Drew Barrymore & John Krasinski headed to Alaska for next film

41355, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Monday June 7 2010. Drew Barrymore greets fans outside the TV studio after pre-taping a session for Jimmy Kimmel Live! . Drew was wearing hipster stone-wash jeans which showed off the tattoo on her lower back. Photograph:   Anthony, PacificCoastNews.com

According to Anchorage Daily News, Everybody Loves Whales, an upcoming movie starring Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski, will be shot in Alaska this September.

The film is based on the 1988 attempt to rescue three gray whales trapped by sea ice near Barrow, Alaska, though the majority of filming will take place in Anchorage. Barrymore plays a Greenpeace worker and Krasinski plays a small-town news reporter covering the story.

The movie is also expected to hire at least 1000 locals to be extras and has already signed a deal to lease 12,000 square feet of office space in the Daily News building off of Bragaw Street, Anchorage until Dec. 14.

If you have any scoop on ‘Everybody Loves Whales’ as it begins shooting, let us know at olv@onlocationvacations.com.

9 COMMENTS

  1. My next door neighbor is the original news reporter that john Krasinski is playing in the movie!! im so excited thats fricking awesome!

  2. Dear director,

    We were wondering if you still needed any extras for the movie. We are a family of 4 (girl 16, boy 14, mom 45 dad 53) and we live in Wasilla Alaska (close to Anchorage). We were also wondering if we could watch the filming?

    Thanks

    Jayne Hammond
    hammonds@gci.net
    907 357-1232

  3. hello,
    Live in anchorage, would love to work around cast and crew, trade is equipment operator. An very neat that the movie is taking place in anchorage. Grew up in L.A. and Orange County, been here for 25 years.
    thanks donna

  4. do you need a pregnant lady? haha. i have a couple pretty lil girls too? i hear that tim is dansons pr? im sure he can vouch that my lil girl anjula would be great on film! 🙂 im 26 alaska native and pregnant…my lil girl is almost 4 and (dirty blonde) very well behaved. it would be awesome to be in your movie!

  5. Just seeing if you need any new extras. I’m a senior in highschool, homegrown Alaskan, interested in helping out or being a part of this film. Thanks !

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