The movie "Prisoners," starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Maria Bello and Terrence Howard, has been filming OTP lately but plans to movie in-town next. That has possible implications for traffic, as movie productions often do.
The production company issued the following notice, to let folks know when and where they could be affected.
"Captive Productions, LLC will be filming scenes for the motion picture entitled 'Prisoners' at the Atlanta Medical Center - South Campus located at 1170 Cleveland Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30344.
Our filming dates are tentatively scheduled for March 19-22, 2013. We will be filming exterior scenes at this location which will require us to temporarily close Cleveland Avenue.
On the days of exterior filming, off-duty City of East Point police will help us close the road. Residents will not be denied access to their homes and driveways; however, they will be detoured around our closure.
Please see below regarding the dates, times, and specific location of our closure. These dates are tentative and subject to change due to inappropriate weather for our filming-however, should we make a decision to change this proposed schedule, we will promptly notify you of these changes.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013: · Time of closure: 5AM - 7PM (tentatively) · Full Street Closure of Cleveland Avenue between Jewel Street and Winburn Terrace. · Full Street Closure of Jefferson Terrace between Forest Avenue and Cleveland Avenue.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013: · Interior filming-no road closure. Thursday, March 21, 2013: · Interior filming-no road closure.
Friday, March 22, 2013: · Time of closure: 6PM - 6AM Saturday morning (tentatively) · Full Street Closure of Cleveland Avenue between Jewel Street and Winburn Terrace. · Full Street Closure of Jefferson Terrace between Forest Avenue and Cleveland Avenue. · We will provide car placards to any residents or businesses needing access to their home or business during our times of closure.
We may contact some of the residents in the neighborhood to discuss logistics for our filming. If you have any questions regarding our process or filming schedule, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will strive to make this experience both positive and professional for the community. We look forward to working with you."
In the movie Jackman plays a carpenter whose daughter is kidnapped. Gyllenhaal plays a police detective working the case. The project has filmed outside of Atlanta proper, with scenes in Conyers, Social Circle and Monroe before moving closer in. It's been filming more recently in Tucker.
Source:
Access Atlanta