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Filming for 'John Adams' begins Thursday in Williamsburg.

Byline: Larry Bonko

Feb. 21--Lights! Camera! Action! Finally. The long-delayed filming of the seven-part miniseries, "John Adams" is scheduled to begin Thursday in Colonial Williamsburg at two locations, HBO announced Tuesday.

Director Tom Hooper, an Emmy winner, will roll the cameras at Bruton Parish Church and at the "public gaol," or jail, where lawbreakers were held awaiting trial. Paul Giamatti, who plays John Adams in the HBO Films/Playtone production, is expected to appear in both scenes.

The scene at the "public gaol" involves Adams meeting with British troops who were involved in the Boston Massacre of 1770. At Bruton Parish Church, the scene ...

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