According to the Detroit Free Press, the upcoming film, This Must Be The Place starring Sean Penn, will be filmed in Bad Axe, MI in September.
The movie plans to shoot in Bad Axe and a few locations in Huron County in September, says Bad Axe city manager Dale VanDeVusse. Filming is expected to last about seven to 10 days.
The film revolves around a retired rock star and his hunt for the Nazi criminal who ordered his father’s execution in a concentration camp.” Frances McDormand and Harry Dean Stanton also star.
If you spot This Must Be The Place filming in Michigan or have more information about the film, let us know at olv@onlocationvacations.com!
Update:
The road closures for 9.7-9.15 in Bad Axe for the shoot are as follows:
North Street between E. Huron and E. Woodworth will be closed from Wednesday, Sept. 8 to Wednesday, Sept. 15.
The northbound lane on Verona Road between Atwater Road and Leppek Road will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 7 from I0 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Verona Road between Atwater Road and Leppek Road will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
E. Huron between the railroad tracks and Nugent Road; Hubbard Street between E. Huron and E. Woodworth will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Verona Road between Atwater Road and Priemer Road will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 9 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Dwight Street between Main Street and Wooster Street in the Village of Kinde will be closed on Friday, Sept. 10 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
E. Huron between Buffalo Street and Nugent Road; E. Woodworth between Maple Street and N. Silver; Allen Street; Gold Street; N. Silver between E. Huron and E. Woodworth; and Hubbard Street between E. Huron and E. Woodworth will be closed on Friday, Sept. 10 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
E. Huron between N. Silver and Hubbard Street; E. Woodworth between N. Silver and Hubbard Street; and North Street between E. Woodworth and E. Hopson will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Ubly Road (M- 19) between Thompson Road and Helena Road will be closed on Monday, Sept. 13 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. This includes a road closure on Philp Road at M-19.
E. Huron between Hubbard Street and Nugent Road; and Hubbard Street between E. Huron and E. Woodworth will be closed on Monday, Sept. 13 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
E. Woodworth between N. Silver and Hubbard Street will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 14 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Next, the movie will be shooting in New Mexico.
they were in Bad Axe last Friday to audition for extras. Approx 150-200 people showed up for the casting. They were looking for a mix of people for extras in the movie. Also they were looking for big 4 wheel drive pickups & dogs.
Wow! Bad Axe could be the next small town to hit the big time. I lived there 20 years ago, and it has only changed a little teeny bit. Similar to Groundhog Day’s, Woodstock, IL
Penn starts filming here the week after next. They’re filming at a bunch of places in town, heard Petes Bar for sure and the wind mills near Elkton.
Thanks Lenny! Please let us know if you hear anything else whent hey start filming!
There are filming in Kinde on Sept 10 supposedly.
Thanks Denny!
Does anyone know what date and time they’ll be filming at Pete’s? Is anyone allowed to stand back and watch the scene while it’s being done?
Hey Carolyn,
Yes, you should be able to watch form outside, they will probably have the street blocked off in front of Petes but you may still be able to see the actors come and go.
Not sure of exact date yet, we’ll keep you posted, if we heard anything.
Are there any exact locations / dates yet? Really would love to catch a glimpse of filming…..
Here’s the road closure info:
https://www.michigansthumb.com/articles/2010/09/07/news/local_news/doc4c86740cb7d96928345532.txt
i live on the street there filming on and its right next door to me. roads are closed and everything. they just started putting the trailers and ect up and all that.
Thanks Christine and Bill!
Bill, can I email you directly? I’m driving 3 hours Saturday to try to catch a glimpse of filming.
The crew really should take a “farm tour”….Im sure most of them have never seen “beet season”….or any other harvest…
I would be more than happy to offer Mr. Penn a ride in my truck!!!!
I Saw Them Filming One Day. Sean Also Went Into A Bowling Ally One Day And Talked With Some People!