Hollywood director dines at Glasgow city centre Italian
The Starwars director dined at Italian restaurant Sarti on Bath Street last night (June 19).
A post shared on Facebook by the restaurant along with a photo of Abrams with staff read: "We had the pleasure of welcoming JJ Abrams to Sarti Bath St last night.
"He's in Glasgow filming his new movie Ghostwriter and popped in for some proper Italian hospitality."
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Abrams is currently in Glasgow directing upcoming movie Ghostwriter, which stars Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Samuel L Jackson.
The film is rumoured to be a retro 80s throwback about a writer whose fictional world turns out to be real.
The Glasgow Times previously reported some city centre streets have been dramatically transformed for the filming, with Powell and Abrams having been pictured on set around Bothwell Street.
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(Image: Gordon Terris) Abrams daughter singer Gracie Abrams is coming to Glasgow next month as she is set to perform at TRNSMT.
The singer-songwriter will take to the main stage on Sunday, July 13.
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