17-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Filmed in R.I., ‘Ella McCay' gets September release date, report says
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The film also stars Ayo Edebiri, Kumail Nanjiani, Jack Lowden, Rebecca Hall, and Albert Brooks.
James L. Brooks, known for titles such as 'Broadcast News' and 'As Good as it Gets,' wrote the script, Variety reported.
The movie was filmed around the Ocean State last winter. The Rhode Island Film & Television Office estimated at the time the production would result in hundreds of full-time and part-time jobs and millions of dollars for the state economy.
'What I need is for this film to represent America in sort of the best sense possible,' James L. Brooks said last year. 'We looked at a lot of places, and I'm so glad we are here. We feel it every day. Everybody who goes out and is in this city just appreciates the graciousness of it and how much we've been welcomed.'
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis, left, actress Emma Mackey, and director James L. Brooks in Rhode Island last year.
David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Speaking to reporters and state officials, Curtis praised the state for its film tax credit, a benefit of 30 percent of state-certified production costs that can be directly attributed to activity within the state.
To receive the credit, films and television shows need to be shot primarily in Rhode Island and a minimum of $100,000 must be spent on the ground.
'We are here because there weren't a lot of opportunities around the country and particularly in California,' Curtis said last year. 'So for my friends in California, and California government: This is how you do it.'
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Material from a previous Globe story was used in this report.
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