Despite rumors Steve Carell is expected in Pittsburgh early next year to shoot Frank or Francis, the Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting that Carell will actually begin filming Burt Wonderstone in Vegas in January.
Wonderstone will team Carell with Jim Carrey as the two play competing magicians. Olivia Wilde is also in talks to star, along with James Gandofini.
According to the Review-Journal, production officials have already met with Las Vegas city and county officials to discuss locations.
If all goes well and Wonderstone does film in Vegas this winter, it will be one of the biggest productions to shoot entirely in the city in some time.
If you have any scoop about the movie or spot them filming on the strip next year, let us know about it at olv@onlocationvacations.com!
[…] Originally it was thought that the movie would shoot almost entirely in Vegas which would have made it one of the biggest productions to film in Nevada in years, but now the film is expected to spend only about five days in the area before moving to Los Angeles for the duration of the shoot. […]