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January 19, 2013 - Upcoming Hollywood Thriller Filmed On Board SS United States

Dead Man Down ComparisonIn addition to appearing on CBS Sunday Morning this week, the SS United States will enjoy time on the silver screen in the new Niels Arden Oplev thriller  Dead Man Down (rated R), starring Colin Farrell and scheduled for release on March 8, 2013.Scenes were shot aboard the SS  United States last April, and the filmmakers used some "digital magic" to move the ship out of her Philadelphia berth. Watch the trailer  here (watch for the "Big U" at 01:52).For footage of "shooting day" aboard the Big U, plus the press conference with the filmmakers, the Conservancy, and Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia, watch  this video by Conservancy member Bill Magee.