WXYZ's news chopper was buzzing back to the Southfield station after live coverage Friday when the crew spotted dramatic wreckage that also is newsworthy, though staged,

The short video above shows Styrofoam girders and concrete slabs atop a crushed police car and bus -- Hollywood mayhem created at a film set on the eastern edge of Corktown for the 2016 action fantasy "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."

The set, largely blocked from street view, is at Sixth and Abbott near Most Holy Trinity Church.

Ben Affleck plays Batman and Henry Cavill is Superman in a cast that also includes Jesse Eisenberg and Amy Adams. Zack Snyder is the director. The filmmakers get $35 million in Michigan tax credits.

A fan site, On Location Vacations, says car chase scenes are due to be filmed downtown next week.

Several businesses in nearby areas have received notices stating a movie will be filming will from August 6-9 around Shelby Street from West Larned Street to Lafayette and Fort Street from Woodward to Washington Boulevard. The notice also says there will not be any explosions, but business owners should expect smoke and “fast-moving cars.”

Earlier coverage at Deadline Detroit:

'Something Big And Apocalyptic Is Emerging' In Corktown, July 23