Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson Film Movie In Matawan This Week

MATAWAN, NJ — Yup, they've been spotted around town!

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson have been seen in Matawan Wednesday and Thursday, as they are in town for the filming of a major movie production. They were seen Wednesday at Stillwell Garage, a local autobody shop on Jackson Street.

The movie is "Song Sung Blue," and Jackson and Hudson play a married couple from Milwaukee who form Lightning & Thunder, a Neil Diamond cover band. Here is the original documentary: https://www.reelasdirt.com/son...

"This production crew chose Matawan for our unique historic character and locations," said Restore Matawan in a Facebook post.

"Matawan is now considered a 'film-ready town' thanks to the initiative and local ordinance passed by Matawan borough. This marks the third major film production in our community in the last three years (Clerks III and Space Cadet). We hope this production will be one of many more to come."

Why are so many movies, TV shows and commercials being filmed in the Garden State?

It's because Gov. Phil Murphy has given HBO, Netflix and Paramount hundreds of million in tax breaks to entice them to make movies in New Jersey. Murphy says movie and TV production will bring jobs to New Jersey. The state gave Netflix up to $200 million in tax breaks to open what will be its largest filmmaking studio in the world at the former Fort Monmouth U.S. Army base.