The Edmonton Sun reports that Fort Edmonton Park will begin offering wagon tours where key scenes from The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford were filmed. The article states the tours will run from September 17 through September 22. No word if there will be more tours. From the article:
It will include “behind-the-scenes stories, little known facts and insider information about the film location,” Jan Archbold, a city spokesman, said today.You can read the full article at the link above.
“We had people asking us, ‘So, where did they shoot and what did they do?’ They had all of these questions about the use of an Edmonton attraction in a movie,” Archbold told Sun Media, explaining where the idea for the tours came from.
The flick – premiering in select markets Sept. 21 – tells the story of how James died at the hands of Robert Ford, portrayed by Casey Affleck. Pitt stars as James. Filming began in southern Alberta in August 2005, before moving north to Fort Edmonton Park.
Archbold said tour highlights will include the train cars refurbished for the movie and McDougall’s General Store on 1885 Street where a robbery scene was filmed.
Visitors will also be shown where the shell of James’ home was constructed on 1885 Street. It was strictly a movie prop for outdoor scenes and has since been torn down.
“There were a number of shots of Brad Pitt on the veranda of this house, and you’ll be able to know where it would have been.”
The Kenneth McDonald house, also on 1885 Street, was used as the interior of James’ home.
Image: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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