Craig McDonald

Reporter

GRANVILLE - Bruce Willis may be coming to Granville to shoot a film this fall.

Willis is attached to star in an action-thriller called “First Kill” that will likely be filming in and around central Ohio, including several possible locations in Granville, later this month.

The film’s director, Steven Miller, recently tweeted and posted several comments and images on Instagram from location scouting, including shots of Lazy River and the Aladdin Restaurant in Granville, remarking, “Excited to be in #Columbus!” and “We are going full on beauty for this movie. #sky#clouds#firstkillmovie @ Granville, Ohio.”

Friday morning, Granville Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Steve Matheny, Village Manager Steven Pyles and Mayor Melissa Hartfield all confirmed there had been discussions between village officials and the film production crew about possible filming to take place in and around Granville in late August or early September.

According to the IMDb film site, Willis “will play a police chief who tries to solve a kidnapping, with a ticking clock. After a man and his son witness a thug shooting a bank thief while on a hunting trip, the bank robber takes the boy hostage, in order to recover the key to a locker that contains the loot from the bank heist.”

Matheny said he was told by those scouting possible sites that the film would also have a coming of age element.

He said the crew was looking for storage space and might require lodging for cast and crew for some period of time.

Pyles also confirmed talks were underway. He said, “They are looking very strongly at the area. They’ve been in town and we’ve had discussions.”

A person affiliated with the production said Friday he couldn’t comment on the project, but did confirm that Willis is attached to the film and that Granville sites are in the running as possible locations for shooting.

He also confirmed a fall shooting schedule.