Commuters navigating the downtown core on Wednesday were in for a treat, as the area was brimming with 1940s vehicles for a movie starring Bradley Cooper.

Nightmare Alley, from Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro, took over the Yonge and Gerrard neighbourhood, in front of College Park.

According to the City of Toronto, the project is expected to shoot until March and has been ongoing since September.

Film Shooting at 299 QUEEN ST W
Project: Nightmare alley Guillermo del toros movie with Bradley cooper
From:Jan 6, 2020
Until:Mar 12, 2020
Hours:09:00 a.m. to 06:00 a.m.@TOFilming_EM @WhatsFilmingON

— Toronto Filming (@TOFilming_EM) January 29, 2020

Those who were in the area got a glimpse of cool, vintage vehicles that took them to a film noire era, and shared their snaps of the situation on Reddit:

1940s film noire paradise (Nightmare Alley filming) at Yonge and Gerrard this afternoon! from r/toronto

Old Hudson on Yonge at Gerrard this morning from r/toronto

And one Twitter-user expressed that sometimes, when you’re leaving work late, you run into some cool surprises… movie sets included.

Filming update! https://t.co/hFOxLTMcEO

— Toronto Filming (@TOFilming_EM) January 30, 2020

According to IMDb, alongside Bradley Cooper, the remake of the 1947 film stars Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, and William Dafoe.