NYC Flower Shop Owner Protested Sofia Coppola’s New Movie, Forcing Production to Move
NYC Flower Shop Owner Protested Sofia Coppola’s New Movie, Forcing Production to Move https://t.co/EmfNjBgOag pic.twitter.com/7dE6PgGEtg
- IndieWire (@IndieWire) June 5, 2019
Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray’s movie “On the Rocks” was set to film on Thompson Street in NYC.
Flower shop owner Julia Testa protested against the movie using her street and storefront during filming.
The production was not willing to match the amount of money she would lose because of the filming.
Testa would lose an estimated $2,500 because of the film.
They were only willing to pay her $400 at first and then $1,000 after a bump up.
Testa took matters into her own hand by filling her storefront with protest banners.
Testa originally planned to use noisemakers during filming to disrupt the production.
She opted to go with signs as to not disrupt the neighborhood.
“On the Rocks” stars Rashida Jones and Murray as a daughter and father who have a rollicking adventure across New York City.
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