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'Ella McCay' nearly done filming in Providence

Paul Edward Parker, Providence Journal
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PROVIDENCE – Twentieth Century Studios is just about done shooting "Ella McCay" in and around Providence.

Actress Emma Mackey, star of the new James L. Brooks movie "Ella McCay," filming in Rhode Island.
Actress Emma Mackey, star of the new James L. Brooks movie "Ella McCay," filming in Rhode Island.

The James L. Brooks film, starring Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Albert Brooks and Spike Fearn, tells the story of an idealistic candidate trying to balance her political ambitions with family issues.

The production's main unit is expected to wrap filming Friday; the second unit began work Thursday.

On one of the last days of filming the Twentieth Century Studios movie "Ella McCay," the production's second unit shot a scene in the Viola Building, 280 Broadway, Providence, on Thursday evening.
On one of the last days of filming the Twentieth Century Studios movie "Ella McCay," the production's second unit shot a scene in the Viola Building, 280 Broadway, Providence, on Thursday evening.

On Thursday, the second unit shot a scene in the Viola Building, a few blocks down Broadway from where the production built an imaginary bar called "Helen's 445" inside a vacant former convenience store at Broadway and Almy Street.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: 'Ella McCay' movie crews departing Providence soon

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