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"Where can we see what movies are being filmed in the Boston area?"
Here's a comprehensive list in chronological order (including the three
locally-shot films already released):
"Bride Wars" released Friday, Jan. 9
Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson play best friends who are pitted against
each other when their wedding dates clash.
"Paul Blart: Mall Cop", released Friday, Jan. 16
Kevin James stars as Paul Blart in "Mall Cop," a comedy about a security
guard trying to stop a group of organized crooks who take over a mall.
While set at the fictional West Orange Pavilion Mall in New Jersey, a
majority of the film was shot at the mall in nearby Burlington.
"Pink Panther 2" released Friday, Feb. 6
Martin's Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of bumbling
International detectives in an attempt to stop a globe-trotting thief who
specializes in stealing historical artifacts.
"The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" release dare - Friday, May 1
A bachelor played by Matthew McConaughey is haunted by the ghosts of
his past girlfriends (including Ben Affleck's wife Jennifer Garner) at his
younger brother's wedding.
"The Maiden Heist" limited release in May
Starring Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken and William H. Macy, this
made-in-Boston flick is a comedy of errors following three museum
security guards and their attempt to steal artwork after it's been
transferred to another museum. Catch a sneak peek of the art-heist
comedy at Worcester's Hanover Theatre at 7:30 p.m. March 7, 2009.
"The Proposal" release date - Friday, June 12
Shot in the Bay State but set in NYC and Alaska? Diva boss Margaret Tate
(Sandra Bullock) forces her assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her
in order to keep from losing her visa status in NYC and avoid deportation
to Canada. The Rockport-shot scenes act as a stand-in for ... get this ...
Sitka, Alaska.
"The Surrogates" release date - Friday, Sept. 25
The film, set in Boston in the near future where humans interact with one
another through surrogate robots, stars Bruce Willis as a cop who tracks
down murderers.
"Shutter Island" release date - Friday, Oct. 2
Two U.S. marshals (Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo) investigate the
disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane on an
island near Boston. Based on Dennis Lehane's novel "Shutter Island."
"The Box" release date -Friday, Nov. 6
Based on the short story by Richard Matheson, "The Box" stars Cameron
Diaz as Norma Lewis and James Marsden as Arthur Lewis, a suburban
couple with a young child who receive a simple wooden box as a gift,
which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. "The Box" is directed by
"Donnie Darko" filmmaker Richard Kelly.
"Edge of Darkness" Limited release Nov. 11
Mel Gibson stars as a homicide detective for the Boston Police Dept. who
digs up the many secrets surrounding the death of his activist daughter.
"Edge of Darkness" was shot in Boston from Monday, Aug. 18 until
Saturday, Nov. 22.
"The Governess" (filming postponed with release slotted for Dec. 2009)
Stars Jennifer Lopez as a thief who poses as a wealthy widower’s nanny
who must come clean when she starts to fall for the man she initially
planned to rob.
"Don McKay" release date TBD
This Andover-shot flick starring Thomas Haden Church as Don McKay, a
high school janitor who leaves his hometown after a tragedy and returns
25 years later to rekindle a romance with his old flame, played by
Elisabeth Shue.
"The Hatteras" release date TBD
This made-in-Rockport thriller, with a working title of "Hatteras Hotel,"
follows a Boston police officer who becomes sheriff of a fictional New
England town called Salem Harbor. His first case is to investigate the
mysterious circumstances of a teen found dead after a night of partying
at the "Hatteras Hotel."
"The Invention of Lying" release date in 2010
Formerly titled "This Side of Truth," the Ricky Gervais comedy starring
Tina Fey is set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes
the opportunity for personal gain.
"Black Mass project" release date in 2010
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.
Here's a comprehensive list in chronological order (including the three
locally-shot films already released):
"Bride Wars" released Friday, Jan. 9
Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson play best friends who are pitted against
each other when their wedding dates clash.
"Paul Blart: Mall Cop", released Friday, Jan. 16
Kevin James stars as Paul Blart in "Mall Cop," a comedy about a security
guard trying to stop a group of organized crooks who take over a mall.
While set at the fictional West Orange Pavilion Mall in New Jersey, a
majority of the film was shot at the mall in nearby Burlington.
"Pink Panther 2" released Friday, Feb. 6
Martin's Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of bumbling
International detectives in an attempt to stop a globe-trotting thief who
specializes in stealing historical artifacts.
"The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" release dare - Friday, May 1
A bachelor played by Matthew McConaughey is haunted by the ghosts of
his past girlfriends (including Ben Affleck's wife Jennifer Garner) at his
younger brother's wedding.
"The Maiden Heist" limited release in May
Starring Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken and William H. Macy, this
made-in-Boston flick is a comedy of errors following three museum
security guards and their attempt to steal artwork after it's been
transferred to another museum. Catch a sneak peek of the art-heist
comedy at Worcester's Hanover Theatre at 7:30 p.m. March 7, 2009.
"The Proposal" release date - Friday, June 12
Shot in the Bay State but set in NYC and Alaska? Diva boss Margaret Tate
(Sandra Bullock) forces her assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her
in order to keep from losing her visa status in NYC and avoid deportation
to Canada. The Rockport-shot scenes act as a stand-in for ... get this ...
Sitka, Alaska.
"The Surrogates" release date - Friday, Sept. 25
The film, set in Boston in the near future where humans interact with one
another through surrogate robots, stars Bruce Willis as a cop who tracks
down murderers.
"Shutter Island" release date - Friday, Oct. 2
Two U.S. marshals (Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo) investigate the
disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane on an
island near Boston. Based on Dennis Lehane's novel "Shutter Island."
"The Box" release date -Friday, Nov. 6
Based on the short story by Richard Matheson, "The Box" stars Cameron
Diaz as Norma Lewis and James Marsden as Arthur Lewis, a suburban
couple with a young child who receive a simple wooden box as a gift,
which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. "The Box" is directed by
"Donnie Darko" filmmaker Richard Kelly.
"Edge of Darkness" Limited release Nov. 11
Mel Gibson stars as a homicide detective for the Boston Police Dept. who
digs up the many secrets surrounding the death of his activist daughter.
"Edge of Darkness" was shot in Boston from Monday, Aug. 18 until
Saturday, Nov. 22.
"The Governess" (filming postponed with release slotted for Dec. 2009)
Stars Jennifer Lopez as a thief who poses as a wealthy widower’s nanny
who must come clean when she starts to fall for the man she initially
planned to rob.
"Don McKay" release date TBD
This Andover-shot flick starring Thomas Haden Church as Don McKay, a
high school janitor who leaves his hometown after a tragedy and returns
25 years later to rekindle a romance with his old flame, played by
Elisabeth Shue.
"The Hatteras" release date TBD
This made-in-Rockport thriller, with a working title of "Hatteras Hotel,"
follows a Boston police officer who becomes sheriff of a fictional New
England town called Salem Harbor. His first case is to investigate the
mysterious circumstances of a teen found dead after a night of partying
at the "Hatteras Hotel."
"The Invention of Lying" release date in 2010
Formerly titled "This Side of Truth," the Ricky Gervais comedy starring
Tina Fey is set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes
the opportunity for personal gain.
"Black Mass project" release date in 2010
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.
Locally filmed movies release dates
by Roland Hansen
by Roland Hansen
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