'Patriots Day' Crew Filming Watertown Shootout, Boat Scenes In Framingham
FRAMINGHAM (CBS) – Crews for the Boston Marathon bombing movie "Patriots Day" were in Framingham on Tuesday filming scenes that will recreate the Watertown shootout and capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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Filmmakers were preparing to recreate scenes on Harrison Ave. near the MetroWest Hospital.
A large number of police officers were in the area as a part of the scenes.
The Framingham scenes aim to show the events of April 19, 2013, when officers exchanged gunfire with Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the streets of Watertown.
After a daylong search, police eventually found Tsarnaev hiding in a boat in a Watertown resident's backyard.
Dic Donohue, the MBTA police officer critically injured in the shootout, said he met with the film's producers.
"I've spoken with Peter Berg and members of the movie production crew," Donohue said, "and when I had that sit down, it was definitely the first thing I said is 'we want to be honest, we want to be accurate we want to portray the heroism.'"
Related: Donohue Reflects On Third Anniversary Of Shootout
Residents came to the area to see try and see some Hollywood stars.
"I think it's pretty cool that they actually chose Framingham," resident Elizabeth Nascembeni said. "I came down here looking for Mark Wahlberg."
Wahlberg is starring in the movie. He was spotted at the Boston Marathon finish line filming scenes on Monday.
John Goodman, Kevin Bacon and J.K. Simmons are also set to star in the movie. Alex Wolff, a former Nickelodeon star, will play Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Initially, filmmakers wanted to recreate the scenes in the Watertown neighborhood where they happened. But town officials denied the request.
A release date has been set for Dec. 21 for theaters in Boston, New York and Los Angeles, before a wider release on Jan. 13, 2017.
Patriots Day is being produced by WBZ's sister company CBS Films.