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ICYMI: Are Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper Shooting a Movie In Medford?

We don't know for sure, but it's what people are telling us!

Photo: Jennifer Lawrence at a recent movie shoot in Wilmington.

Multiple sources have reported unconfirmed though entirely plausible news that major Hollywood stars may be shooting movie scenes in Medford in the upcoming days....if they haven’t already started.

Scenes for a biopic of Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano - starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro - have been getting made around Boston and its suburbs since February.

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On Tuesday, an anonymous source told Inside Medford that the Chevalier Theater had been selected for a scene, and a Medford man tweeted “Jennifer Lawrence movie is filming next door to my house”


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The film - tentatively titled either “Joy” or “Kay’s Baptism” - is described as a “rags-to-riches tale about Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano, a Long Island single mother of three children, who became a millionaire practically overnight after launching the product on QVC in 1991. Mangano (being portrayed by Lawrence) is a fixture on the Home Shopping Network with her many inventions, though the mop was her ticket to fame and fortune. She began her inventing as a teen and kept on dreaming and tinkering while still a single mom raising three kids.”

The movie has an expected release date of Dec. 25, 2015, and also stars Elizabeth Rohm, known for major roles on numerous cult-favorite TV shows. Isabella Rossellini, best-recognized for her iconic performance in the 1984 noir classic “Blue Velvet,” likewise has a role in the film.

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