The Back Up Plan, starring Jennifer Lopez, is filming on Duane Street between Greenwich and Hudson in NYC Tuesday July.14- Friday July.17. (Thanks Kayla and Flo!)
Signs for The Bounty spotted in Queens on Eliot and Fresh Pond Road. (Thanks Peep!) **UPDATE!!:The Bounty is filming near Costco TODAY (36th Street and 3rd Ave, Brooklyn). (Thanks Charlotte!)
Going The Distance, starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long, is filming around W 33rd St and 9th Ave, NYC. (Filming at the AP offices, 450 W 33rd St, should be there for the next few days.) FYI: Just found out this is a night shoot.UPDATE: Got a tip Going The Distance might not filming today, if anyone has more info, let us know!
Step Up 3 is filming on Rector St, NYC (by the DMV) through July 17th. (Thanks Katie B!)
Just Wright, starring Queen Latifah and Common, continues filming on Beverly Road in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.
A Couple of Cops is filming at the Linden Hill Cemetery, between Metropolitan Ave & Woodward Ave, Queens through July 19th. (Thanks John!)
Little Black Dress is filming at 233 San Gabriel Blvd S and 977 Walnut Ave E, Pasadena, CA on July 17th.
Ghost Whisperer is filming at 285 Walnut St E, Pasadena on July 17th.
Fringe is filming near the Police Museum in Vancouver on July 17th. (Thanks to @FringeWatch!)
FurryVengeance, starring Brendan Fraser, is filming in Topsfield, MA.
***The Back Up Plan is filming on 63rd and 64th Streets between Madison and Lexington on Saturday, July 18th. Signs also spotted on Park and 62nd (night shoot after 8 pm). (Thanks Jen, Rel, Kathy and AnonNYC!)
***Signs on W 44th Street between 5th & 8th Avenue and on 6th Avenue between 42nd and 45th for Morning Glory filming Sunday, July 19th. (Thanks Anon, Jen and Sarah!) Tip: Last Sunday they were done by around noon so you might want to get there early. (Thanks Flo!)
***Step Up 3 is filming around Madison Ave between 43rd & 44th Sts on Sat, July 18 & Sun, July 19 from 6am-9pm. (Thanks Kathy!)
Make sure you check out the new feature on the bottom of our homepage! You can send tweets right from our site now and it automatically searches Twitter for any mention of “filming”!
Signs for Remember Me spotted on 62nd/63rd/64th Street and Lexington/Park/Madison in NYC (from 7am-9pm). (Thanks Flo, Charlotte, Avel, AnonNYC, Anon and Hadley!)
As I mentioned,we were extras in The Fighter yesterday thanks to Beinamovie.com.
The Fighter stars Mark Wahlberg as boxer Mickey Ward who won the world light welterweight title in the 80s. Ward was guided to the championship by his half-brother Dicky (played by Christian Bale), a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after beating an addiction to drugs and alcohol.
Yesterday, they filmed two scenes at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA. In the first scene, the two boxers, Ward and Sanchez, walk into the arena and enter the ring. Not very interesting. What was interesting was that the extras (who were filling out the crowd in the arena) had to pantomime clapping and cheering in several takes so they could add the sound in later. They also filled in some of the seats with dummies like the one below. Sitting in a sea of dummies (whose faces would occasionally fall off their blown up heads) was the stuff nightmares are made of.
The second scene was the actual fight. They filmed several takes of several rounds, ending in a KO by Ward.
Despite rumors Christian Bale would be in the scene he was not, but Amy Adams was there. She plays Mickey’s girlfriend, Charlene, and was there to support him during the fight (wearing a tight, short, very 80’s, black dress). After Ward wins the final round, she runs into the ring and they kiss.
Interestingly, there was little interaction between Wahlberg and Adams when they weren’t filming. The only interaction I noticed was once as he passed by her with his gloves still on, he playfully pretended to punch her in the stomach. I would have assumed two actors playing a couple would be friendlier off screen, it was borderline awkward, even from the stands.
Here is a picture inside the arena. Wahlberg is standing on the left side of the ring. Cameras and phones were strictly prohibited but somehow my iPhone made inside, oops. (Its our little secret.)
It was also interesting to hear Wahlberg get direction. He was told several times (over a loud speaker) to hit differently or walk differently, he definitely took it all in stride. He was also there early in the morning before the shoot even began and was rehearsing and chatting with the crew.
One note for potential onlookers: The security on this film takes themselves way to seriously. A cameraman from a local TV station came in and asked if he could take a few shots of the extras entering the stadium. He was told (very rudely) to leave or he would be “escorted out.” Later, I was waiting for John (the other half of OLV who had run out to the car) on a public sidewalk that just happened to be within view of the actor’s trailers. While I was waiting I was questioned (rudely) about what I was doing there. We had a similar experience at The Company Men while they were filming in Boston and on the set of Shutter Island last year. Massachusetts film sets are definitely not fan friendly. On a personal note, I think its a shame because fans, like us, who travel to MA to see these productions spend money while they are there. They pay the state’s road tolls, rent rooms in their hotels and buy things in their shops, but I guess MA doesn’t need any additional tourist dollars.
Overall, it was a really fun day. Definitely check out Beinamovie.com and look for any productions they might need extras for in the future. Oh, and I forgot to mention, they feed you all day too!
Based on a few casting calls I’ve seen, it looks like they willbe filming exteriors in Lowell again tomorrow. If you have any stories or pictures from the set you want to share, send them to us at olv@onlocationvacations.com!
