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*Black Mass project
Jim Sheridan, the acclaimed Irish filmmaker of "My Left Foot" and "In the
Name of the Father," plans to film the quintessential Whitey Bulger flick
based on the book "Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance
Between the FBI and the Irish Mob." Filming is slotted for April.
*Code of Silence
A film slotted to begin filming in the Spring from "Townies" writer/director
Mike O'Dea, "Code of Silence" follows boxer Mickey Callaghan with an
extraordinary family legacy ... his father John Callaghan is a feared and
ruthless Winter Hill crime boss.
*How Do You Know?
James L. Brooks returns to the romantic genre with a comedy starring an
unlikely trio of Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson. Rudd will
play the part of a businessman vying for Witherspoon's affections, while
Wilson is slated for the role of a professional baseball pitcher out to steal
her heart. Filming is slotted for South Boston.
*Lake House
Former “SNL” cohorts including Adam Sandler, David Spade and Rob
Schneider as well as “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” funnyman Kevin James are
slotted for a 66-day film shoot beginning in May centering around a group
of guys who return to their hometown. Think a “Big Chill”-style comedy …
but with a lot of laughs. The made-in-Boston flick from Sandler’s Happy
Madison Productions is tentatively called "Lake House." So far, film scouts
for the flick have scoped out Franklin Park Zoo and locations in Wellesley,
Wareham and Southboro. Also, nearby Essex entered into an agreement
on Monday, March 16 to host Sandler and crew at the town’s Centennial
Grove this summer.
*Serial Buddies
Kevin Undergaro, a friend and business partner of celeb journalist and
Emerson alum Maria Menounos, plans to film this so-called comedy
following bosom buddies who happen to be serial killers. Filming in
Boston kicks off in June.
*The Company Men
Affleck, alongside Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones, plays a corporate
bigwig whose six-figure salary is suddenly cut after he gets a pink slip.
Filming is slotted for April, with scenes planned for First Church, 10
Putnam St. in Roxbury on Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 14.
*The Town
An adaptation of the Charlestown-based blue-collar heist novel by Chuck
Hogan, "The Town" will feature Ben Affleck who has signed on to write,
star and direct in the film following a bizarre love triangle involving a
crook, a female bank teller and a FBI agent.
*Untitled John Shepherd Project
Starring Amy Smart in the main role, the series with a working title called
the "Untitled John Scott Shepherd Project" follows a Boston-based district
attorney destined to become the first female president. The ABC TV pilot,
formerly known as "I, Claudia" and "See Kate Run," begins filming in
Boston on Thursday, March 19. Crews are filming at the State House for
two weekends starting on Friday, March 20 and Doyle's in Jamaica Plain.
Jim Sheridan, the acclaimed Irish filmmaker of "My Left Foot" and "In the
Name of the Father," plans to film the quintessential Whitey Bulger flick
based on the book "Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance
Between the FBI and the Irish Mob." Filming is slotted for April.
*Code of Silence
A film slotted to begin filming in the Spring from "Townies" writer/director
Mike O'Dea, "Code of Silence" follows boxer Mickey Callaghan with an
extraordinary family legacy ... his father John Callaghan is a feared and
ruthless Winter Hill crime boss.
*How Do You Know?
James L. Brooks returns to the romantic genre with a comedy starring an
unlikely trio of Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson. Rudd will
play the part of a businessman vying for Witherspoon's affections, while
Wilson is slated for the role of a professional baseball pitcher out to steal
her heart. Filming is slotted for South Boston.
*Lake House
Former “SNL” cohorts including Adam Sandler, David Spade and Rob
Schneider as well as “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” funnyman Kevin James are
slotted for a 66-day film shoot beginning in May centering around a group
of guys who return to their hometown. Think a “Big Chill”-style comedy …
but with a lot of laughs. The made-in-Boston flick from Sandler’s Happy
Madison Productions is tentatively called "Lake House." So far, film scouts
for the flick have scoped out Franklin Park Zoo and locations in Wellesley,
Wareham and Southboro. Also, nearby Essex entered into an agreement
on Monday, March 16 to host Sandler and crew at the town’s Centennial
Grove this summer.
*Serial Buddies
Kevin Undergaro, a friend and business partner of celeb journalist and
Emerson alum Maria Menounos, plans to film this so-called comedy
following bosom buddies who happen to be serial killers. Filming in
Boston kicks off in June.
*The Company Men
Affleck, alongside Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones, plays a corporate
bigwig whose six-figure salary is suddenly cut after he gets a pink slip.
Filming is slotted for April, with scenes planned for First Church, 10
Putnam St. in Roxbury on Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 14.
*The Town
An adaptation of the Charlestown-based blue-collar heist novel by Chuck
Hogan, "The Town" will feature Ben Affleck who has signed on to write,
star and direct in the film following a bizarre love triangle involving a
crook, a female bank teller and a FBI agent.
*Untitled John Shepherd Project
Starring Amy Smart in the main role, the series with a working title called
the "Untitled John Scott Shepherd Project" follows a Boston-based district
attorney destined to become the first female president. The ABC TV pilot,
formerly known as "I, Claudia" and "See Kate Run," begins filming in
Boston on Thursday, March 19. Crews are filming at the State House for
two weekends starting on Friday, March 20 and Doyle's in Jamaica Plain.
Projects filming in and around Boston
by Roland Hansen
by Roland Hansen
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