Scituate RI diner stars in “My Boyfriend is a Demon” movie shoot

SCITUATE – The Verdi Productions horror movie that had been a secret went public in a big way Tuesday, May 19, taking over Cindy’s Diner on Route 6, occasionally stopping traffic on the four-lane highway to give crew members access to the site.

“My Boyfriend is a Demon,” helmed by first-time director mishka, who also wrote the script, has filmed at undisclosed locations around Rhode Island, plus inside a studio setup at the Cranston Street Armory in Providence. It is expected to wrap by the end of May.

The production filmed at Cindy’s during the day on May 19 before moving to a secret location, and returning for night scenes in the Cindy’s parking lot.

The horror-comedy follows the story of Mary, a lonely, small-town girl who creates a fake Instagram account for her pretend boyfriend, a guy too perfect to be true. Mary puts so much effort into making him “real” that he materializes one day and shows up at her door.

The cast blends Hollywood veterans and rising talents, some of them children of celebrities.

The cast includes:

• Bailey Sloan, known for “Ragamuffin”
• Mattias Ferrell, son of comic actor Will Ferrell and known for “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie” and “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”
• Coco Arquette, daughter of Courteney Cox and David Arquette and known for “Cougar Town”
• David Arquette, known for his work in the “Scream” film franchise
• Rosanna Arquette, David’s sister and Coco’s aunt, known for “The Moment”
• Jack Champion, known for “Avatar”
• Ever Anderson, known for “Peter Pan & Wendy”
• Vinnie Hacker, known for “Euphoria”
• Josephine Reitman, known for “Juno”
• Savannah Lee Smith, kown for “Tinsel Town”
• Lisa Yamada, known for “Elle”
• Former New England Patriot Ty Law, who made a cameo in “Friday Night Lights”