A one-block section of Third Street will be closed from early Sunday morning to Monday afternoon for filming of the big-budget movie Battleship. The section behind the Shaw Center for the Arts, between North Boulevard and Convention Street, will be closed from 3 a.m. Sunday to 3 p.m. Monday and converted into a replica of Hong Kong. While the movie is being filmed, a number of special effects will be created, so smoke and dust clouds from explosions will be seen in the area. Pedestrian traffic will not be allowed in the area, and the restaurants in that section of Third Street will be shut down. Battleship, based on the popular family board game, stars Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard of True Blood and pop star Rihanna. The movie is set for release in May 2012.
‘Battleship’ filming to shut down part of downtown
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