USC Native to Direct Movie Shoot in Pittsburgh

Update: Filmmakers were at Upper St. Clair High School Wednesday afternoon, checking to see if it would be a good setting to film the movie. Stay tuned to Upper St. Clair Patch for details.

Upper St. Clair native Stephen Chbosky is set to direct a film in the Pittsburgh area.

The romance drama, "Perks of Being a Wallflower" will star Emma Watson, from the "Harry Potter" series, and Logan Lerman.

Chbosky wrote the best selling novel in 1999 and will adapt the book for the film. The story explores the awkward times of adolescence, including teen sexuality and drug use.

Also on his resume, Chbosky wrote the screenplay for the film "Rent," and was executive producer of the CBS television series "Jericho."

Summit Entertainment is advertising with the Pittsburgh Film Office to hire crew members for the movie.