Friends With Benefits Filming in Nolita Tomorrow
Friends with Benefits is coming to the neighborhood. Indeed, between 7 am and 5 pm tomorrow, a substantial swath of Nolita will be monopolized for the film shoot. According to flyers in the immediate vicinity, filming is centered on Prince Street between Mulberry and Bowery; also, Elizabeth Street between Prince and East Houston.
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Friends with Benefits is a Screen Gems production starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis as, well, friends with benefits. Yeah, it’s not just a clever name. But it is a romantic comedy. Here is the plot via ComingSoon.net:
A headhunter recruits a magazine editor and since each is too busy to find a mate, they agree to sleep together with no strings attached. Things get complicated when the guy falls for the girl, who’s dating someone else.
And A-Rod is even rumored to be in this flick. It would be his silver screen debut.
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Yet, the most important question is whether J-Tim will give Mila his dick in a box…
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