We’ve said before that we’re not a celebrity gossip blog by trade. This is true, but we’re not also not above a little fanfare when an A-lister pops through town. As movies and TV shows continue to make Hudson County their soundstage, we thought it appropriate to create a comprehensive list of all the projects currently filming in Hoboken + Jersey City, so that fellow pop-culture enthusiasts can stay current on the latest. Since the start of 2024, JLo, Timothée Chalamet, and Paul Mescal have all been seen in the area — and there’s no telling what celebrity will make a Garden State visit next. We’ll be updating this article whenever necessary. As of December 2nd, 2024, keep reading for a list of all the movies and TV shows currently filming in Hoboken + Jersey City.
Currently Filming
TBIM (The Beast in Me)
Last Seen: December 3rd
Starring: Claire Danes, Brittany Snow, and Matthew Rhys
Photo Credit: @jessmicc
Signage was seen in Jersey City earlier this month indicating that a new television series, TBIM, is filming near West Side Avenue. A savvy HG reader tipped that TBIM is an acronym for The Beast in Me, an original Netflix “mystery thriller series about an author who investigates her neighbor, the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance,” per Netflix. It stars Claire Danes, Brittany Snow, and Matthew Rhys, and is filming in North Jersey until February 2025, per the NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission.
On December 3rd, film crews were again spotted in Jersey City, this time near Warren and Morgan Streets. Per HG readers, the set is taking over an entire parking lot in the area, across from The Lively Apartments.
Deliver Me From Nowhere
Last Seen: November 30, 2024
Starring: Jeremy Allen White, Odessa Young, Jeremy Strong, Johnny Cannizzaro
^ Jeremy Allen White posing with a fan at Hidden Grounds in Hoboken. Photo Credit: @jessstish
Loyal HG readers know that Jeremy Allen White is a frequent celebrity visitor, embarking on something of an unofficial coffee crawl over the past two months (which, of course, we covered here). His Hoboken visits are not without reason: Jeremy Allen White is currently working on Deliver Me From Nowhere, an upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic that is filming throughout the state.
Bayonne has been a central location for filming. Just as recently as November 30th, TapInto reported film crew presence “near Avenue A and Third Street.” Earlier in the month, The Boss himself visited the set, which you can see photos of here.
July
Motor City
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, Pablo Schreiber, Alan Ritchson
Last Seen: Sunday, July 21st
In July, HG readers saw Big Little Lies star Shailene Woodley dining at Elysian Cafe. Later in the week, another reader spotted the actress treating herself to a pedicure at Nailed It in Hoboken.
Shailene is starring alongside Ben Foster and Pablo Schreiber in an upcoming film Motor City, which was previously listed on the NJ Motion Picture + Television Commission as filming in the North Jersey area. The listed production studio was headquartered in Secaucus.
Per Variety, “Motor City follows John Miller (Ritchson), a Detroit auto-worker whose life and girlfriend (Woodley) are taken away from him when he’s framed by a local gangster (Foster) and sent to prison. On his release, Miller unleashes a maelstrom of vengeance on those who wronged him as he attempts to win his girl back.”
April, May, June
A Complete Unknown
Starring: Timothée Chalamet
Last Seen: 1st + Bloomfield Streets, June 10th
On Monday, March 25th, an eagle-eyed Hoboken Girl reader spotted what looked like a film crew at Jersey City’s Miss America Diner — an old-school spot serving classic NJ diner fare at 322 West Side Avenue. A member of the on-site film crew confirmed that the project is A Complete Unknown, the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet.
Per NJ.com, the crew had two late-night shoots at Miss America on March 25th and 26th, before embarking on a Tour De Jersey City Diner. White Mana Diner was the next Jersey City outpost to serve as a film location for the Chalamet-led movie — the famed burger joint on Tonelle Avenue was closed for filming on April 4th.
