Williams College has reached tentative agreement with film producers Lakeshore Entertainment Group for shooting to take place on the Williams campus for two or three days in late May.
The film, "The Human Stain" stars Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, and Gary Sinise. The director is Robert Benton, whose films include "Kramer vs. Kramer." Hopkins and Kidman will be part of the filming in Williamstown.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Philip Roth, the film is scheduled for release by Miramax late fall.
Filming will occur outdoors and indoors on campus and at the Post Office on Spring Street. Through a process yet to be established, the production company will hire local extras to portray students and professors.
The college's Conference Office is handling arrangements on campus.
"People are already getting excited about this visit by Hollywood," said Helen Ouellette, vice president for administration and treasurer. "The filming should also provide a real boost to the region. It will bring a large crew to town for several days and raise the visibility of the Berkshires worldwide."
The novel, published in 2000, is set at fictional "Athena College," described as a liberal arts institution in the Berkshires. With the Pulitzer Prize winning "American Pastoral" and "I Married a Communist," it comprises a trilogy of Roth novels focused on life in America since World War II.
The last major film shot on the Williams campus was "A Change of Seasons" in 1980. It also starred Anthony Hopkins along with Shirley MacLaine and Bo Derek.
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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Berkshires
Another snowstorm is expected to move through the region overnight on Friday, bringing 5 to 8 inches of snow. This is updated from Thursday's winter weather advisory.
The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has posted a winter storm warning for all of Berkshire County and parts of eastern New York State beginning Friday at 4 p.m. through Saturday at 1 p.m.
The region could see heavy to moderate snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour overnight, tapering off Saturday morning to flurries.
Drivers should exercise caution on Friday night and Saturday morning, as travel conditions may be hazardous.
Saturday night should be clear and calm, but warming temperatures means freezing rain Sunday night and rain through Monday with highs in the 40s. The forecast isn't much better through the week as temperatures dip back into the teens with New Year's Eve looking cloudy and frigid.
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