Throughout filming, the production utilized a number of local and iconic. The barden bellas are back in pitch perfect 2, the followup to 2012s smash hit. Dec 21, 2015 a feisty coed joins a collegiate a cappella group and upgrades their song selection for the 21st century during the runup to a major competition in this melodic comedy from tonynominated avenue. We got the opportunity to see where the scene of the a capella choir initiation night was. If youve watched this film, youve probably noticed some very familiar scenery. However, most of the filming took place in baton rouge at lsu, far away from the emerson campus.
Louisianas generous film tax credit program continues to cost state taxpayers at least four times as much as it generates in tax revenue, according to the latest statesponsored study of. Her most prominent role has been as ashley in the pitch perfect film series. Lsu campus plays host to the pitch perfect cast again. On this weeks top 5, dana is revealing 5 things you may or.
Shelley anne regner is an american film, television and stage actress and singer. But this was no ordinary lsu student it was anna kendrick, an actress from the 2012 film pitch perfect. Pitch perfect is a 2012 musical comedy film directed by jason moore. The barden bellas, the treblemakers, the high notes and the bu harmonics. Shelley regner is known for her role as ashley in the musical films pitch perfect and its sequel pitch perfect 2. Barden university is a university located in atlanta, georgia, it is the home of four rival a cappella groups. Guests are invited to bring picnic materials, lounge chairs and blankets to enjoy a movie under the stars. We are still obsessed with the movie pitch perfect and are even more excited for the sequel. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, the bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.
Baton rouge plays starring role in the popular pitch. If there was any doubt about the power of pitch perfect music, consider these statistics. The next two installments, pitch perfect 2 2015 and pitch perfect 3 2017, returned to several lsu locations to create the fictional barden university of pennsylvania, including the greek theatre and the reilly theatre, which was the setting for rehearsal scenes featuring the barden bellas, the movies a capella music group. Sep 28, 2012 pitch perfect explores a dream that many college students subscribe to. The soundtrack was released digitally on september 25, 2012, and physically on october 2, 2012. Pitch perfect 2 is filming at lsu tomorrow with lots of.
Pitch perfect 2 is filming at lsu tomorrow with lots of extras on. Pitch perfect is an enjoyably snarky campus romp thats both wildly nerdy and somewhat sexy. I knew it was my turn to uphold the tradition, regner said. Baton rouges people, the city get to shine in pitch. Filming is officially underway for pitch perfect 2 and it sounds like they have a big day planned for tomorrow. Dec 21, 2017 baton rouge born and raised in baton rouge, pitch perfect actress shelley regner said attending lsu is a family tradition. Pitch perfect 2 is scheduled to be released may 15, 2015, and the film brings most of the cast and crew from the first film back to louisiana. One problem i did have was with some of the jokes in the film, as they were a little repetitive, and at times too crude. I am so happy as are many of you pitch perfect fans anyhow, many photos have been appearing online from the filming site lsu campus i decided to post here all the photos i could find from todays first day of shooting. Pitch perfect 2, the sequel to the 2012 musical comedy returned to baton rouge in may. Greek theatre at lsu where pitch perfect was filmed. Since 2005, lsu facilities have been spotlighted in five feature films. Barden university has a quidditch club as seen in the background when beca and fat amy are at the barden djs deaf jews table.
Was rebel wilson an lsu fan before filming in baton rouge. Almost the entire movie was filmed on lsu s campus. A special screening of the film was held on 25 september 2012 at the lsu student union theater, because parts of the movie were filmed on lsu s campus. Louisiana is hollywood south, and blockbuster hit pitch perfect was filmed on lsus campus and around baton rouge. Julia roberts acts out her film career w james corden duration. Which college campuses were featured in your favorite movies. Pitch perfect is a 2012 american musical comedy film directed by jason moore and written by kay cannon. In this official featurette for pitch perfect we get a look inside of the movie and interviews with cast and crew including anna kendrick and. The late late show with james corden 8,642,903 views. Newly released data shows that production of the very popular pitch perfect and pitch perfect 2 films made a huge economic impact in louisiana.
The productions also purchased 7,000 hotel room nights. May 23, 2014 pitch perfect 2 begins filming in baton rouge. The first movie not only featured baton rouges many theaters but locations throughout the lsu campus. In fact, a rotolos cup was used in becas famous cups audition scene.
Most of the first movie was also filmed on the louisiana state university campus in baton rouge. Pitch perfect behind the scenes featurette hd youtube. With anna kendrick, brittany snow, rebel wilson, anna camp. I think everyone would be interested to know that this pool is the site of a scene in pitch perfect, the popular 2012 movie filmed on lsu campus. The release date for the film is may 15, 2015, and the film brings back most of the cast and crew from the first film. Sep 25, 2012 pitch perfect is an enjoyably snarky campus romp thats both wildly nerdy and somewhat sexy. The movie was filmed on stages and theaters throughout baton rouge, including a key scene in lsus greek theatre. Oct 02, 2018 pitch perfects rebel wilson recently shared a photo of herself with some of the other bellas anna camp, brittany snow and chrissie fit on instagram and all of the ladies are holding four.
