Northern Quarter residents have spent most of this afternoon on edge as Disney+ crews film action scenes in the area.
The sound of loud ‘gunfire’ has been echoing through the streets as people were enjoying a few drinks in the spring sunshine.
Some who live and work in the area have also been able to see controlled explosions bursting through windows.
Disney+ arrived in town last week to film scenes for upcoming heist series Culprits.
Video capturing the ‘gunshots’ in the Northern Quarter this evening. Credit: The Manc Group
The show will star Gemma Arterton, Eddie Izzard and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett.
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Several streets in the Northern Quarter have been closed off to facilitate filming.
This evening, men dressed in riot gear were spotted walking around while the sound of fake gunshots rang out.
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One local said she ‘honestly sh*t myself’ at the racket today.
Earlier this week, someone posted: “Does anyone know what they are filming in Manchester Piccadilly cos there’s me minding my own business walking by getting bread and milk and I walked past a shoot out scene down one of the side streets it scared the life out of me.”
On Twitter, another wrote: “That filming in the northern quarter had such promise to be exciting but today has just been loads and loads of gun fire on repeat and i am losing my mind”
Culprits isn’t the first series to use the Northern Quarter for filming.
The area often doubles up as New York for films and series including Captain America and the upcoming Morbius film.
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It’s also been used for scenes in Peaky Blinders and Channel 4’s hit mini-series It’s A Sin.
Featured image: The Manc Group
TV & Showbiz
I’m A Celebrity line-up announced for brand new all-star series in South Africa
Daisy Jackson
The all-star line-up for I’m A Celebrity… South Africa has been announced, with some massive Manchester celebs taking part.
The brand new show is due to air in April and will see some of the series’ most memorable campmates heading to a new setting in South Africa.
Names involved include Bolton-born boxing legend Amir Khan, Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan, and Happy Mondays legend Shaun Ryder.
And that’s just part of the first wave of celebrity contestants – more famous faces will take part in I’m A Celebrity… South Africa, entering the camp as the series goes on.
The new series will ‘push them to their limits and test them like never before’, ITV has said, promising bigger and tougher challenges and an even harsher environment.
Also taking part from the launch episode will be Diversity star Jordan Banjo, TV presenter Carol Vorderman, Olympian Fatima Whitbread, former royal butler Paul Burrell, ex-England cricketer Phil Tufnell, and supermodel Janice Dickinson.
ITV said: “Whilst nodding back to the Australian jungle, I’m A Celebrity…South Africa is a uniquely different series so viewers can look forward to lots of unexpected twists and turns.”
The trailer also shows the celebs taking part in pre-recorded challenges, taking on everything from nasty food to terrifying heights.
I’m A Celebrity… South Africa will air on ITV1 and ITVX from April 2023.
Featured image: ITV
TV & Showbiz
Commentator Arlo White shows off what the Old Trafford gantry walk looks like
Danny Jones
Ever wondered what it’s like to be up in the gantry in a football stadium, say, Old Trafford? Well, we certainly have.
You see the odd shot of the commentators sat there on the telly from time to time but it never really gives much away either and, at some venues, it’s quite a ways up there. There’s a little bit of allure behind these mysterious parts of footy grounds that most fans will never get to see.
After hours of mindless scrolling on the social media app, we stumbled across the well-known sports commentator‘s channel where he’s been showing off what it’s like to go in the gantry and one of them is his long walk to crow’s nest up at the Theatre of Dreams.
As it turns out, Arlo’s been doing these videos for a couple of years now, revealing how the gantry looks not only at Old Trafford but other big Premier League grounds too, such as down the road at the Etihad, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, Tottenham Hotspurs’ sparkly new ground and many more.
Another reason we found ourselves stuck on his TikTok for so long was also because of the other behind-the-scenes details he reveals too, even shedding light on how he prepares for games: note-taking, data sheets, how keeps himself warm up there during those cold nights on comms and so on.
Daisy Jackson -
23rd March 2022 
