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The Herald News FALL RIVER Friday wasn t the first time Fall River has had a starring role in a big Hollywood production. As extras dressed as sailors climbed aboard Big Mamie the ship decked out with lights, bunting and flags Friday night s filming of the movie Don t Look Up put Battleship Cove in the spotlight. Back in 2000, Battleship Cove hosted film crews from the movie Thirteen Days, starring Kevin Costner. Scenes from the movie, which told the story of the Cuban Missile crisis, were shot aboard the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Of course, the recently released movie Jungleland, starring Charlie Hunnam and directed by Max Winkler, also filmed in Fall River and the surrounding area. Locals will notice shots of Knight s garage, the former Brayton Point cooling towers and the Venus de Milo. ....
FALL RIVER Are Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio headed to Fall River? Chris Nardi, executive director of Battleship Cove confirmed he’s been in talks with Netflix about filming there “sometime in December.” Though Nardi said he’s restricted by a confidentiality agreement from disclosing anything about the Netflix project or details about how Battleship Cove will fit into it, the Neflix film “Don’t Look Up” is currently being filmed in Boston and other locales in the state. “Don’t Look Up,” produced by Adam McKay, features a who’s who cast of celebrities. In addition to Lawrence and DiCaprio, the cast includes Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Timothée Chalamet, Jonah Hill, Matthew Perry, Ariana Grande, Ron Perlman and Himesh Patel, according to the film’s IMBD page. ....