Filming for the movie,” The Change-Up,” continued at Turner Field this Saturday. Filming for the movie has been going on all across downtown Atlanta for the past month. This Saturday afternoon, about 2,000 extras showed up for the filming, which lasted until about 8 p.m.
Filmmakers announced two days before filming that they would need 3,000 extras for the scene. Extras who attended enjoyed a free lunch and caught a glimpse at former Atlanta Braves baseball star pitcher John Smoltz, who did a small guest appearance in the movie.
Attendees like Tameka Williams were slightly upset when they showed up and were told that the film director only needed about 100 extras for filming that day. Williams said that she showed up at the stadium about 1 p.m. with her friend Angelica.
Williams, an aspiring actress, said that she is a fan of the film star Ryan Reynolds. She also said that she came down to the filming Saturday in hopes of meeting some new people that could possibly help her further her career.
“ I’ve been doing the acting thing about three years, I’m always looking for new opportunities and if I came down today to see if I could make this situation work to my advantage,” Williams said. “You never know what could happen.”
For every attendee who showed up a $5 donation made on behalf of the film company to the Atlanta Braves Foundation Charity. Attendees also had a chance to register to be entered into a raffle for prizes, which included a pair of season tickets courtesy of the Atlanta Braves. The comedy that stars actor Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman, is just one of several movies being shot in Atlanta. “The Change-Up” is scheduled to be released August 2011.
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