A wrap for Marley & Me

After over two months of principal photography, spanning two states, Marley & Me has officially wrapped up production. Author John Grogan has been blogging about his experience watching real life become reel life, and once the production moved to Pennsylvania (where the Grogans currently live), he has been on hand to witness a lot of the movie magic. He’s had great things to say about the entire experience, and according to one recent entry, it sounds like his wife has gotten in on the fun as well:
As you can imagine, Jenny doesn’t think it’s too shabby to be portrayed by J.A. (Nor I by O.W.) Her big joke with Aniston is to say, “Can you rough yourself up a little? You’re looking way too good to be playing Jenny.” And the actress graciously and gamely answers: “It’s all makeup and hairspray. That’s all it is.” Yeah, right, Jen. You keep saying that.
John, Jenny, and their youngest child Colleen were on the set on Thursday night, when director David Frankel officially called it a wrap after Owen nailed one last scene in front of a makeshift veterinary office. He had some very high praise for all involved in the production:
The entire time I was present on the set — several days since filming began in March — not once did I observe a raised voice, bad attitude or tense exchange. Even Jennifer Aniston, whose scenes wrapped up last week and was not present Thursday night, commented on it; she told me last week that she had never worked on a movie with such great positive energy nor with a cast and crew that felt so much like a family.
Check out the rest of the entry for his full account of Thursday night’s filming.
So where was Jen? After spending so much time away from Los Angeles, it seems that she felt that there’s no place like home. X17 Video has video of Jen leaving Sunset Towers on May 27th. She was then photographed out and about in Beverly Hills on the 29th. Finally, she was spotted leaving colorist Michael Canale’s salon in another X17 video. However, as her hair was still wet when she left, we’ll have to wait to see the finished result, although I’m sure that it’s fabulous as always.
And on a completely unrelated note, someone else arrived in L.A. recently as well. Do with that what you will.


June 1st, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Thanks Erin-You’re doing a great job!!!Love this site!
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