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