Local Café Hosts Hollywood Actress For Movie Scene Filming
/It is not every day you get a movie star like Anna Kendrick to appear in Peterborough but it was a lucky day for entrepreneur Helen McCarthy and her café, KitCoffee last Tuesday.
Helen McCarthy (left), KitCoffee owner with her employees and actress Anna Kendrick (middle right) after the Hollywood star finished filming her scene in Downtown Peterborough. Photo Courtesy of KitCoffee.
Kendrick was filming for her upcoming thriller movie, “Alice, Darling” at the Hunter Street café between Water Street and George Street in Downtown Peterborough.
KitCoffee had closed for the day but served coffee and snacks to the production staff in between filming. Some parts of the street were blocked off temporarily for the shoot.
Helen McCarthy, KitCoffee owner was not expecting as big a star as Kendrick when she agreed for her business to be used for a movie scene.
“I had walked right past Anna Kendrick who was sitting in the café,” she said. “I thought it was going to be a smaller film and I didn’t know anyone famous was going to be here.”
KitCoffee recently celebrated their second anniversary last Thursday. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
McCarthy admits that she often does not get starstruck but she and the staff had to contain themselves when the celebrity actress was in the café. They were rewarded with a photo with Kendrick when the filming had finished after showing tremendous restraint.
“The three of us who were there, we were trying not to be annoying,” she said. “We didn’t want to bother her but it would be really fun to get a picture so I ended up asking one of the crew members that we were interacting with more.”
KitCoffee sells food and drink such as coffee, tea, pastries, sandwiches and in-house made bagels. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
