Mattapoisett Welcomes Another Hollywood Movie Shoot

Details are still being gathered, but word in Mattapoisett is that another Hollywood production will be filmed in the quiet seaside town this spring, and the movie will star a familiar Saturday Night Live alum.

You may remember the buzz around Mattapoisett a couple of years ago when A Perfect Couple was filmed at one of the waterfront mansions on Goodspeed Island. The lavish home and shoreline were used as a stand-in for Nantucket—apparently, filming on an island comes with a host of logistical difficulties.

The miniseries starred Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber, and filming kicked off in April 2023, scheduled to continue into June—until the Hollywood writers' strike got in the way. Defiantly, the crew continued shooting until they eventually stopped after threats of picketing.

Hollywood Returns to Mattapoisett

It seems that Hollywood has come back to take another bite of the Mattapoisett apple. According to Deadline, filming began this week in Massachusetts on a romantic dramedy titled The Weekend on Cape Cod When Everything Changed. Something tells me that’s a working title that may change.

The big names in the movie include Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy) and Kevin Nealon (Saturday Night Live in the 1980s and 1990s, Weeds). According to IMDb, the story follows a wedding between an immigrant and her billionaire boss’s son in order for her to stay in the United States.

If Mattapoisett residents see strange, bright yellow signs handing around town, they are meant to direct people to the movie set and catering.