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

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.