(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – A mixture of Hershey’s chocolates is displayed in the company’s Times Square store, March 1, 2017, in New York. Hershey is cautioning on its 2024 profit growth as the company contends with rising cocoa costs that are leading to higher prices for chocolate. Cocoa futures prices have doubled over the past year and hit an unprecedented $5,874 per metric ton Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in intraday trading. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The trailer for a biopic called “Hershey” was released this week. It is based on the life of the famed late businessman and chocolatier who founded the Hershey Chocolate Company, Milton Hershey.

It was filmed across the Pittsburgh-area last summer, including Harmony in Butler County, and stars Finn Wittrock as Milton Hershey and Alexandra Daddario as Catherine “Kitty” Hershey.

This movie is about the rags-to-riches story of Milton Hershey as he builds his chocolate empire. The movie will be released in theaters on Thanksgiving, which is on November 26th this year. According to IMDb, “Hershey” is the origin story of Milton and Kitty Hershey, “who, when confronted by tragedy, determine to leave their amassed chocolate fortune in the hands of children.” The Hershey company expressed that the movie was shot across over a dozen locations in Pennsylvania, using over 70 sets to recreate the time period. More than 1,500 background actors from around the state also helped build the world that is seen in the movie.