Crowe films at St. Margarets bakery

By ANDREW CHILDERS , Staff Writer

Published 09/13/07

A local loaf of bread took a turn toward stardom with actor Russell Crowe yesterday when "Body of Lies" filmed in front of Cakes and Confections Gourmet Bakery in St. Margarets.

By Roger Drissel — For the Capital (above) and and Joshua McKerrow — The Capital (below) ABOVE: Actor Russell Crowe takes a break from filming “Body of Lies” at Cakes and Confections Gourmet Bakery in St. Margarets yesterday. Mr. Crowe has been filming scenes from the upcoming terrorism thriller in the Annapolis area for the past week. BELOW: A film crew works on “Body of Lies” at Cakes and Confections Gourmet Bakery in St. Margerets yesterday. The film, directed by Ridely Scott, stars Mr. Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio.

"It was something to see," said owner Michael Brown, whose confections and family members got to share a tiny bit of screen time with the actor.

Though the family isn't ready to apply for the Screen Actors Guild just yet, Mr. Brown said they were excited when location scouts approached them earlier this week while preparing to film in the neighborhood.

"They're doing a scene here in the neighborhood at some local house and drove by and liked...

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The movie is a great addition to both the County and State resume'. So it blocked traffic for a little bit, come next year the people will be bragging about the situation instead of cutting it down. Congrats MD!

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