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On April 12th, Timmy finally made his way to Hoboken, with film crews taking over popular Irish pub Moran’s and Church Square Park on Garden Street. Locals came out in droves to catch the star in action, who strolled the Mile Square streets in an all-black suit and sunglasses around 9PM. The following week, the crew returned to Jersey City, where faux vintage signage lined the Jersey Avenue strip.
Timmy and the crew showed no signs of slowing down. On May 28th, A Complete Unknown was filming in Hoboken’s Columbus Park and other nearby areas. Just a week later, on June 5th, the actor was photographed signing an autograph for a young Hoboken resident on 11th + Bloomfield Streets. Little City Books on 1st + Bloomfield Street also underwent a little bit of a makeover, and on June 10th, locals spotted the actor filming at the Hoboken bookshop.
^ Fake signage outside of Little City Books. Photo Credit: @geespek
A Complete Unknown is set in “the influential New York music scene of the early ’60s” and follows “19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts.” The title refers to Bob Dylan’s hit “Like a Rolling Stone,” in which he sings: “How does it feel, how does it feel/To be without a home, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone?”
Read More: The Bear Star, Jeremy Allen White, In Talks To Play Bruce Springsteen In Upcoming Film
April + March
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Last Seen: Liberty State Park, April 27th
Canonically, Apes aren’t set to take over the world at least until the year 3,000, but Jersey City locals at Liberty State Park got a little preview of ape domination this Saturday, April 27th. Three unfriendly apes made their way through the park — atop three large horses — to promote the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Per Jersey City Times, these primates were in town for a photoshoot in front of the New York City skyline.
The movie was released on Friday, May 10th, and takes place nearly 300 years after War of the Planet of the Apes, following “a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he’s been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike,” per IMDb.
Miller by Marriage
Directed by: Edward Burns
Last Seen: Tenth + Eleventh Streets, April 17th
Photo Credit: HG Reader
Hoboken readers spotted film crews in the early morning of March 26th. Signage on Bloomfield Street + 11th Street indicated that the project is called Miller by Marriage directed by Edward Burns and will be filming in town through April.
Despite elusive details earlier this year, the film is officially slated to premiere in January 2025, under the title Millers in Marriage. According to IMDB, the story follows “Eve Miller, a former indie rock singer, struggles with her toxic marriage while growing attracted to a music journalist. Her sister Maggie, a bestselling author, faces marital discord as her career overshadows her husband’s.”
The History of Sound
Starring: Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor
Last Seen: Hamilton Park, April 1st
A big headline for Gen-Zers with high screen time, resident “sad boy” Paul Mescal (who starred in the Salley Rooney-adapted mini-series Normal People) was seen at 10th + Willow in Hoboken on March 5th. Joined by Josh O’Connor (who starred beside Zendaya in Challengers), the two were working on a period romance called The History of Sound, which spent a week filming at the Hoboken bar in March.
On Monday, April 1st, the crew was again spotted at Hamilton Park in Jersey City.
The History of Sound follows two young men during World War 1, Lionel and David, who set out to record the lives, voices, and music of American countrymen, all the while falling in love. Paul Mescal plays the role of Lionel, and Josh O’Connor plays the role of David. The movie is actively filming in New Jersey, with its release date set for sometime in 2025.
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Starring: Jennifer Lopez
Last seen: Elysian Cafe, March 26th
Several unsuspecting Hoboken Girl readers spotted JLo in Hoboken on the afternoon of March 26th and shared the tea via DMs and email. A surprising sight for any Mile Square resident, Mrs. Jenny from the Block was seen dining at Elysian Cafe, Hoboken’s oldest continuously operating restaurant.
That’s not the last Hudson County will see of JLo, either: her upcoming movie, Kiss of the Spider Woman, was filmed in early April at locations in Jersey City in Kearny.
Per Variety, JLo was first attached to Kiss of the Spider Woman in December 2023. The film is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, written and directed by Dreamgirls filmmaker Bill Condon. “The musical is set in an Argentinian prison in 1981,” Variety reported in December. “Lopez would play the titular role, a fantasy woman named Aurora created by Luis Molina, a gay hairdresser serving an eight-year sentence for allegedly corrupting a minor.”
