2011 Movie News Archives

August 14, 2011: Plano Enjoys "Man of Steel" Boost for Business

NBC Chicago reports on all the changes that have taken place in Plano, Illinois for filming of Smallville scenes in the new Superman movie, "Man of Steel'.

    Cara Cooper's family has been doing business on Main Street in Plano for 125, but what once was a furniture store is now something else for the movie.

    "We're now a grain and feed store!" she said. "To have a Hollywood set downtown? When do you ever see that?" she said.

    Mayor Bob Hausler said Superman's visit has been great for the community. He said the movie's producers made good on promises to use local contractors wherever possible.

    "They looked at over a hundred communities in the Chicagoland area and they picked Plano," he said. "It's a perfect small town. It has a main street where people can cross the street any place they want to."

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