Article: Hub movie may bypass Bay State since it's too taxing to film here.(News)

Byline: GAYLE FEE and LAURA RAPOSA with Nichole Gleisner

Martin Scorcese's new flick, "The Departed" is about a war between the Boston cops and an Irish-American gang. It's written by a Boston native and stars our favorite Cambridge homey, Matt Damon.

But chances are, they'll film it in Canada.

Unless, of course, the Legislature gets a move on - for a change - and comes up with some economic incentives for Hollywood to bring projects to the Bay State.

Robin Dawson, head of the Mass. Film Bureau, said Scorcese is in the throes of budgeting for the Warner Bros./Miramax flick that also stars A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio.

And right ...

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