Hit action show ‘The Terminal List' takes to the skies over Stoney Creek

Hamilton Spectator

5 days ago

It was an action-packed month in Hamilton.
The hit show 'The Terminal List,' starring Chris Pratt as a former Navy SEAL fighting dark forces, filmed here last week, involving scenes with shootouts and helicopter chases.
This followed a visit by that other hit show, 'Reacher,' which reportedly filmed fight scenes, a car chase, a shootout and a narrow escape from the bad guys for wandering troubleshooter Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson). The production spent most of its time filming scenes for its fourth season in and around The Cotton Factory.
Hamilton residents were warned about the coming of 'The Terminal List.' Hamilton police issued a release on July 18 telling residents in the North End and on the Stoney Creek Mountain not to be alarmed by low-flying helicopters, mock explosions and men with guns as it was all part of a film shoot. Police did not identify the production, but it had to be more than a Christmas movie. And it was.
A helicopter sits in a field on Ridge Road in Stoney Creek waiting to be used in an action scene for the Amazon Prime hit 'The Terminal List.' Chris Pratt plays a former Navy SEAL who gets mixed up in espionage capers.
'The Terminal List,' based on the 2018 novel by Jack Carr, is shooting its second season in Ontario. It was No. 1 on Amazon Prime's Top 10 list within two weeks of its debut in July 2022. 'Reacher' is on the same streaming service.
In the first season, Pratt plays James Reece, a Navy SEAL who returns home after his unit is ambushed on a covert mission and finds his family being threatened. The new season is based on Carr's second novel 'True Believer.' A synopsis says Reece is pulled into an espionage plot by the CIA.
The production shot at Steelport/Stelco on Wilcox Street and on First Road East, between Ridge Road and Green Mountain Road, on the Stoney Creek Mountain.
Both involved helicopters. At Stelco, the scene reportedly involved a group of vehicles under attack by a pair of helicopters. A shootout was also filmed in a building.
First Road East was closed between Ridge Road and Green Mountain Road between July 20 and 25. The scene also reportedly involved a group of vehicles being menaced by helicopters. One helicopter was parked in a nearby field on Ridge Road.
Hamilton actors Patrick McKenna and Zooey Schneider (from Waterdown) at the Christmas dinner for the Shriners Club of Hamilton last December. The pair is in the family film 'Magnetosphere,' which is now playing on 15 streaming services.
A family film that involves two Hamilton actors, Patrick McKenna and Zooey Schneider from Waterdown, is now available on 15 streaming platforms after being on the film festival circuit for a year.
'Magnetosphere,' written and directed by Nicola Rose, also had its Canadian premiere in 2024 at the Hamilton Film Festival.
The film is about a 13-year-old girl who copes with synesthesia, a condition that makes her see sounds, colours and more. McKenna, best known as Harold on 'The Red Green Show,' plays her father and Schneider is her sister. The movie, which also stars Colin Mochrie, was filmed in Sault Ste. Marie.
Rose, 37, said the film is resonating with people who have synesthesia, plus other similar conditions. She said she had been fascinated with synesthesia and had wanted to make a film on it for years, partly because visual effects would take you inside the character's brain.
She said it was a joy to work with Mochrie and McKenna.
'They are two of the finest people,' she said in a phone interview from Boston. 'Yes, they are in Canada, but they should be everywhere.'
'Magnetosphere' is available on such platforms as Amazon Prime, Apple TV Plus, YouTube and On Demand.
If you love videos about cats, you'll find your fill at the Playhouse Cinema this weekend.
The theatre is hosting Cat Video Fest 2025 Aug. 1-4. It is a 74-minute compilation by Will Braden of the latest and best cat videos and tours North America. Ten per cent of ticket sales goes to the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA. Check the
Playhouse
for screening times.
Hamilton native Martin Short has a new gig. He is the host of the new 'Match Game,' which premiered on ABC/CTV July 23. It is filmed in Montreal.