Pitch perfect 3 filming updates on location vacations. Pitch perfect shot in baton rouge back in 2011, bringing lots of energy and hype to the city. The film was shot at the louisiana state university lsu in baton rouge, louisiana, a school that anna kendrick wished to attend in real life. Set in the unlikely world of a cappella singing, this snappy, smartmouthed comedy with tons of. The screenplay was written by kay cannon, loosely adapted from the book of the same name by mickey rapkin. Hana mae lee is one of the stars of the upcoming film, pitch perfect, where she portrays lilly, a shy newcomer to an a cappella group, the barden bellas, who helps save the day when she turns out to be an incredible beatboxer. Of course, in two years, baton rouge has grown as much as regner has she even got lost on the way to this interview but shes also conscious of the things that will never. While musicals may not be everyones cup of tea, this movie chose its songs well and is a truly hilarious film that pretty much everyone can like.
The set of pitch perfect which stars many member of the lsu theatre family. Lsu was heavily featured in the original and is predicted to make a return as the fictional barden university this summer in the sequel, adding yet another feature film to its growing list. Jan 21, 2020 shelley regner photo shelley regner pitch perfect. I found it so interesting and it crossed over well into the acting world, because acting essentially is trying to. Lsu students from all majors can benefit as extras in films, adding to the novelty of having films shot on campus. Camp was filmed at stagedoor manor, the renowned performing summer arts camp the film is based on.
Lsu campus plays host to the pitch perfect cast again news. Dec 21, 2017 pitch perfect 3 supposedly is the final film in the wildly successful series about the musical misadventures of the barden bellas. Scenes in pitch perfect were filmed on lsu s campus, including the reilly theater. Shelley regner but i also loved my humanities classes like psychology and sociology, studying the mind and peoples behaviors. Shelley regner biography american actress shelley anne. The film centers on the fictional barden university bellas, an allfemale a cappella singing group, who try to beat. May 20, 2014 pitch perfect 2 has started shooting today. Advocate staff photo by heather mcclelland a cable cam glides over 3,000 extras while filming a scene for the movie pitch perfect 2 in highland road park in baton rouge. Its the scene with the riffoff and it takes place in an abandoned pool. Baton rouges people, the city get to shine in pitch perfect. It is a sequel to the 2012 film pitch perfect and the second installment in the pitch perfect film series. To add some classic and famous movies to your watch list that feature good ole new orleans and surrounding areas, be sure to check out this list of famous movies filmed in louisiana.
Shes been back in baton rouge since may, filming pitch perfect 2. Dec 22, 2012 t he feature debut of a director best known for staging broadway musicals, pitch perfect is a highly amusing campus comedy about two a cappella groups, one male, one female, making their way from. The musical comedy features an ensemble cast consisting of anna kendrick, skylar astin, rebel wilson, anna camp, brittany snow, ester dean, alexis knapp, hana mae lee, ben platt, adam devine, with john michael higgins, and elizabeth banks. According to reports, model and orange is the new black star ruby rose well be joining the film, but her role is being kept secret. Red stick 15 international festival lsu college of. Scenes in pitch perfect were filmed on lsus campus, including the reilly theater. From baton rouge to the big screen louisiana state university. Pitch perfect became an instant classic with its catchy songs, hilarious cast, and ability to poke fun at itself and the genre it was in. There is such strong goodwill in louisiana, baton rouge and lsu.
I am a huge pitch perfect fan and rebel wilson, along with anna kendrick, are the reasons why. Pitch perfect cast goes to college the stanford daily. Rebel wilson confirms a pitch perfect 4 is in development. The comedy is helmed by elizabeth banks, costar and producer of pitch perf. You can grab the iconic yellow cup at any of rotolos locations around louisiana, and while youre at it enjoy some delicious pizza. Shelley was cast in the role after an opencall audition held in baton rouge and much of the film and its sequel were filmed in baton rouge and at louisiana state university. The green bay packers got the chance to appear in the film after offensive lineman david bakhtiari sent a tweet to director elizabeth banks, telling her that they were big fans of the first pitch perfect 2012 film and would love to appear in a sequel. Louisiana is a hot spot for film sets, with a variety of famous tv shows and movies having been filmed there. Both pitch perfect and pitch perfect 2 were filmed in the capital city. Rotc cadets would dump their officers in the pool after the last parade of the year. The movie was filmed on stages and theaters throughout baton rouge, including a key scene in lsu s greek. Friday hundreds of extras were brought to highland road fairgrounds to film.
