Ansel Elgort plays the getaway driver in "Baby Driver," filming now in Atlanta, and he's been in a very busy driver's seat today.

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Ansel Elgort plays the getaway driver for a crime boss in "Baby Driver." Here's a photo of him on set in Atlanta. AJC photo: Brant Sanderlin

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The movie also starring starring Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Lily James, Jon Bernthal and Eiza González, is filming at a former bank branch on Ashford Dunwoody Road near Perimeter Mall today. Production folks have warned of possible traffic delays as a result.

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Ansel Elgort plays the getaway driver in "Baby Driver." AJC photo: Brant Sanderlin

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The movie is  about a crime boss' young getaway driver (Elgort's character) who finds himself embroiled in a doomed heist. The bank robbery at "Perimeter Trust," the fictional financial institution the movie folks created, ends in a shoot-out. Here's a short clip of the simulated firefight this morning:

Things wrap here at "Perimeter Trust" on Monday.

Look at this rig! Driving scenes in movies involve way more gadgetry than actual driving. AJC photos: Brant Sanderlin

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Bang! The shootout was simulated. AJC photo/Brant Sanderlin

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