ATLwood: Atlantans take over your TV screen
We were EVERYWHERE this week.
- Sean Puchta
- The Castle (Fort Peace) on 15th Street
Filming Updates:
>> “Red Band Society,” filmed at the High last Monday and Tuesday. The show also filmed at the Castle (Fort Peace) on 15th Street on Tuesday, and turned the venue into a frat house. And we have photos from a resourceful reader!
>> “Satisfaction” (Apparently a summer craze, though people will say most anything.) filmed on Ridgewood Road on Monday and at Piedmont’s Magnolia on Tuesday.
>> Ride Along 2 camped out at Nelson and Spring Streets this week.
>> “Constantine” filmed on Mt. Paran Road this week.
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Sightings:
>> Spies tell me that Divergent’s Ansel Elgort was seen at the Optimist on Tuesday night.
>> The Bachelorette couple Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray were at Del Frisco’s Grille last Friday night. Dorfmanreportedly surprised Murray with a birthday party including more than two dozen friends and family. Things then moved to the Painted Pin. There were “libations. Dorfman wore this hat.)
>> Random Liev Schreiber break.
Castings:
>> If you are in your 70s and 80s and seem “snooty,” polished,” and “intellectual,” then you should keep reading this sentence. Divergent needs you for a scene shooting Aug. 25. Send three photos and info to Mineral.Intelligent at gmail.com with “Intelligent 70s” in the subject line.
>> “The Originals” needs nude Vikings for work Tuesday. Really.
Miscellany:
>> Beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams committed suicide on Monday, leaving behind a decades-long legacy of film, TV, and comic work. This includes Merry Friggin’ Christmas, which will be one of Williams’ last completed projects. The film shot around Norcross and Stone Mountain last year.
>> Speaking of, WSB’s Zach Klein gave a Williams-ful tribute in a sportscast this week. Watch it here. You’ll figure it out.
>> The documentary Finding Fela has its Atlanta premiere today. Much more on that over here.
>> Lots of local faces on TV this week: APD’s Narcotics Unit was featured on an episode of “Drugs, Inc.,” Wednesday night. The episode was about molly. Meanwhile, remember Rod Man on “Last Comic Standing”? Of course you do. Well he made it all the way to this season’s finale, which aired last night. And on “America’s Got Talent,” local pianist/prodigy Adrian Romoff and local dance trio Dragon House Agents performed on the quarterfinals.
>> And finally, VH1 will air feature-length documentary ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta’s Rise in the Rap Game on Sept. 2
Have any tips? Sightings? Encounters? Pictures? Filming news? We need ‘em! Drop me a line: adamacarlson at gmail.com; or send me a tweet @acarlson91 (Don’t forget to use the hashtag #ATLwood.).