{"id":1977734,"date":"2025-08-24T19:43:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1977734"},"modified":"2025-08-24T19:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:43:58","slug":"as-j-j-abrams-new-movie-ghostwriter-films-on-pvds-point-street-bridge-crowds-are-coming-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/as-j-j-abrams-new-movie-ghostwriter-films-on-pvds-point-street-bridge-crowds-are-coming-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"As J.J. Abrams&#8217; new movie &#8216;Ghostwriter&#8217; films on PVD&#8217;s Point Street Bridge, crowds are coming to watch."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PROVIDENCE \u2013 As crews prepared during the day Sunday, Aug. 24 for a night of filming J.J. Abrams\u2019 \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/local\/2025\/08\/19\/j-j-abrams-movie-ghostwriter-films-in-providence\/85731654007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ghostwriter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ghostwriter<\/a>,\u201d curiosity was piqued among those in the area of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/08\/21\/shyamalan-ella-mccay-gilded-age-highlight-summer-of-film-in-rhode-island\/85205434007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Point Street Bridge.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Point Street Bridge.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI wondered what was going on,\u201d said Akelo Agingu, who normally takes the bus from Cranston and then walks across the bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt said sidewalk is closed, and I saw all the police cars,\u201d said Agingu. So she walked upriver and crossed the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/iconic-rhode-island-12-stunning-161135851.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Van Liesten pedestrian bridge;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Van Liesten pedestrian bridge<\/a> before setting up under a tree, surrounded by movie lights, to do some knitting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Akelo Agingu, of Cranston, sits under a tree in Providence\u2019s 195 District Park, near the Point Street Bridge Sunday afternoon, Aug. 24, while crews prepare the bridge for filming J.J. Abrams\u2019 \u201cGhostwriter\u201d that night.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Filming of &#8216;Ghostwriter&#8217; is the talk of the town<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cEverybody\u2019s talking about it,\u201d said Shannon Bankert, a worker at Fellini\u2019s Pizzeria, just up the street from the bridge. \u201cEverybody\u2019s excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That excitement began about a week earlier, when notices went out that parking would be restricted a few blocks away, near <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/star-glen-powell-director-j-213615775.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rockstar Piercing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Rockstar Piercing<\/a> at the corner of Hope Street and Wickenden Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In less than half an hour, at least three customers talked about the filming, including a Providence police officer, who confirmed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/wednesday-star-jenna-ortega-filming-024317782.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jenna Ortega, one of the movie's stars, had not made the trip to Providence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Jenna Ortega, one of the movie&#8217;s stars, had not made the trip to Providence<\/a> to shoot scenes for the movie and that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/star-glen-powell-director-j-213615775.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Glen Powell;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Glen Powell<\/a>, who has been widely spotted, is the only celebrity actor in town.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">&#8216;Ghostwriter&#8217; movie shoot showcases Providence<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The filming preparations added to a normally pleasant walk across the Point Street Bridge for Greta and Jennifer Heiss when it was closed to vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cEnjoying the view and having the excitement of seeing how this gets orchestrated,\u201d said Greta Heiss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt showcases what a great community this is,\u201d said Jennifer Heiss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/entertainment\/2025\/08\/24\/providence-point-street-bridge-closed-filming-ghostwriter-jj-abrams-glen-powell-jenna-ortega\/85808057007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Crowd comes to watch filming of J.J. Abrams movie 'Ghostwriter' in Providence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Crowd comes to watch filming of J.J. Abrams movie &#8216;Ghostwriter&#8217; in Providence<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROVIDENCE \u2013 As crews prepared during the day Sunday, Aug. 24 for a night of filming J.J. Abrams\u2019 \u201cGhostwriter,\u201d curiosity was piqued among those in the area of the Point Street Bridge. \u201cI wondered what was going on,\u201d said Akelo Agingu, who normally takes the bus from Cranston and then walks across the bridge. \u201cIt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1977735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[353749,353750,353752,353565,353751],"class_list":["post-1977734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-akelo-agingu","tag-movie-lights","tag-pedestrian-bridge","tag-point-street-bridge","tag-wickenden-street"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/As-JJ-Abrams-new-movie-Ghostwriter-films-on-PVDs-Point.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}