Hartford’s downtown denizens may spot celebrity actors in the area over the next few weeks, as Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver and others are in town shooting a film about the 1960s-era abortion movement.
The two actors were shooting scenes for “Call Jane” in front of the newly-renovated apartment building on 28 High St. Tuesday, after spending last week filming around Charter Oak Place last week. Publicist Peter Silbermann said the film takes place in 1960s Chicago.
“Hartford is perfect to double Chicago in the ’60’s,” Silbermann said.
After filming scenes Tuesday Banks talked to fans on the street.
In addition to High Street and Charter Oak Place, film crews will shoot scenes in front of Hartford Superior Court, Hartford Public Library and other locations over the next four weeks, Silbermann said.Â
The film, “Call Jane,” will depict the experiences of housewife and mother Joy Griffin — played by Banks — in 1968, when she discovered a network of women providing access to safe abortions after doctors refused to terminate a life-threatening pregnancy. Other cast members include Chris Messina (Birds of Prey), Cory Michael Smith (First Man, Carol) and Aida Turturo (The Sopranos).
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