SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A major movie will film in Sacramento from Saturday until Tuesday (Feb. 10-13).
The project will film from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day, according to a Sacramento city news release. The scenes will feature simulated gunfire, car chases and crashes, and helicopter work.
Helicopter scenes are expected to be filmed Saturday and possibly Monday, the city said. Road closures begin at 7 a.m. and all roads are expected to be reopened by 8 p.m.
“While the simulated elements may resemble real-life situations, the city and Sacramento Film and Media office wants the public to know that they are part of a controlled production for entertainment purposes only,” said Sacramento Film Office commissioner Jennifer West.
The office did not offer specifics but said it looks forward to sharing more about the project and its economic impacts on Sacramento in months to come.
According to the city, the filming schedule for Saturday, Monday and Tuesday includes:
Full closures
- H Street from Sixth to 10th streets (Feb. 10 only)
- Ninth Street from G to I streets (Feb. 10 only)
- Eight Street from G to I streets (Feb. 10 only)
- Seventh Street from G to I streets (Feb. 10 only)
- Jazz Alley from 12th to 13th streets
Intermittent traffic control (2 to 3 minute holds)
- Eighth Street from J to K streets
- Ninth Street from J to K streets
- Ninth Street from H to I streets
- I Street from Ninth to 10th streets
- J Street from 10th to 12th streets
- J Street from Seventh to Eighth streets
- 12th Street from J Street to Jazz Alley
- Jazz Alley from 11th to 12th streets
Sunday’s filming schedule includes:
Full closures
- Sixth Street from H to J streets
- Fifth Street from I to J streets
- I Street from Fourth to 7th streets
Intermittent traffic control (2 to 3 minute holds)
- J Street from Fourth to Sixth streets
- L Street from Fourth to Sixth streets
- Fifth Street from J Street to Capitol Mall
- Capitol Mall from Fifth Street to Tower Bridge (west side)
Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly been working on a project in Northern California that brought him to Sacramento over the weekend. Outlets are reporting the DiCaprio-led film has a working title of BC Project and is being directed by 11-time Oscar nominee Paul Thomas Anderson.
Users on X, formerly Twitter, reported seeing DiCaprio outside of the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse Saturday.
The Sacramento Film Office said Warner Bros. had permits for filming in the area Saturday and closed roads to do so, ABC10 previously reported. DiCaprio was spotted Monday filming a Warner Bros. film in downtown Stockton.
The BC Project also stars Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor, Wood Harris and Regina Hall. Hall was also spotted last week in downtown Sacramento.
Last week, Billy Baldwin and Ashanti were in Sacramento filming “No Address,” a movie about homelessness.
Four-time Oscar nominee Greta Gerwig filmed 2017’s best-picture nominated “Lady Bird” in Sacramento. The movie takes place in the city and centers on a fictionalization of Gerwig’s own experiences at the Catholic, all-girls St. Francis High School on Elvas Avenue.