A couple of weeks ago we mentioned that we’d heard a lot of buzz about James Franco’s current project, Maladies, but we couldn’t figure out where the movie was filming.
The movie, about a talented and successful actor who retires at a young age and moves back to a small town with his deranged sister and his best friend, has been reported as “in-the-making”, “in-production” and “currently filming” but there has been no indication where it is shooting.
Alan Cummings, who co-stars along with Franco, Catherine Keener, and Claire Danes, recently said, “Maladies is really fascinating, directed by this guy Carter who is the artist that James Franco has been collaborating with. I’m just doing a little part… and just for Christmas.” But again, we were left with no hint of where he would be filming his scenes, that was until this week.
We noticed that the New York City Mayor’s Office has added the project to their list of “Current NYC Productions.” Its not clear if New York will be the only filming location for the movie, but according to IMDb they started filming around Dec. 7, so it looks like we’ll have to be on the look out for the movie’s production and “no parking” signs!
If you hear anything else about where Maladies might be filming, let us know about it at olv@onlocationvacations.com!
Update: Filming is definitely underway in NYC. Check out these photos taken on Dec. 13 (don’t know how I missed them) of James filming a scene for Maladies in Brooklyn!
(Thanks to @JamesFrancoNews and NoName for the info!)
On a separate note, here’s a fun holiday greeting from the Franco family:
the movie started filming in Brooklyn several weeks ago. There were photos on Gothamist
https://gothamist.com/2010/12/13/spotted_james_franco_in_carroll_gar.php
We filmed in Masbeth, Queens the nite before Christmas Eve – I was an extra (waitress in vintage, diner). It was cold and windy.
Thanks so much for the link! I searched everywhere for info but missed this, I’m surprised we didn’t hear anything about it. And the date on the post makes sense with the info from the Mayor’s Office and IMDb.
Anyone know for sure if they will be back in NYC after the holiday break?
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They filmed one scene at an old house in Belle Harbor, Queens, NY (the Rockaways). Pretty sure they’re done now, though.