The Town is an upcoming crime drama directed by and starring Ben Affleck based on Chuck Hogan's novel Prince of Thieves. The film follows the action of four Charlestown, Massachusetts bank robbers as they are pursued by law enforcement.
The production began filming late August 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. The former MASSBank branch located in Melrose, Massachusetts was used as one of the banks in the film, taking on the name Cambridge Merchants Bank. They also filmed at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut to shoot in the casino and MCI-Cedar Junction in Walpole, Massachusetts to shoot in their visiting room.
Cast:-
The production began filming late August 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. The former MASSBank branch located in Melrose, Massachusetts was used as one of the banks in the film, taking on the name Cambridge Merchants Bank. They also filmed at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut to shoot in the casino and MCI-Cedar Junction in Walpole, Massachusetts to shoot in their visiting room.
Cast:-
- Ben Affleck as Doug MacRay, a career criminal
- Jon Hamm as Special Agent Adam Frawley, an FBI agent pursuing the team of criminals
- Rebecca Hall as Claire, a bank manager who falls in love with Doug
- Jeremy Renner as Jem Coughlin, a member of Doug's team
- Blake Lively as Krista Coughlin, the sister of Jem; and Doug's ex-girlfriend who has a 19-month old daughter, Shyne
- Chris Cooper as Doug's father
