that and she said they are first come, first serve, for those who want souvenirs like that.
I was watching as well. The car coming down the hill was one of the ’67 Buick Skylarks that are used for crash scenes. They have an excellent, restored Buick for the close ups and there are two used for the rough stuff. The scene on Taylor & Orchard streets ended with the Buick crashing into a AMC pacer.
I have posted clips on Youtube of the testing of the huge light package. They hang it from above with a huge crane and I assume it is the “spaceship” by the way they use the super bright lights and the spotlights. This is from October 12.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQp0ccp98mk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdxiqK3ClSo
This is almost surreal as the spots are moving over the street, catching people and vehicles as they pass on by. When they light the whole thing up it is blinding.
On October 13, 14 they filmed the tanks and other vehicles firing up at the lights. The whole street is strewn with various objects from the stores. It looks to me like the spaceship is trying to rescue the escaped alien.
I can also verify the filming off of Rt. 8 near New Manchester (last week?). They took over an abandoned farm for use as a military camp. They even had a black, “U. S. Air Force” Huey flying around. I think they were using this area as the original containment of the escaped alien.
Any news on where they are filming now and in the future?
Filming tonight again ion main st, all day tomorrow on 17’thThe ship will be full bore tonight
Here is a link to Sunday night’s gunfire. They fired off salvos at about 10PM, 11:30PM and 2AM. It was heavy machine gun fire and the last featured dummy rounds for the tank cannons. I got this info from the guys at the ordinance truck, which was parked on the street (West St.) in front of my house!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMh6kAvQDJU
Earlier scene with the spectators:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK8SavJ4G6o
This is from two days earlier:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqWNGYpCWnU
Check out my youtube and you will see all of the clips!
Heads up! We have word that the movie crew are coming back to Weirton at the end of January and/or the beginning of February!
Rex, that’s interesting news, where did you here that? I loved the clips you got when the crew was there last time.
Thanks for the compliments on the videos. We have had repeated rumors that they are coming back. This started just as they left in October and has lately intensified.
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