Nicole Kidman’s newest movie, Rabbit Hole, is currently filming down at Papazzio Restaurant and Catering. So we obviously know either she’ll be working there or it is one place they decide to eat at during the movie. Yummy, doesn’t Papazzio’s sound good.
Reports are stating that the trailers for the stars arrived on the scene before 5 a.m. Oops, I hope they weren’t very loud. They have security up, which includes security gates to keep all those paps and fans away from them.
So far most of the movie has been filmed in Queens and they seem to be loving it.
“We think this is a charming village and a charming restaurant. It looks great and will be very cinematic,” Urdang said of the Papazzio scene, at which Kidman and Eckhart’s characters discuss whether to continue with group therapy. In the stage drama, a married couple struggles to cope with the automobile-accident death of their only child.
Urdang said the crew looked at Italian restaurants across the borough and ended up renting the Bell Boulevard destination because of “a combination of the artistic look and feel of the place and the logistics of it,” like its proximity to other production locations.
Papazzio owner Dominick Bruccoleri said the exposure was not only beneficial for his restaurant but for all of Bayside.
“You’ve got a high-rated picture that’s being filmed here and it brings good attention to our community, both on a business level and on a community level,” said Bruccoleri, who will appear in the film as the kitchen chef in the background. “It’s not just for Papazzio – It’s for Bayside and Bayside Village.”
So the good thing is not only will it be in the movie, it’ll make others want to stop in to try it. Not to mention those that are filming will probably stop there more often since it is right there in town. What do you think? Would you hang out in the town you were filming and venture into the tiny little neighborhoods? I think this would definitely help the town out.
One bad thing about this, the police seem eager to give tickets to those parking in certain areas now due to the movie.
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