Over the next three months, four major movies made in Pittsburgh within the last 18 months will be released:
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Emma Watson)
- Won't Back Down (Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal)
- Jack Reacher - One Shot (Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike)
- Promised Land (Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances MacDormand)
The first three trailers feature some great photography of Pittsburgh. Promised Land was filmed northeast of Pittsburgh in the Apollo area, so you're treated to many shots of the countryside and small towns.
Perks is basically a teen flick, about growing up in suburban Pittsburgh in the early '90s. The highlight for me will be watching the Rocky Horror Picture Show re-enactment, with many characters in full costume. The son of a longtime friend is one of the re-enactors.
Won't Back Down is about a pair of mothers (one, a teacher) taking on a failing school. It was mostly filmed just up the hill from the old Civic Arena, which has since been torn down.
Jack Reacher - One Shot seems to be very dark and gritty. It was filmed last fall and it was cold and rainy much of the time. Many shots of the Strip District, some of the South Side and a few quick trips across the 10th Street Bridge.
Promised Land pretty much follows the flow of the movie, and features some lovely shots of Armstrong county from the air.
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