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M. Night Shyamalan moves filming of 'Remain' to downtown Newport. Here's where.
NEWPORT – Less than 24 hours after the hottest June day ever in Rhode Island, M. Night Shyamalan and film crews took over Washington Square and Eisenhower Park for a day of filming for "Remain" on Wednesday, June 25.
In the early afternoon, action centered on dozens of extras for a crowd scene that included at least simulated live music.
At times, vehicular traffic around the square was halted and pedestrians were asked to either wait a moment or find an alternate route.
Newport is at least the fourth East Bay community to host filming, joining Warren, Little Compton and Bristol, the latter at least serving as the launching point for a Prudence Island Ferry cruise that included filming on Narragansett Bay and an Instagram post by Shyamalan celebrating the first day of shooting. Filming is expected to last into August at locations around the state, as well as on a soundstage set up in the Cranston Street Armory, in Providence.
Temperatures on June 25 in Newport rose into the low 90s, sweltering enough, but not as oppressive as June 24, when the high flirted with triple digits.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Shyamalan, 'Remain' shift filming to Newport, RI
