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Lights, camera, action
On Wednesday, it was used for yet another film.
Crews from Lionsgate Productions in Los Angeles were in front of Hotel Pitt to shoot a scene for the film "Warrior." The movie, which stars Nick Nolte (who apparently was not in the scene shot locally), is about two brothers from Pittsburgh involved in mixed martial arts.
The scene being shot Wednesday involves a bus pulling up on nearby Barr Street and an actor getting off and walking over to the hotel, where he spends the night. In addition to the exterior shot, there will be scenes shot inside the hotel. In the rear of the building, large pieces of black fabric were draped over the windows to simulate nighttime.
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"It's pretty much the way it was," he said.
He closed the bar for the movie shoot, but many townspeople were inside drinking soft drinks and waiting to be called as extras in scenes.
Schons' dad, Paul, waited to drive his 20-year-old black Cadillac down the street. Puffing on a large cigar, he cast an eye toward one woman on the film crew and expressed hope she might jump in the front seat.
George Parra, executive producer for "Warrior," said a number of scenes are being filmed in the Pittsburgh area.
"McDonald is great; the locals are great," Parra said as he glanced down South McDonald Street, where a number of onlookers were capturing the excitement with digital cameras or cell phones.
During the filming of "Homecoming," which Bev Schons said is opening in limited release July 17, all the NFL merchandise and beer other than Iron City had to be removed from the bar since the film company did not have permission to use them.
"Iron City signed with them so everything was Iron City," Chuck Schons said.
Although the crew with "Warrior" had offered those residing in the hotel a week's stay at a nearby motel, Schons said most declined the offer, instead preferring to hang around and watch the scene being shot there.
