Trailer for 'The Box' has been released.

Cameron Diaz's new thriller The Box has finally released it's trailer, almost a whole two years after it wrapped! The movie focuses on the the story of a mysterious wooden box that brings both fortune and misfortune into the lives of a couple after being opened. The movie also star's X-Men's James Marsden and recent Academy Award nominee Frank Langella.

Filming took place in the fall of 2007 with locations that include the Boston Public Library, North Andover, Ipswich, Kingston, South Boston, and Quincy.

Boston Movie Tours featured on Plymouth Rock Studio's 'The Series'

Last Wednesday the guys from Plymouth Rock Studios were kind enough to come out on our tour even though the weather was miserable, but lately when is it not? Check out the video below!


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'Paul Blart 2' is actually 'The Zookeeper'

We reported earlier that Kevin James was looking to film Paul Blart 2 here, but it turns out they are looking to shoot another movie all together called Zookeeper.

The movie is about a lonely zoo keeper (Kevin James) who tries to win over the girl of his dreams (Rosario Dawson). The animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help him gain her attention. Most of the filming will take place at Franklin Zoo in October.

According to the Boston Herald, James' friend Adam Sandler, who are both shooting Grown Ups a Woodman's in Essex this week, will be the voice of a capuchin monkey. The rest of the cast will be filled out with Cher, Sylvester Stallone, Jon Favreau and Judd Apatow. Cher will be a giraffe, Favreau will lend his voice to a bear, Stallone is a lion and Apatow is an elephant.

Adam Sandler's Grown Ups Filming at Woodman's this Week

Due to the unseasonal rain we've been getting, Adam Sandler's Grown Ups had to move filming to Woodman's of Essex all this week -- two months ahead of schedule. Those of you familiar with Woodman's will know that it's the best place on earth to get fried clams, and they are also the inventors of the seafood treat.

Woodman's website reveals that this is the first time in 95 years that they have ever closed their doors. A message on the site explains, "The torrential rain predicted for the next few days has caused many people, including Hollywood, to do some last minute rescheduling. Woodman's of Essex was contacted early this morning and asked by producers if they could start setting the stage tonight. Originally the restaurant had planned to close their doors in early August.

"They needed a spot to do some indoor shooting in order to stay on schedule. It was short notice for sure and we've been scrambling all morning," Maureen Woodman explained. "But we figure it is better to close on three rainy days in June than three nice days in August even if we don't have much lead time."

If you have any tips, pictures, or information about the shooting, feel free to shoot me an email at npistorino@bostonmovietours.net

Proposal Tops Box Office this Weekend!

According to Box Office Mojo, The Proposal with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds topped this weekends box office over Harold Ramis' Year One.

As previsouly mentioned, the Proposal was shot mostly in the Rockport area, but did shoot some key scenes in Boston.

Oddly enough, Harold Ramis was at the Nantucket Film Festival this weekend for a round-table discussion about comedy filmmaking with Ben Stiller and Fever Pitch director Peter Farelly.

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Shutter Island Trailer Released

Martin Scorsese's new movie Shutter Island, shot in Massachusetts and based on the novel by Boston Native Dennis Lehane, has just released the first trailer.

The movie is set in 1954 and is about a U.S. Marshal (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) who 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. Shutter Island will be released nationwide 2 October 2009.

As previously mentioned the filming for the movie has taken place in East Boston, Taunton, Medfield, Nahant Beach, Hyde Park, Boston Harbor Islands (Peddocks Island), and the North End.

25 things to do in Boston for under $25

In today's tough economy, finding things to do under $25 can be a challenge. Boston.com recently recognized the Boston Movie Mile Walking Tour as one of the top 25 things to do in Boston for under $25.

If you sign up for the Hollywood in the Hub Newsletter you can get up to $5 off your next tour! Click here to sign up.

Adam Sandler's "Grown Ups" Moves to Essex

After spending an extra day in Southborough, Adam Sandler's upcoming movie The Grown Ups will be moving to Essex, Ma this week. Since the last time we reported, they have changed the name of the movie, which used to be named "The Lake House."

The film also stars Kevin James, David Spade, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Rob Schneider, Selma Hayek, and Maria Bello from the other movie filming in MA, The Company Men. 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.

There have already been sightings of Adam Sandler and Selma Hayek in the North Shore. SNL Alums Norm MacDonald and Colin Quinn (cowriter of Boston movie Celtic Pride) being seen around town shooting pool also have cameos in the movie.

The majority of the film will be shot at a lake house in Essex, MA. The Good Morning Gloucester Blog has pictures of the locations that will be in use for most of the filming. You can also see photos taken on set by Pop Sugar. Between Maya Rudolph, Adam Sandler, and Selma Hayek, there are a lot of kids running around on that set. If you want to get insider accounts on set, follow David Spade's Twitter which he updates daily.

If you have any tips, pictures, or information about the shooting, feel free to shoot me an email at npistorino@bostonmovietours.net

Mark Wahlberg looking for "Tough Broads", "Crack Addicts", and Cambodian Men

Mark Wahlberg is coming back to Boston to play Lowell's Mickey Ward in his new movie, The Fighter. Batman's Christian Bale will also be in the upcoming movie playing his younger brother who helped him train to become the world lightweight champion in the 80's. This will be the Dorchester native's third movie shot in Massachusetts, behind The Perfect Storm (2nd highest grossing MA movie of all time) and The Departed.

The movie will actually be shot primarily in Lowell in July. Although we were not able to find the link on Boston Casting's site, the Loaded Gun reports they will be holding an open casting call tomorrow at 129 Braintree St. in Allston from 10am to 4pm. They are specifically looking for:

• Women from 25-40 to play "tough broads"
• Men from ages 25-40 to play "crack addicts"

What we were able to find on Boston Casting's site was an open casting call for this Monday from 11am to 4pm for Cambodian men ages 25-40 who speak fluent Khmer. If you fit any of these profiles, bring your headshot and resume with you to either of these casting calls.

Surrogates Trailer Released

The trailer for the Boston-made movie The Surrogates, with Bruce Willis has finally been released. As of right now the release date is still September 25th. As previously reported filming took place in the Seaport District, Worcester including the Old Worcester Courthouse, and in the Back Bay area. Having gone a whole year without any Bruce Willis action movies, I think we the American people are overdue.