Previews & Details for Recent Movies Filmed in Boston

This is a reference list of feature films shot in Boston, whose casting info is listed on Beantown Scoop. You can also find these movies, and all associated posts, in the scoops by category list, at left. This list only includes the big-name movies, and not independent films, TV shows, TV movies, commercials, industrials, etc.

The Box (imdb)
Release Date: October 30, 2009 (USA)
"A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who open it and become instantly wealthy. Little do they realize that opening the box also kills someone they do not know..."
Starring Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella


Shutter Island(Ashecliffe) (imdb)
Release Date: October 2, 2009 (USA)
"Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island."
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams, Max von Sydow, Patricia Clarkson


The Surrogates (imdb)
Release Date: September 25, 2009 (USA)
"Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates."
Starring Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames


This Side of Truth (The Invention of Lying) (imdb)
Release Date: September 25, 2009 (USA)
Written by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson
"A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain."


The Town (imdb)
Release Date: 2011/2012 (USA)
Based on Chuck Hogan's book Prince of Thieves. Filming in and around Charlestown, MA, fall 2009.
Directed by, and starring, Ben Affleck.

The Fighter (imdb)
Release Date: 2011 (USA)
"A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid '80s."
Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo

Wichita (imdb)
Release Date: July 2, 2010 (USA)
"Spy thriller, in which an undercover agent meets up with a woman who has had nothing but bad luck with men."
Directed by James Mangold. Starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz.

Grown Ups (imdb)
Release Date: June 25, 2010 (USA)
"Thirty years after their high school graduation, five good friends reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend."
Starring Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, Salma Hayek, Rob Schneider, Kevin James, Maria Bello, Chris Rock, David Spade, Gary Busey, Maya Rudolph, Tim Meadows, Norm MacDonald

Edge of Darkness (imdb)
Release Date: January 29, 2010 (USA)
"As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence."
Starring Mel Gibson

The Proposal (imdb)
Release Date: June 19, 2009 (USA)
"A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada."
Starring Sandra Bullock


Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (imdb)
Release Date: May 1, 2009 (USA)
"A bachelor is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends at his younger brother's wedding."
Starring Michael Douglas, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey


Bride Wars (imdb)
Release Date: January 9, 2009 (USA)
"Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day."
Starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway


Paul Blart: Mall Cop (imdb)
Release Date: January 6, 2009 (USA)
"When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to the a mild-mannered security guard to save the day."
Starring, and written by, Kevin James


The Women (imdb)
Release Date: September 12, 2008 (USA)
"A wealthy New Yorker leaves her cheating husband and bonds with other society women at a resort."
Starring this pretty amazing lineup: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bette Midler, Candice Bergen, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman, Debi Mazar, Ana Gasteyer, Joanna Gleason

Extras Needed in "The Box" with Cameron Diaz!

C.P. Casting is seeking men & women, ages 35-60 to work as paid extras in The Box, with Cameron Diaz and James Marsden, on Wednesday, Nov. 28th.

Extras must be available all day, and may need to be on the set from 6:00 a.m. to as late as midnight. In addition to being available all day Wednesday, interested Extras should also let C.P. Casting know their availability for Thursday (11/29) and Friday (11/30). Filming may also be necessary on those days.

Location: North Andover, MA (transportation not provided)
Parking: Free

Interested Extras should send an email to matt@cpcasting.com with:
NAME
TEL. #
SAG # (if you don't know what SAG is, just skip this line)
AVAILABILITY ON WED., THURS., AND FRI.
PHOTO (If you went to the Open Casting Call for The Box, please don't attach a photo.)

Submit exactly the requested information. Alternative submissions will be discarded.

Casting "The Box" - Background Extras

Get in on it! C.P. Casting is handling all background extras for The Box!

They are looking for all types of people: upper-class looks; working-class; interesting faces; demonic types; young people age 11-18; adults who look younger than 18; men with 70's hairstyles; big scary guys; and people who own 60's-70's cars.

If you are interested in being cast as an extra, Download a sizecard from C. P. Casting, print it out and mail it with photos (including a photo of your '70s car, if applicable) to:

Extras Casting
"The Box"
647A Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella and James Marsden in Boston to Film "The Box"

Superstar actress Cameron Diaz will be in Boston to film the lead role in "The Box," a psychological thriller adapted from author Richard Matheson's short story "Button, Button."

31-years-young producer/director Richard Kelly also adpated Matheson's work , which originally appeared in Playboy over 30 years ago!.

Also starring are James Marsden ("X-Men," "Hairspray" and "Superman Returns"), as Cameron's unhappy husband, and veteran character actor Frank Langella, as the stranger who brings wealth and havoc into the couple's life.