Tom Cruise shot a scene at Stella in the South End.
Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise gave Hub fans an unexpected treat yesterday by turning up
in the South End to film scenes for his latest flick at Gaslight restaurant alongside A-
list hottie Cameron Diaz.
The pair star in a new action comedy, tentatively titled “Wichita.” The film features
Cruise as a secret agent popping in and out of the life of single mom Diaz.
Outside Gaslight, the Academy Award-nominated heartthrob told the Inside Track that
filming local scenes, including at Worcester Regional Airport, has “been a blast.”
According to one tipster, security is extremely tight on set at Gaslight. "There were
about 10 police officers surrounding the set," the source adds. During filming, Holmes
stopped by with daughter Suri. Also, Diaz was filming at Gaslight wearing a yellow
outfit.
“It’s been a great first week,” Cruise said before departing in a black Escalade. On
Friday night, Katie Holmes, Daddy Cruise and little Suri had dinner at Abe & Louie’s on
Boylston Street.
Some fans, such as Cara Tirrell of Ashland, grilled Cruise for pledging allegiance to the
New York Yankees. Tom played it up, telling the crowd he has a lot of friends who are
Red Sox fans and wants to see the Sox in the playoffs.
“We didn’t even know he was there,” said Tirrell, a 37-year-old mental health clinician.
“We just stumbled onto the scene.”
Cruise--spotted around town with wife Katie Holmes jogging along the Esplanade,
shopping on Newbury Street, dining with son Connor at Abe & Louie's and soaking in
the sounds of U2 at Gillette Stadium--has been shooting scenes at the trendy
restaurant since Saturday, Sept. 19.
Principal filming for the made-in-Boston spy flick "Wichita," starring Cruise, Diaz,
Maggie Grace and Marc Blucas, kicked off on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at the Worcester
Regional Airport.
Cruise and Diaz also will film a post-plane-crash scene in Bridgewater. However, a
chunk of an old Boeing 727 slated for the set was nearly derailed Friday after being
stuck on a flatbed truck in Longmeadow for about 18 hours.
The fuselage was being sent from North Carolina to Bridgewater for inclusion in an
explosion scene on a 263-acre corn field. Longmeadow police Lt. Gary Fontaine said the
truck carrying the fuselage remained parked at a rest area on Route 5, where “it wasn’t
blocking traffic,” before being escorted by state police to Bridgewater between 1:30 p.
m. and 2 p.m. Friday afternoon. The truck driver told WWLP Ch. 22 News that the trip,
which should take two days, has taken nearly two weeks. The network reported the
delay was because the driver was awaiting state permits.
Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise gave Hub fans an unexpected treat yesterday by turning up
in the South End to film scenes for his latest flick at Gaslight restaurant alongside A-
list hottie Cameron Diaz.
The pair star in a new action comedy, tentatively titled “Wichita.” The film features
Cruise as a secret agent popping in and out of the life of single mom Diaz.
Outside Gaslight, the Academy Award-nominated heartthrob told the Inside Track that
filming local scenes, including at Worcester Regional Airport, has “been a blast.”
According to one tipster, security is extremely tight on set at Gaslight. "There were
about 10 police officers surrounding the set," the source adds. During filming, Holmes
stopped by with daughter Suri. Also, Diaz was filming at Gaslight wearing a yellow
outfit.
“It’s been a great first week,” Cruise said before departing in a black Escalade. On
Friday night, Katie Holmes, Daddy Cruise and little Suri had dinner at Abe & Louie’s on
Boylston Street.
Some fans, such as Cara Tirrell of Ashland, grilled Cruise for pledging allegiance to the
New York Yankees. Tom played it up, telling the crowd he has a lot of friends who are
Red Sox fans and wants to see the Sox in the playoffs.
“We didn’t even know he was there,” said Tirrell, a 37-year-old mental health clinician.
“We just stumbled onto the scene.”
Cruise--spotted around town with wife Katie Holmes jogging along the Esplanade,
shopping on Newbury Street, dining with son Connor at Abe & Louie's and soaking in
the sounds of U2 at Gillette Stadium--has been shooting scenes at the trendy
restaurant since Saturday, Sept. 19.
Principal filming for the made-in-Boston spy flick "Wichita," starring Cruise, Diaz,
Maggie Grace and Marc Blucas, kicked off on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at the Worcester
Regional Airport.
Cruise and Diaz also will film a post-plane-crash scene in Bridgewater. However, a
chunk of an old Boeing 727 slated for the set was nearly derailed Friday after being
stuck on a flatbed truck in Longmeadow for about 18 hours.
The fuselage was being sent from North Carolina to Bridgewater for inclusion in an
explosion scene on a 263-acre corn field. Longmeadow police Lt. Gary Fontaine said the
truck carrying the fuselage remained parked at a rest area on Route 5, where “it wasn’t
blocking traffic,” before being escorted by state police to Bridgewater between 1:30 p.
m. and 2 p.m. Friday afternoon. The truck driver told WWLP Ch. 22 News that the trip,
which should take two days, has taken nearly two weeks. The network reported the
delay was because the driver was awaiting state permits.
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Tom Cruise-ing in the South End
by Roland Hansen
by Roland Hansen
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Tom Cruise, currently in Boston filming
the soon-to-be-renamed "Wichita"
project with Cameron Diaz, darts out
after a day of filming inside the
classic Parisian brasserie Gaslight
located at 560 Harrison Avenue in the
up-and-coming SoWa district of the
South End.
His outfit? Jeans and a white T-shirt.
the soon-to-be-renamed "Wichita"
project with Cameron Diaz, darts out
after a day of filming inside the
classic Parisian brasserie Gaslight
located at 560 Harrison Avenue in the
up-and-coming SoWa district of the
South End.
His outfit? Jeans and a white T-shirt.