New DiCaprio movie films in downtown Sacramento

(FOX40.COM) — Hollywood made its way to Sacramento as multiple downtown blocks were closed for filming of an upcoming Warner Brothers project involving Leonardo DiCaprio.

On Saturday, movie crews and the famed actor were spotted in the area near the Sacramento Superior Courthouse and Sacramento County Administration Building on H and 8th streets.

Singer and actress Teyana Taylor and director Paul Thomas Anderson were also in the area filming scenes of an upcoming movie referred to as “BC Project.” The plot of the movie is under wraps, but it’s reportedly based on the Thomas Pynchon novel “Vineland,” which is set in California in 1984.

Photographer Armando Alvarez, who spoke to FOX40.com on Monday, caught a glimpse of the Oscar-winning actor near the courthouse while production was taking place. Photos and a video taken by Alvarez also show Taylor and Anderson.

“I went on my own scavenger hunt to see where they were going to film… I’m usually off on the weekends, so I was driving around downtown, seeing if I could spot anything myself,” Alvarez said. “I kind of noticed by the railyards, there was a hefty amount of semi trucks, work trucks and all kinds of vans.”

Alvarez said that when he heard of initial reports of Warner Brothers filming in Sacramento, he was curious about what was being shot, as the community was speculating it would be the new DiCaprio-led film.

Alvarez said that he and his family were walking around downtown Sacramento Saturday when he heard activity going on near the courthouse.

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When they got to the corner of 8th and H streets, Alvarez was advised to stay away from the camera angles and that’s when he saw DiCaprio step out of a van.

Alvarez calls it being at “the right place at the right time” and describes capturing the renowned actor as a “surreal moment.”

“He was immediately attended by the cast members, the makeup artists, and once he met with Teyana Taylor, one of the other actresses, he met with the director, and they kind of went over of where they were going to start filming,” Alvarez said. “Everybody was ready in place for him, they started rolling, took several takes and it was a really cool experience to see Hollywood in our backyard in Sacramento.”

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Before shooting scenes in Sacramento, production of the Warner Bros. movie took place in Eureka and the surrounding area, about 300 miles north of Sacramento. On Monday, production of the movie reportedly moved south to downtown Stockton.

The city of Sacramento’s Film Office previously told FOX40.com that Warner Bros. obtained permits to film downtown, and nearby residents received a notice of road closures taking place due to the project.

Although there was speculation about whether or not the Sacramento filming was related to the DiCaprio project, it wasn’t confirmed until the renowned actors and director were spotted in the capital city by Alvarez and other onlookers.

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