E A Davis goes Hollywood!
While out on a location scout months ago, movie executives happened into our store and fell in love. E. A. Davis was offered the chance to be the setting for a scene in a movie!! This once in a lifetime opportunity came to life last week when Paramount Pictures filmed a scene from the upcoming movie Daddy’s Home 2.
As you can imagine, the amount of logistics involved in transporting our beloved store into a movie scene was involving to say the least. For 78 hours, hundreds of movie staff worked their magic. Day one involved the set design. They worked for endless hours constructing new structures and sets, while our contents were painstakingly ushered off set.
When they were done, it was transformed. It still had the E. A. Davis charm of course, but what they created was amazing. It was so amazing, we elected to keep all they had constructed! The next day the film crew took over. Arriving at 4:30am, they set up cameras and cables, microphones and lighting. There was wardrobe crew, hair and makeup artists, cameramen, directors and “extras” culminating inside our humble store. We met the executive producer and the stars of the scene.
What wonderful people all of them were to work with. I was particularly star struck by actress Linda Cardellini. She was lovely throughout the long grueling shooting. I can assure you that having been on the set all day, acting is not as easy as it may seem and she was wonderful. We were happy to have met all of these kind, professional people. When the final shot was taken and the very long day was over, it was time to transport us back to our store.
Day three brought back all the crew from day one to break down and restore us. Every detail was tended to and by the day’s end, we were ready to open up for our wonderful customers who patiently waited for us to reopen. Thank you to all who worked around the commotion and to Paramount Pictures for spending three magical days with us and letting us be a part of something really special. The movie is scheduled to open on Thanksgiving Day 2017. I hope you all go to see it and catch a glimpse of E. A. Davis on the big screen!!!
