Brad Pitt action film asks villagers to ignore gunfire and explosions

Residents of a tiny Oxfordshire village have been warned they might be alarmed by gunfire and explosions over the next few weeks – but that it will only the special effects for a new Hollywood action movie starring Brad Pitt.

Fury, a big budget war movie starring Pitt, Shia LaBeouf and Logan Lerman, is due to shoot scenes in Shirburn, in the Chiltern foothills a few miles south of Thame, and according to the Henley Standard, production company representatives posted leaflets through residents' doors warning of "loud and unexpected noises".

A spokesman said: "We wanted to warn people in advance so that they are not alarmed — but also, we don't want people ringing the emergency services!"

Fury is set in 1945, as Pitt's tank crew attempt a dangerous mission behind German lines. According to the Standard a replica German village will be built around an existing farm, and other buildings have been taken over and set up as production bases.