‘Walking Dead’ Worcester Filming Comes Alive For Fans

Hey Boston, you had better watch out. The new cool kid in town is out West, as the 'Walking Dead' Worcester filming is taking Worcester's Main Street by storm, or more appropriately, by apocalypse.

Fans of the original Walking Dead are coming alive (I'm sorry for that) as the spinoff, Walking Dead: Dead City is filming right in Downtown Worcester, Massachusetts on Main Street right now. Fans of the AMC franchise are flocking to see how Hollywood has transformed Worcester's Main Street into a post apocalyptic New York City. If I got my hometown bearings correct, the filmmakers plopped a fake, Hollywood New York subway right across the street from (the real) Mechanics Hall.

Spectrum News 1 is on the scene talking to excited Dead fans of all ages, who are in fact alive:

"I think it looks amazing, even with the New York subway station across the street," said another fan. "It looks so realistic."

The subway station is just one piece of a much larger puzzle turning Worcester into a zombified Big Apple. Little things like street signs were changed, New York City trash bins were spread throughout Main Street, trash and debris were thrown about. To simulate autumn, production crews spent part of the afternoon filling sidewalks with leaves.

Over the last five plus years, Worcester has become a "mini Hollywood East," creating the perfect secret spot for many movie companies to film. For example, there was nothing more surprising to see Worcester's own Elm Park used as a hideaway for Liam Neeson's character in 2020's Honest Thief. It was hysterical and fun to see Liam's high speed chase with cars screeching by St. Vincents Hospital and the DCU Center on Foster Street.

Other movies filmed in Worcester include, Wakanda Forever, The Holdovers and Free Guy.

The Walking Dead: Dead City is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series created by Eli Jorné for AMC, based on The Walking Dead characters Maggie and Negan. It is the first sequel to The Walking Dead television series, and the fifth series in The Walking Dead franchise, sharing continuity with the other television series. Jorné serves as showrunner.

9 Cool Massachusetts Bars in Movies Made in Massachusetts

Lights, camera, intoxication! Hey, it's National Bourbon Day, why not down an Old Fashioned at one of the Massachusetts Bars in Movies!

When it comes to recreating movie scenes in bars in Boston, it's a booze-infused adventure with cinematic shenanigans!

Listen, Bostonians like their bars.

And they like their bars featured in movies. Because if Ben Affleck downed a beer in a dive bar in South Boston, we want to recreate the scene!

And let's be honest, we have a LOT of choices in this boozy city and surrounding towns.

Over the years, many Boston-made movies have showcased some of the city's coolest bars, adding an extra layer of authenticity to these films.

There are TONS of places around the city you can recreate your favorite movie scene.

These bars have become cultural landmarks within the city. Exploring these establishments can offer visitors a chance to immerse themselves in the rich film history of Boston while enjoying the vibrant bar scene the city has to offer.

And we're not just talking about Boston. Bars all over Massachusetts have been featured on the big screen.

"American Woman" filmed at Big D's Neponset Cafe in Canton, but like many of the bars featured in Massachusetts-based movies, it closed. Fun fact, the famous scene in "Good Will Hunting?" According to thespiritsbusiness.com:

"Anyone who is familiar with Good Will Hunting will remember Matt Damon’s infamous ‘How’d you like them apples?’ line in a scene where Damon upstages an elitist student in a Harvard bar, while also impressing student and love interest Skylar (Minnie Driver). Co-starring Ben Affleck, the duo wrote the script about Will, a young troubled mathematics genius (Damon) growing up in South Boston. The bar is supposed to be the Bow and Arrow bar in Boston – but it is actually the Upfront Bar and Grill in Toronto. Only exterior shots of Bow and Arrow were used, and sadly both have closed their doors."

Anyhoo, check out the 9 Cool Massachusetts Bars Featured in Movies Made in Massachusetts

"Manchester By The Sea."

This is the MOST depressing movie in the history of mankind and I have no intention of watching it EVER again, but here's the bar that's supposed to be in Quincy. Casey Affleck's character hangs out here.

The Fighter.

The ‘Foxtail Lounge’, where Micky (Mark Wahlberg)  asks out Charlene Fleming (Amy Adams).

"The Social Network". This is bar where Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) gets dumped by exasperated girlfriend Erika (Rooney Mara).

"Gone Baby Gone"

This is the bar where the masked gunman threatens Lionel (Titus Welliver) as he starts to spill the beans to Kenzie and Gennaro about what really happened.

"Good Will Hunting"

This is the bar where Will (Matt Damon) hangs out with Chuckie Sullivan (Ben Affleck) and his buddies. Helpfully, there's a sign on the wall outside, proudly announcing the bar as a location in the Oscar-winning movie. The exterior has had a bit of a makeover since 1997.

"The Tender Bar"

Starring Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar was an OK movie. But the bar looks cool. The bar that stands in for Dickens in the location scenes is Jacob’s Corner, 278 Rantoul St. in Beverly.

"Fever Pitch"

Lindsey (Drew Barrymore) meets her friends for dinner at Sonsie.

"Ted"

Lori (Mila Kunis) goes to make up with John (Mark Wahlberg) on neutral territory, in Charlie’s Sandwich Shoppe.

"Spotlight"

Again, NOT a fun film. The movie is about a team of Boston Globe reporters covering the investigation into the Catholic child-abuse scanda. This is where Rachel McAdams’s reporter character met up with a victim of the molestation scandal.