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Courteney Cox, David Harbour Of 'Stranger Things' Seen In Woodbridge Filming New Movie

"Friends" alum Courteney Cox and David Harbour of "Stranger Things" were spotting filming a new movie in Woodbridge Nov. 10 and 11.

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — "Friends" alum Courteney Cox and David Harbour of "Stranger Things" were spotting filming a new movie in Woodbridge last month.

He and Cox were both spotted filming in Woodbridge on Nov. 10 and 11. The new movie is called "Evil Genius" and it's about the true story of Brian Douglas Wells, who was killed after he was blown up by a bomb around his neck after he held up a bank near Erie, Pennsylvania.

The New York Post has photos of Harbour filming in Woodbridge. Harbour was wearing a fat suit for the filming, and he looked unrecognizable. Harbor also sported a bushy grey beard for the filming, and he was spotted on Woodbridge streets wearing denim overalls and a tan jacket.

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Harbour plays Wells in the movie, and Cox directed.

Patricia Arquette, Michael Chernus, Garret Dillahunt, Ryan Eggold, Harlow Jane and Trevor Long are also in the movie.

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Wells worked as a pizza delivery driver and his mind was described as "childlike," according to the Wikipedia page about the 2003 true crime. He was tricked by two people, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and Kenneth Barnes, to put a locked collar around his neck with an explosive bomb in it. Wells then walk into a PNC bank and demanded cash. He died when the bomb detonated.

Wells' involvement in the crime remains disputed to this day, with some people saying Diehl-Armstrong and Barnes told Wells the bomb on a collar around his neck was a fake. Others say they threatened to kill him if he did not cooperate.

The reason so many movies are currently filming in New Jersey is because Gov. Murphy revived the state's Film and Digital Media Tax Credit. The credit means any movie filmed or produced in New Jersey gets a 35-percent reduction in their state taxes. Any movie production company that opens a film studio in New Jersey also gets large tax breaks; for example, the state of New Jersey gave Netflix $387 million in tax breaks to build their film studios at Fort Monmouth.

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