'Dark Knight' to touch down in Pittsburgh this week

[stillers4me]

The Dark Knight and his entourage touch down in Pittsburgh this week, turning Steel City into Gotham City by coating Downtown streets with snow, rerouting traffic and keeping city officials on hand for pyrotechnics.

Magnus Rex — the working title for "The Dark Knight Rises" — is scheduled to film in Pittsburgh from the end of this week through late August, said Dawn Keezer, director of the Pittsburgh Film Office. And the mayor's office anticipates the movie's economic impact will be significant, "in the millions" of dollars.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for Pittsburgh in terms of jobs and exposure," said Joanna Doven, spokeswoman for Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl...........

Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pitt.../s_748189.html

[Count Steeler]

Happy celebrity spotting, Pittsburghers. Strange how they would come to tape now, when in a couple of months it will be free for the asking. I guess celebs can't handle the real cold.