500 Days of Summer bench closed off to public

The famous bench from ‘500 Days of Summer’ has been closed off to the public due to cutbacks in the state of California.

Since ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ director Marc Webb’s debut in 2009 the spot has been a popular tourist attraction, but the Community Redevelopment Agency can no longer maintain the area.

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Located in downtown Los Angeles, the bench, located in a small park called Angel’s Knoll, is where the films’ stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel filmed some of the romantic comedy’s pivotal scenes.

Director Marc Webb gave his comments to The Hollywood Reporter, saying: "I don't know enough about civic agencies, and God knows budgets are difficult things to manage -- and, let's be honest, maybe there are better things to spend money on.

“But you know what? I'll miss my bench."

Webb recently finished filming ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ with Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, and is currently in post-production working towards the film’s release next summer.