'Shotgun Wedding': Where was Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Lopez starrer romcom filmed?

'Shotgun Wedding' tells a story of a couple are hijacked on their wedding day and get stranded on a remote island
UPDATED JAN 26, 2023
A still from 'Shotgun Wedding (IMDb)
A still from 'Shotgun Wedding (IMDb)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jennifer Lopez is all set to woo everyone and keep viewers at the edge of their seats with her upcoming Prime movie 'Shotgun Wedding'. Lopez started her film career back in 1997 with 'Selena' and it has already been twenty-six years of her being in the industry. One genre Lopez has always aced is romantic comedies, be it 'My Wedding Planner' or 'Maid in Manhattan'. Regardless of the genre, one thing about Lopez's movie is that the location of the movies has been top notch. 

The romantic action comedy film is helmed by Jason Moore and written by Mark Hammer. The film stars Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Sonia Braga, Jennifer Coolidge, Lenny Kravitz, and Cheech Marin. Speaking of Duhamel, as per recent reports 'Life as we know it' actor said Lopez was a "dream" to work with. He further elaborated that his co-star is also "one of the most beautiful women in the world," so it was not hard for him "to fake falling in love with her."

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Helmed by Jason Moore, the movie is a laughing riot where two families come together for a one-of-a-kind destination wedding that takes an unexpected turn when the guests are taken hostage by some unexpected criminals. A tropical island, some spray-painted gold pineapples, two eclectic families and a good dose of action make it a perfect popcorn entertainer that will brighten up your New Year. After all, what’s a wedding without some drama but where is this tropical island?

Boston

It is not hard to decipher that some bits of the movie has to be shot in a different location so the creators of the movie could show the travelling and how beautiful is the destination of the reel life wedding between Lopez and Duhamel.

Dominican Republic

The exquisitely one-of-a-kind reel-life wedding destination of Duhamel and Lopez is the Dominican Republic. Needless to say, it is beautiful. Starting from Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone starrer 'XXX: Return of Xander Cage' to 'Shotgun Wedding,' a total of forty-eight films have been shot in the Dominican Republic. 

However, 'Shotgun Wedding' is scheduled to be released on January 27, 2023, by Amazon Studios via Prime Video 

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