‘And that’s a wrap!’ Filming of ‘Ella McCay’ concludes Friday evening

PROVIDENCE – As the sun was setting Friday evening over Westminster Street in front of the West Side Diner, time was dwindling on the filming of the James L. Brooks movie “Ella McCay.”

British actor Spike Fearn was striding the sidewalk in front of a row of condos across the street from the diner when the scene came to an end.

“Cut!” the first assistant director yelled at about 7:10 p.m.

“And that’s a wrap on the movie!”

The filming of “Ella McCay” was done.

“And that’s a wrap on Spike!”

Fearn had finished his last scene in the movie, the final actor to complete filming on “Ella McCay.”

The movie’s second unit had finished filming earlier Friday, so the main unit’s wrap on the city’s West Wide marked the end of shooting in Rhode Island, which began Feb. 5 on the East Side.

After the first assistant director called the wrap, applause went up among the cast and crew on the sidewalk in front of the diner, followed by hugs and the taking of group photos.

Besides Fearn, the Twentieth Century Studios movie stars Emma Mackey, an idealistic candidate forced to balance her political ambitions with the demands of dealing with family issues, and Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson and Albert Brooks.

No release date for the movie has been announced.