Movie About Warhol, Basquiat To Film In Massachusetts City

QUINCY, MA — A new movie about the relationship between artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat will soon begin shooting in Quincy, according to the Film and Television Industry Alliance.

"The Collaboration" stars Paul Bettany as Warhol, Jeremy Pope as Basquiat and Daniel Brühl as art collector Bruno Bischofberger. The movie will begin shooting in September.

The movie is a film version of the play by Anthony McCarten. He wrote screenplays for movies including "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "The Theory of Everything."

"As everyone awaits the ‘greatest exhibition in the history of modern art,' the two artists embark on a shared journey, both artistic and deeply personal, that re-draws both their worlds," Muse of Fire Productions said in a description of the movie. "Paul Bettany (The Avengers, Wandavision) is the iconic Warhol and Jeremy Pope (Hollywood, Scandalous) plays the magnetic Basquiat in the world premiere of Anthony McCarten’s thrilling new play, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah."

Quincy has been used numerous times as a filming location, including in the movies "The Departed," "Gone Baby, Gone" and "Manchester By The Sea."