The Brooke Bruins football team isn't the only "unstoppable" force in Brooke County this week.

There's also a major motion picture being filmed in the area: "Unstoppable," starring Denzel Washington.

The action thriller directed by Tony Scott and also starring Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson, will continue filming today. The Market Street Bridge connecting Steubenville to W.Va. 2 just north of Follansbee is expected to be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The span will be shut down to accommodate the filming of various driving scenes. According to the West Virginia Film Office, a department of the West Virginia Division of Tourism, filming also is expected to take place from a helicopter.

Filming on the bridge was originally set for Monday, but Pam Haynes of the West Virginia Film Office said delays forced a "late night change" of plans, pushing the closure back to today. Haynes said she doesn't believe rainy weather had anything to do with the delay, which she said may have been caused by film crews still finishing up work in Mingo Junction.

Haynes said if further delays prevent filming today, producers likely would have to renegotiate with the West Virginia Division of Highways, as the location agreement covers only Monday and today.

Follansbee Mayor Tony Paesano said the town is "excited" about the filming. He said it proves the significance to the region of the century-old Market Street Bridge - the future of which was in doubt until $10 million in federal stimulus funding was directed to keeping the span operational for the next decade.

"It's a win-win situation," said Paesano. "It can't be beat."

Follansbee also is set to be the backdrop for another film, Fairmont native Robert Tinnell's "Feast of the Seven Fishes." Based on a graphic novel of the same name, the film focuses on the Italian Christmas Eve tradition of eating seafood to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, in a style that's been described as akin to the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

That film has been in the works for a few years, but Paesano said he's hopeful filming will begin in Follansbee sometime after Christmas. He said possible locations for filming include St. Anthony's Church and the church's gymnasium, as well as various homes throughout the town.

Paesano said Follansbee's rich Italian heritage makes it a perfect setting for the movie, which is set in the 1980s.

"Anything that will have a positive economic impact to this area, we're always very happy about that," said Paesano.

Traffic both north and south on W.Va. 2 will continue as normal today, with no lane reductions. Those wanting to cross the Ohio River by car will need to travel north to the Veterans Memorial Bridge connecting Weirton and Steubenville.