PHOTOS FROM THE "PEACOCK" MOVIE SHOOT IN ODEBOLT

May 7 - The below photos were sent in by Chuck Hanson, odebolt.net photographer of some of the action going on in Odebolt for the shooting of movie scenes for "Peacock" which is taking place in and around First State Bank on Main Street.   Chuck said he went down this morning to take photos, and a man told him that no pictures were allowed.  Chuck told him he was shooting them for the City's web site, and was given permission as long as he kept his voice down.  He said there are numerous trucks and vans parked at various spots and a lot of barricades around.

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Activity in front of the "Peacock" State Bank

Vintage vehicles brought in for use in the film.

One of the vans connected with the "Peacock" shoot.

FILMING "PEACOCK IN ODEBOLT

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First State Bank as "Peacock State Bank,
at least while filming for the movie "Peacock"
is going on in Odebolt.

NEWS ABOUT PEACOCK ..

From Ida County Courier, May 14
Seven Odebolt residents were cast as extras in the movie, “Peacock”.  Sequences of the movie were filmed in Odebolt last week in and around First State Bank. They are:  Blake Cooper, Mark Stangl, Sharon Rohlf, Karen Hemer, Paul Veit, Mark Heidenreich and Jory Hemer.

News story from KMEG "Iowa Town Becomes Scene of Hollywood Film

YouTube news cast about filming  "Peacock" in Odebolt

Odebolt senior 'braces' himself for acting debut- article about Mark Heidenreich, cast as an extra in "Peacock" shooting. Sioux City Journal

News story from KTIV about Peacock Shoot

May issue of the SETD Newsletter
 (Click "Newsletter") It contains a write-up of the filming of "Peacock" in Odebolt.

(from the SETD Newsletter, May 2008)
Movie "Peacock" to be filmed in Odebolt

The independent feature "Peacock," a psychological drama, is set to film in Odebolt this month. "Peacock" stars Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page, and its writer/director is Michael Lander. The film is being produced by Mandate Pictures who produced this year's Academy Award-nominated film, "Juno."

Not only are Murphy and Page starring in the movie, but Susan Sarandon will be in Iowa to shoot a few scenes for the movie as well. A double for Sarandon was discovered in Ankeny-Susan Grozier, who will stand in for Sarandon while the technical crew prepares the cameras and lights for each scene.

Sarandon, along with Murphy and Page, is scheduled to appear in the filming at Odebolt, Greenfield and a few other Iowa locations.

Several movie crews have come to Iowa since last May, when legislators passed a law that offers 50 percent tax credits for films shot in Iowa with budgets of at least $100,000.

This movie is set to take place in fictitious Peacock, Nebraska, where Cillian Murphy plays John Skillpa, a shy and nondescript bank employee who leads a double life with a split personality disorder. His alter-ego, Emma has never ventured beyond the boundaries of John's house. But one day, when a train derails in John's backyard, the nosy neighbors in his small town of Peacock finally meet personality begin to rip asunder. Ellen Page plays Maggie, a struggling young mother who arrives in town and holds secrets to John's past. Sarandon plays the Mayor's wife in this fictional town of Peacock.

Movie scouts found the perfect place for the scenes of Murphy as the bank employee, the former Odebolt State Bank in the heart of downtown Odebolt. (The SETD office submitted the location years ago to the Iowa Film Office who maintains photographs and records of locations across the state to fill the requests of location managers for production companies.)

The bank is now owned by the First State Bank of Ida Grove, and contractors have been working furiously to renovate and restore the bank building for its grand opening during Odebolt Creek Days, June 20-22. The employees at the bank have had an interesting couple of months as scores of individuals have embarked on the bank, selecting backgrounds, re-painting walls, replacing furniture and bringing in other props to add to the atmosphere. Because the bank has maintained its original interior, it fills the bill for the movie set-the gilded teller cages, marble counters, copper doors, among other features like the gunners' balcony and also the office in the rear of the bank.

The bank employees have been great sports about the project-having their very desks moved out from under them on occasion. The community has responded by providing meeting space and staging areas and even the City has been called in to provide just the right atmosphere for the shooting.

With just a few more alterations, Odebolt is poised to be the star location for the film. We'd like to thank the City of Odebolt and its staff, the community center volunteers, the businesses for stepping up to the plate to accommodate the crew, other members of the community and most of all the bank and their employees. Filming is expected to be wrapped up from May 6-9th.

"Peacock"-(photos) There has been a lot of work going on downtown Odebolt these past few days in preparation for the upcoming movie to be partially filmed in the town. Nineteen area residents have been signed up as extras and two others for speaking roles in the movie "Peacock." Pictured is the new "Peacock State Bank" sign replacing the old Odebolt State Bank lettering. Three other photos show the interior of the bank with replacement furnishings and props. Norm Behrens, Vice President of First State Bank, stated their name would replace the current label when the filming ends. - D. Cleveland, The Chronicle

Filming of “Peacock,” sequences set for May 6th through 9th in Odebolt
     Here’s some information regarding the independent feature “Peacock,” a psychological drama set to film in Odebolt. Filming days in and around the First State Bank in Odebolt will run from May 6th through May 9th.
    “Peacock” stars Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page, and its writer/director is Michael Lander. The film is being produced by Mandate Pictures, who produced this year’s Academy Award-nominated film, “Juno.”
     A story summary of “Peacock” is as follows:  Cillian Murphy is John Skillpa, a shy and nondescript bank employee, who leads a double life with a split personality disorder as "Emma", his female alter-ego, who, so far, has never ventured beyond the boundaries of John's house. But one day, when a train derails in John’s backyard, the nosy neighbors in his small town of Peacock, Nebraska finally meet John's "wife"—and the fragmented sides of John's split personality begin to rip asunder.
     Ellen Page plays Maggie, a struggling young mother who arrives in town and holds secrets to John’s past.
     On behalf of the entire cast and crew, we look forward to filming in your wonderful town!
     Robert Foulkes
     Location Manager
     Cornfield Productions