Movie Featuring Rye Native Jason Bateman Filmed in Town
This past Sunday and continuing next Sunday you'll see film crews in downtown Rye. They are filming a movie called "This is Where I Leave You" that will star Tina Fey and Jason Bateman. Bateman is a Rye native. From Wikipedia:
"Bateman was born in Rye, New York. His mother, Victoria Elizabeth, was a former flight attendant for Pan Am, and his father, Kent Bateman, is an actor, writer and director of film and television, and founder of a repertory stage in Hollywood. His mother was English, born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Bateman's older sister, Justine, is known for her work on the sitcom Family Ties. Bateman also has three half-brothers. Bateman was four years old when his family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and later to California."