UPDATED, 2:04 p.m.: City officials have confirmed the movie being shot in Waltham is "The Judge."
According to Waltham's Traffic Engineer J. Michael Garvin, the film is being shot at Children’s Hospital on July 17, but that portion will not have any impact on public roads. The movie is being shot on a vacant lot behind the hospital away from public roads.
Filming will continue on Monday, July 22 through Wednesday, July 24, according to Garvin. On Monday, crews will shoot a scene inside of Moody Spa, Garvin said. Several on-street parking spots will be blocked off for that shoot. Later on Monday, filming will move to the former Wires Department building on Church Street, Garvin said. Crews have already built a set inside to make it look like the interior of a police station, Garvin said. Several on-street parking spots will also be blocked off for that shoot.
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A movie starring Robert Downey Jr. is reportedly being shot in Waltham today.
According to various reports on Twitter, "The Judge" is being shot on a vacant lot behind Chilldren's Hospital on Hope Avenue in Waltham, according to Boston Magazine contributing editor Bryanna Cappadona's Twitter feed.. Catering trucks and other equipment were spotted on the lot at around 12 p.m. The lot is closed but signs reading "set" were posted nearby.
Downey Jr. was reportedly spotted by somebody in the hospital, according to one tweet. Actor Robert Duvall, who is also starring in the film, was also spotted, according another tweet.
The movie is about an attorney whose father, a judge, is a murder suspect, according to IMDB.com.
Attempts to gather more information today were unsuccessful.
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