The Next Three Days...Worth Seeing on the Big Screen and Great PR for Pittsburgh

No matter the reviews, John Morris and I were definitely going to see the thriller "The Next Three Days", given that the film was said to have loads of shots of Pittsburgh being Pittsburgh. As opposed to for example, the as yet unreleased "One For the Money" which made Pittsburgh into Trenton NJ.

The first reviews I saw ranged from indifferent to a downright bad one in the New York Times. However, the usually tough David Denby of The New Yorker liked the movie.........a lot. He calls it an "accomplished, intelligent, often exciting piece of work." The movie was written and directed by Paul Haggis who made Academy Award winner "Crash" and wrote the script for another Academy Award winner "Million Dollar Baby".

I am not a Hollywood movie person,being more an indepedent film fan, but this was fun, suspenseful, entertaining. While violent in parts, it had none of the person being tortured stuff that is frequently found in action films now, and which infuriates me.

It turns out that not only are scenes of Pittsburgh all over the movie, Pittsburgh is written in everywhere. And the city looks gorgeous (ofcourse).Since it is not actually a travelogue for Pittsburgh, yes, there are a lot of things missing if a person really wanted to "see" Pittsburgh. No time in this thriller to shoot details of our wonderful period architecture, or ramble through our big beautiful city parks.
However, I notice I don't know that I'll ever look at even mundane things, such as the I79 sign, in quite the same way again.

This movie will end up being seen by millions of people, and it will be really good PR for our city.

Several big Hollywood films have been made here recently (I am sure this is not news to anyone who lives in Pgh!).

A Pittsburgh Post Gazette interview with Paul Haggis(warning some plot spoilers)
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09348/1020716-60.stm

Looking For Extras, Standins, Photo Doubles And Silent Bit Parts for THE NEXT THREE DAYS, Staring Russell Crowe

Another major film to be shot in Pittsburgh and another very slim chance of stardom for Yinz. Haddad trucks everywhere.

Plot

"A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder." |

The production company for "The Next Three Days" has hired Nancy Mosser Casting to head up the extras casting department. The film starring Russell Crowe and directed by Paul Haggis will start shooting on October 2nd with all locations in the Pittsburgh area.

To participate you must have a profile on www.mossercasting.com. Go to the homepage and click on "Talent" or "Talent Login" and enter all of your information, then upload two photo jpegs of yourself. Preferably a medium shot (waist up) or closeup and full-length shot.

Or mail a photo to: Nancy Mosser Casting, 3583 Butler Street, Pgh. PA 15201.
Please include: Height, Weight, Hair Color, Eye Color, phone numbers, and email address to reach you.

We will be working out of the production office for this job, so we will post phone numbers to reach us as soon as we start prep on Monday, Sept. 14th.

More info here.