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"Spider-Man: Homecoming" and "Step Sisters" film on Atlanta campuses

Photo: Atlanta Filming

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Photo: Atlanta Filming
By Jennifer Brett
June 24, 2016

School's out for the summer, making it a great time for movies that want a campus to film on. "Spider-Man: Homecoming" set up shop at Grady High School this week while "Step Sisters" stepped on over to Oglethorpe University.

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"Spider-Man: Homecoming" is the latest Marvel movie to film in Atlanta, following "Ant-Man," "Captain America: Civil War" and the recently wrapped "Guardians of the Galaxy 2."

Director James Gunn posted this nice post with a photo of himself with Spidey star Tom Holland and Guardians leading man Chris Pratt.

"Step Sisters" is directed by "Drumline" director Charles Stone III, whose last project here was "Lila and Eve."

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