Filming starts in Virginia Beach for Pharrell's upcoming movie

If you're down at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Tuesday evening, you may notice a big production underway down at the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier.

For most of Tuesday the boardwalk between 14th and 15th Street was closed off as the pier became a filming location for Pharrell Williams's upcoming movie, the city confirmed.

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The Virginia Film Office told News 3 earlier this week that filming would be underway for the untitled Pharrell and Michael Gondy project.

What's known about the film so far is that it's a semi-autobiographical musical that takes place in 1977 and is about growing up in Virginia Beach.

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"I think it's good I mean I would like to hear more of his history and how it was before he became a star you know like what his favorite spots were," Mychael Finney, who noticed the filming going on, said. "Like if he went to Ocean Eddies and enjoyed their fish sandwich."

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The pier closure and beach area will remain in effect until midnight.

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