Hollywood Star Spotted Filming New Movie In Union County: See Where

CRANFORD, NJ — A taste of Hollywood hit the Cranford streets again on Monday as a new movie was being filmed within the Township.

This time, it was a parking lot and big-screen mainstay, Billy Bob Thornton.

Thornton, along with Ariana Greenblatt, is starring in "Somedays," the story of an unlikely bond between two people that ends up teaching them both more than they ever thought about themselves.

In the film, written and directed by Brian Klugman, Thornton plays a delivery driver who finds out he has only months to live, but is able to give new life to a troubled teenage girl (Greenblatt).

On Monday, Thornton and Greenblatt could be seen along with production crews at Municipal Lot #7 on Miln Street.

Local cosmetic care business, "The Curious Heart Shop," is set to be featured in the film. Staff at the shop said the crew they talked to was "super nice" and that the store provided a backdrop to at least one scene.

"Best part, they kept the name The Curious Heart!" staff said.

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Cranford continues to add to New Jersey's growing reputation as a major destination for production work on major motion pictures and television shows with Lionsgate, Netflix, and Paramount all set to complete major projects on facilities in the future.

Over the last five years, Diane Keaton, William H. Macy, Lucy Liu, Pete Davidson, and Shailene Woodley are just some of the names that have been spotted around the community.

After filming "Happy Gilmore 2" in more than nine counties and 31 municipalities across New Jersey, A-lister Adam Sandler returned to the Garden State again in the summer of 2025, and shot scenes for the Netflix film ''Don't Say Good Luck" in Cranford.

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