Clooney movie begins shooting this week in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Shooting begins this week in St. Louis for George Clooney's film, "Up in the Air."

Movie trucks were parked downtown over the weekend near Busch Stadium and the Millennium hotel.

The film will make use of more than 50 locations in the St. Louis area, including Lambert St. Louis-International Airport.

The film, which stars Clooney, tells the story of a man on a mission to rack up a million frequent flyer miles.

In January, about 2,000 extras were cast for the film. Thousands more lined up to audition.

The film is expected to create about 500 jobs, produce 6,000 hotel bookings and create an economic impact of at least $5 million in St. Louis.

Production should conclude by the end of April.