After a few weeks of rehearsal, pitch perfect 3 has finally started filming in atalanta. You can catch hana mae in pitch perfect when it hits theaters on october 5. Pitch perfect 2 is a 2015 american musical comedy film directed and produced by elizabeth banks and written by kay cannon. Baton rouges people, the city get to shine in pitch perfect 2. Pitch perfect 2 is just the latest movie to be filmed in baton rouge, joining films such as 22 jump street and jurassic world. Caballero casting posted the following on their facebook page monday, looking for. The bellas win the national championship in the first pitch perfect, released in 2012. Pitch perfect is an american musical romantic comedy film directed by jason moore, written by kay cannon.
Louisiana film program still costs taxpayers four times. Beca, a freshman at barden university, is cajoled into joining the bellas, her schools allgirls singing group. Regner attended lsu from 2007 to 2011, graduating in theater performance. Studied abroad at lsu barden university because pitch perfect was filmed there. Friday hundreds of extras were brought to highland road fairgrounds to film one of the final movies scenes. Still, the mood was sad when filming concluded on pitch perfect 3. This fun fact is that two scenes of pitch perfect were filmed on this campus. Barden university was founded in 1907, it houses the college students on the campus, and is complete with a radio station that broadcasts around the school, a cafe, and an empty dance studio, which is where the. The idea that this nerd could become a rock star just by opening his mouth is pretty powerful, said elizabeth. Lsu sets the scene for hollywood film with so many movies and tv shows being filmed at lsu, the university now has someone whose job description includes, among other things, acting as a liaison between lsu and film companies. So ive been thinking a lot about this, and at first i was super sadmad about the chicago love interest, but ive kind of changed my tune. Chloe beale is a ray of sunshine who deserves nothing but the world, but keeps ending up with the short straw.
The pool was designed by dean francis james broussard and contained numerous statues. Behind the scenes and making of pitch perfect 2 2015. The film opened in selected theaters on september 28, 2012 and everywhere on october 5, 2012. Pitch perfect 1010 movie clip the finals 2012 hd youtube. Pitch perfect filming on location at lsu pitch perfect staring anna kendrick and brittany snow are on location at lsu. So far, there havent been many details revealed about the plot of the movie, but we do know rebel wilson. Pitch perfect is a 2012 american musical comedy film directed by jason moore. Born and raised in baton rouge, pitch perfect actress shelley regner said attending lsu is a family tradition. A rotolos cup was used in pitch perfects famous cups audition scene. Pitch perfect 4 looks like its officially happening. Lots of overlong, tearful group hugs after the final a cappella song make that clear.
It was filmed at lsu i know it was filmed at lsu but forgot that fact when we saw it yesterday. The musical comedy features an ensemble cast consisting of anna kendrick, skylar astin, rebel wilson, anna camp, brittany snow, ester dean, alexis knapp, hana mae lee, ben. Baton rouge plays starring role in the popular pitch perfect. A petite brunette sat in the quad one sunny day, listening to music as passersby and cameras focused on her. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Though we always assume most movies are filmed in hollywood, there are some pretty iconic ones that were filmed right here in the south. To add some classic and famous movies to your watch list that feature good ole new orleans and surrounding areas, be sure to check out this list of. The turnout for the screening was so great that only a little more than half of the students in line got in to see the movie. My father is the first in my family to graduate from lsu. The 2012 movie about an allgirls acapella group trying to win a campuswide competition against their male rivals was acatually filmed in and around baton rouge. On this weeks top 5, dana is revealing 5 things you may or may not have known about this acaawesome.
Scenes in pitch perfect were filmed on lsus campus. It features an ensemble cast, including anna kendrick, skylar astin, rebel wilson, anna camp, brittany snow, hana mae lee, alexis knapp, ester dean, kelley jakle, shelley regner, wanetah walmsley, adam devine, ben platt, utkarsh ambudkar, john michael higgins, and elizabeth banks. The dukes of hazard, glory road, the reaping, pride and pitch perfect have all been shot on campus. The pitch perfect franchise is a homegrown original film series. Set in the unlikely world of a cappella singing, this snappy, smartmouthed comedy with tons of music. Shelley regner biography, age, pitch perfect, kelley jakle. But we really didnt need a second pitch perfect movie, much less a third one. As the second film introduced hailee steinfeld as a new star, and considering the success of both films, there are quite a few stars, singers and actors alike who wanted to be involved in the pitch perfect franchise. Cups song pitch perfect 2 first day of filming photos. Louisiana is hollywood south, and blockbuster hit pitch perfect was filmed on lsu s campus and around baton rouge. Anna kendricks cover of cups had 180 million views and 5 million downloads and inspired countless amazing covers by the film s adoring fans across the globe.