Boston Strangler (film)

On October 4, 2021, Keira Knightley joined the cast of Boston Strangler, a drama written and directed by Matt Ruskin for 20th Century Studios.[2] The film is a co-production between Scott Free Productions and LuckyChap Entertainment, and is produced by Ridley Scott, Kevin J. Walsh, Michael Pruss, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara. In November 2021, Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, Chris Cooper, and David Dastmalchian were added to the cast.[3][4]

On December 6, 2021, filming took place inside a house on 47 Statler Road in Belmont, Massachusetts, between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.[5] It served as the home of reporter Loretta McLaughlin.[6] The house's residents, Judy and David Duffy, said they "thrilled that so many people and community members were involved."[7] That same day, the Winn Brook Elementary School was transformed into the Cambridge Police Department for second unit filming.[5] The school was paid $5,000 to be in the film and was used between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (EST).[8][6] A tent was set up on school property to take breaks.[6] For the next two days, filming took place in the South End; scenes were shot on Dwight Street between Tremont Street and Shawmut Avenue.[6] On December 9, the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology was temporarily turned into a police headquarters for the shoot.[9][10] Filming will also take place in Roxbury, Roslindale, Jamaica Plain, Braintree, Lynn, Lowell, Wellesley, and Malden, Massachusetts.[6][11]

Several private driveways on Statler and Waterhouse Roads were rented to park 1960s vehicles. The Claflin Street parking lot in Belmont Center was also rented for the use of its 120 parking spaces for the crew's personal vehicles. Several health procedures had to be followed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The entire crew is vaccinated and will be tested for the virus three times a week until production has concluded.[5] Steel Reel Catering is in charge of providing food for the entire cast and crew until February 2022.[6]