Richard Gere film shooting in Cambridge this week

Recently spotted filming in Toronto and Hamilton, the upcoming Richard Gere film Longing is coming to Cambridge this week to film scenes around the Main Street bridge and Queen's Square.

The Internet Movie Data Base says Longing is an English language adaptation of the Israeli film “Ga'agua” from writer director Savi Gabizon.

Gabizon returns to direct Gere as Daniel, “a wealthy bachelor in his 60s, who discovers his Canadian ex-girlfriend gave birth to a son he never knew 20 years ago and that the boy has died.”

“As he explores his dead son's life and gets to know him vicariously through those closest to him, Daniel is forced to evaluate the life choices that have led him to this crossroad,” reads the IMDB summary.

The INVEST Cambridge team says it is pleased to be welcoming the film crew working around Water Street and the Main Street Bridge.  

Longing will be shooting on the corner of Water Street and on the Main Street Bridge to Queens Square on Wednesday, Oct. 26, with set up beginning on Tuesday.

 Affected Locations:

• October 26^th – Queens Square, Melville Street, Main Street Bridge and Water Street
  • Please note:  Set up for the filming will begin on Tuesday, October 25^th, 2022

Anticipated Impacts:

• Intermittent Traffic Closures on the Main Street Bridge from 7:00 am to 2:00 am (Oct 27)
  • The area that will be affected by the Intermittent Traffic Closure begins at the intersection of Queens Square and Melville Street and ends at the Main Street and Water Street Intersection.
  • Intermittent Traffic Closures will occur for 3-5 minutes at a time and be performed by Waterloo Regional Police Services at the film crews request. There will be breaks in the Intermittent Traffic Closures during rush hour periods of traffic

Special Advisories:

• Dalton Court Parkette will be affected and closed off for filming use
• Lighting From Water Street onto the Main Street Bridge
  • Lighting will be done from the concrete pad on the Water Street side of the Water Street South parking lot and illuminate the Main Street Bridge and surrounding area

Parking:

• Crew parking will be located in Churchill Park
• Tech parking will be located on Melville Street South
• Parking in and around Queens Square will be affected
• Parking on Melville Street South, Queens Square, and a small portion of Main Street will be affected