Newsday
Nassau courthouse movie shoot postponed
Originally published: July 15, 2011 4:31 PM
Updated: July 15, 2011 5:26 PM
By ANN GIVENS
A star-studded movie shoot scheduled to take place Monday on the Nassau County courthouse steps has been postponed indefinitely, after actress Bette Midler withdrew from the project.
A spokeswoman for HBO said the production of the movie, a biopic about the music producer-turned-murderer Phil Spector, has been suspended while Midler’s role is recast. Midler is suffering from a herniated disk, which may require surgery, said HBO spokeswoman Angela Tarantino.
Dan Bagnuola, a spokesman for the Nassau County courts, said no plans have been made to reschedule the shoot.
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The scene, which was to be shot on the south of side of the Mineola courthouse on Old Country Road, was to star actor Al Pacino, who is playing Spector, and Midler, playing his lawyer. About 150 extras would also have been cast in the scene, sources have said.
Quit worrying….if the surgery goes well…which it will….she’ll feel 20 years younger!
yes i will be your friend even if you don’t take it down….I would but it’s up to you! xxoo
Worrying!!! If i had the money id wait outside the hospital bribing the staff for info.
I hope the doc knows how precious his subject is.
I’m sure she has the best!