Beyond the Rush
Starring: Eric Roberts
Last Seen: Basile’s Jersey City, March 26th
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Earlier this year, Eric Roberts (father of Emma Roberts, sister to Julia Roberts) took to Instagram to gush over Basile’s Pizza in Jersey City: “Most assuredly my favorite pizza (& people) anywhere ever!” The first try was posted upside down — how he managed that is unclear to us — but sentiments in the follow-up remained the same: “Best Pizza Ever.”
Turns out, Eric wasn’t just in town for a quick slice. He starred in a new release, Beyond the Rush, alongside Cathy Moriarty, John Savage, and Jayce Bartok. The movie, according to IMDB, follows an investigative journalist “Working undercover to expose a corrupt judge,” as he “confronts his secret past plus his mother’s mental illness and must choose between addiction and obsession or love and redemption.” Eric Roberts portrays the corrupt judge.
February
Before
Starring: Billy Crystal
Last Seen: 12th + 13th Streets, February 2nd
Billy Crystal is most known for his titular role of Harry in When Harry Met Sally, but the iconic actor swapped cozy-Meg-Ryan-rom-com and streets of NYC for a psychological thriller that shot in Hoboken this past February. Called Before, the project is a Paramount Studios production that premiered on Apple TV+ as a limited series. Billy portrays Eli, a child psychiatrist who encounters a troubled young boy shortly after losing his wife.
On February 2nd, Billy Crystal and co. had blocked off several parts of Washington Street for filming, per Patch. HG readers submitted photos of film crews between 12th + 13th Streets. Unfortunately, there were no Billy Crystal sightings at the time — but back in the summer of 2023, Hoboken residents did see the veteran actor taking in views from Pier A Park.
January
It Ends with Us
Starring: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni
Last Seen: Newport Waterfront, January 5th
@thehobokengirl The ‘It Ends with Us’ crew is back — filming at the Newport waterfront in #JerseyCity today Plus Ryan Reynolds playing supportive husband. #hobokengirl #hoboken #hobokennj #jerseycitygirl #jerseycity #jerseycitynj #jerseycitynewjersey #northjersey #nj #hudsoncounty #hudsoncountynj #njnews #celebs #itendswithusbook #itendswithusmovie #blakelively ♬ Confidence (sped up version) – Ocean Alley
The Blake Lively-led, Colleen Hoover novel-turned-movie is sort of Hoboken’s “big break,” ushering in this era of major motion pictures to film in Hudson County. Crews were first spotted in the early days of May 2023, but tides turned on May 17th, when Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively were seen filming on Bloomfield + 10th Streets. Locals poured out in droves to catch the A-Listers in action.
Filming paused due to the WGA Strike but resumed again in January of this year. The It Ends with Us cast and crew made their way to the Newport waterfront in Jersey City. Blake and Justin were once again spotted by locals, this time accompanied by Blake’s husband Ryan Reynolds.
Indeed, it might end with us, Hudson County locals. January was the last reported time the crew was seen filming. The movie premiered on June 21st, 2024, with Hoboken + Jersey City cameos abound.
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American Horror Stories
Starring: Rotating Cast
Last Seen: Elysian Cafe, January 26th
Hoboken has its fair share of rumored-to-be-haunted places, and though Elysian Cafe isn’t one of them, it entered a new category last November: rumored to be the filming location for a popular horror television series.
On Friday, January 26th, Elysian Cafe was closed to customers so that American Horror Stories — an FX + Hulu spinoff of the popular series American Horror Story — could use the restaurant as a film set. That was the second time the show had used the space, the first being November 2023.
American Horror Stories is an anthology spinoff to the award-winning series starring Emma Roberts and Evan Peters (the latter of which left after nine seasons). It features a different story each week, meaning no two episodes are in the same location or feature the same set of characters.
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