Arts & Entertainment

Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper Film Shoots in the Area: Are You Going to Watch?

At least one Wellesley-ite was on hand Thursday as Hollywood stars used Natick businesses as sets to shoot a film based on the Abscam scandal.

Using locations on Rte. 135 in Natick, Hollywood stars filmed an unnamed David O. Russell film about the 1970s Abscam scandal that will star Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. 

Dottie Intinarelli lives on Stacey Street, just a few hundred feet from the set in Reliable Cleaners. The film's production crew paid Intinarelli and her neighbors $200 to park in front of their homes. 

"I took the day off of work to see if I could see Jeremy Renner, he is my favorite actor," Intinarelli said. 

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Sara Berry from Wellesley visited in hopes of getting a glimpse of Jennifer Lawrence. "I love her, I think I would pretty much faint if I saw her," Berry said. 

Hundreds of area residents lined the streets around Reliable Cleaners and a nearby strip mall, but the stars largely kept themselves out of the public's view during the shooting. But here are some photos of Amy Adams and Christian Bale in their best '70s duds.

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Today, Friday, the Russell crew is scheduled to film at 31 Exchange St. in Lynn. 

Are you planning to watch any of the area shoots? Does anyone have the patience to stand around during a movie shoot? Or are you just fine to wait til the movie comes out?


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