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Spirit of the '70s Reborn on Salem Movie Set
Check out these photographs, taken in downtown Salem earlier this week. Have some of your own? Feel free to share them here.
A David O. Russell film about the 1970s Abscam scandal filmed scenes in downtown Salem this week. Here are some pictures from the set, snapped by Salem resident Sara Lodi.
The Russell crew filmed at a closed set on Federal Street.
Salem residents have grown accustomed to having the bright lights of Hollywood around this time of year.
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It was just last summer that stars descended on Marblehead and Swampscott sets to film Adam Sandler's Grown Ups 2. And you'll see plenty of Salem if you dare to see Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem, which is playing in wide release now.
The David Russell film will star Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.
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Christian Bale is no stranger to Massachusetts film shoots. He co-starred in The Fighter, a movie based on Lowell boxer Mickey Ward.
Are you excited for this movie to come out?
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These photos were featured on the blog An Englishwoman in Salem.
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