Update: Lake House is set to shoot

The Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider film The Lake House is set to film primarily in Essex in the next few months or so. Maria Bello, who recently filmed scenes in the South End with Tommy Lee Jones for the Company Men has just signed on to play Kevin James' wife. Bello has not acted in one scene filmed in Massachusetts prior to this year and now she is acting in two movies being filmed here back-to-back!

We have heard that there is already some activity in Essex. A source tells us that crews are prepping around Chebacco Lake and are looking into other sites to shoot various scenes (thanks Ed). According to the Loaded Gun they plan to shoot a scene at the upscale Japanese-fusion restaurant, O Ya, located at 9 East Street in Boston's Leather District. The 66 day shoot will start sometime in May.

As previously mentioned the movie is a comedy about a group of friends who come back to their home town for a Fourth of July weekend. Even though Adam Sandler movies have gone out of style recently, I'm hoping for a big comeback with the Lake House.