Ben Affleck and Tommy Lee Jones' Company Men set to film in Boston this month

The biggest news when it comes to Boston movie making is The Company Men starring Cambridge's Ben Affleck, Harvard Alum Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, and it is rumored that Kingston's Chris Cooper is in negotiations right now.

The film is about three men trying to survive corporate downsizing at a major company and how it affects them, their families, and their communities.

At first it looked like this movie was going to be just a little independent flick, but with the subject matter reflecting the current economic climate so well, big name actors have signed on. It doesn't hurt that it's written and directed by John Wells of West Wing and E.R. fame.

While John Wells was writing one of the final E.R. episodes, preproduction for the film has been underway. According to the Loaded Gun filming is already set to take place in Roxbury at the First Church in as soon as two weeks.

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