This Wednesday, March 18, 2015 photo shows a sign displaying information regarding the filming of scenes for a John Travolta movie being shot inside the Ohio Statehouse, background, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ann Sanner)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) --
A crew filming a new John Travolta movie has started work in Columbus.
On Wednesday, a fictional governor played by actor Patrick St. Esprit was filmed on the west steps of the Ohio Statehouse as part of the movie called "I Am Wrath." He was joined by more than 100 extras who stood for several hours in 45-degree weather for multiple takes. Travolta wasn't in the scene.
The Columbus Dispatch reports that the crew also was scheduled to film inside the Statehouse, and then move on to other locations in Columbus. Filming on the $10 million project is expected to last into mid-April.
Travolta is portraying a man out for justice after a group of corrupt policemen are unable to catch his wife's killer.
Blake Lively poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK Gala Screening for the film 'It 'Ends With Us' on Thursday, Aug, 8, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
Blake Lively has accused her "It Ends With Us" director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to "destroy" her reputation in a legal complaint.
The complaint obtained by The Associated Press, which The New York Times reported was filed Friday with the California Civil Rights Department, precedes a lawsuit. It names Baldoni, the studio behind "It Ends With Us" and Baldoni's publicists among the defendants.
In the complaint, Lively accuses Baldoni and the studio of embarking on a "multi-tiered plan" to damage her reputation following a meeting in which she and her husband Ryan Reynolds addressed "repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior" by Baldoni and a producer on the movie.
The plan, the complaint said, included a proposal to plant theories on online message boards, engineer a social media campaign and place news stories critical of Lively. The complaint also says Baldoni "abruptly pivoted away from" the movie's marketing plan and "used domestic violence 'survivor content' to protect his public image."
"These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media," attorney Bryan Freedman said in a statement. Freedman represents Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its representatives.
Freedman pushed back against Lively's allegations of a coordinated campaign, saying the studio "proactively" hired a crisis manager "due to the multiple demands and threats made by Ms. Lively during production." He said Lively threatened to not appear on set and not promote the film "if her demands were not met." Those demands were not specified in the statement.
