Hollywood Celebrities Hit The Hub
As more movie studios use Boston as their set, the city has become a destination for Hollywood heavyweights, such as actor-director Ben Affleck, for starters.
The cast and crew of “The Town” set up shop in Harvard Square on Oct. 20. Affleck was directing foot traffic outside The Coop.
Don’t let this picture fool you. Mark Wahlberg, right, filmed “The Fighter” in Lowell this July. Local guy Mike Giannattasio, left, did not punch Wahlberg in the face. He was simply an extra in the film, writes the Globe’s Names columnists.
On May 27, Jones was at Daisy Buchanan’s on Newbury Street shooting scenes for the flick “The Company Men,” directed by John Wells.
Hathaway and Hudson were all smiles on the set of “Bride Wars” in April. Director Gary Winick was shooting in the Back Bay. “Bride Wars” opened in theaters on Jan. 9, 2009.
Matthew McConaughey and Emma Stone rehearsed a scene from “The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” on Marlborough Street in a remote-controlled bed on April 16, 2008.