Filming continued this week in South Fayette on “Riddle,” starring Val Kilmer, the first collaboration of Pittsburgh-area natives Brian and John Hartman and their friend Nick Mross.
“Pretty much everyone on this crew is from Pittsburgh,” said crew member Curtis Abbot, an Ohio native who now lives here.
No release date is set, but Brian Hartman said a major distributor is on board. Tuesday marked the 14th of 21 scheduled days of filming, which began in Brownsville.
“We spent about six months writing it,” Hartman said. “It took four to five months to plan the whole thing out.”
The plot involves a woman (Elizabeth Harnois) who comes home from college three years after her brother is kidnapped — and sees someone wearing some of her brother’s clothing.
She’s drawn to a town named Riddle, which Brian Hartman described as a “closed-down town with a lot of mystery to it.”
The movie also stars William Sadler and Diora Baird.
Yesterday, much of the shooting centered on an old barn, supposedly home to a survivalist. A python skin and a live squirrel are among the “extras.”
The rain presented some issues, but the crew navigated around it.
“It’s just making it a little muddy,” said location man Steve Hough of Nevillewood.
The movie, including editing, is scheduled to be completed in October. Hartman said it could be released in summer 2011.
Hartman said his team also is working on another film in the same genre as “Riddle.”
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