Raleigh, N.C. — Filming for a movie starring Oscar winner Colin Firth and Emmy nominee Anne Heche brought crowds, cameras and commotion to downtown Raleigh Wednesday.
Dewey Bennett and Devon Semler were there for all the action. Unlike other Triangle residents who peeked onto Fayetteville Street in front of the First Citizens Bank, hoping to catch a little glimpse of Hollywood, these Durham residents weren't merely star-gazing.
They're extras.
"I got here at 7 in the morning and I don't know when we're leaving," Semler said.
The work is repetitive – they walked back and forth in the background while movie couple Firth and Heche got into a fight by a hot dog stand. The scene, which will take up about three minutes of "Arthur Newman, Golf Pro," will take most of the day to shoot.
But Semler, who is out of work and responded to the casting call on a whim, said it's worth it.
The filming will then head to Morgan Street near the Capitol and Nash Square across from City Hall.
Several roads were closed to accommodate the movie making.
Here is a rundown of the closures:
- The 200 block Fayetteville Street and the City Plaza will be closed from 5 a.m. until 5 p.m.
- The 200 block of West Martin will be closed from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
- The 200 block of S. McDowell Street will be closed intermittently for short periods of time from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m.
- All parking spaces on the 200 block of Fayetteville Street from 5 a.m. until 7 p.m.
- All parking spaces on the 00 block of West Martin Street between Salisbury and Wilmington Street from 5 a.m. until 7 p.m.
- Parking spaces 311 through 315 on the east side of the 200 block of South Salisbury Street from 5 a.m. until 7 p.m.
- Parking spaces 119, 120, 121, and 122 as well as the loading zone adjacent to Market Plaza on the west side of the 200 block of South Wilmington Street from 5 a.m. until 7 p.m.
- All parking spaces on the 200 block of West Martin Street from 5 a.m. until 7 p.m.
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