Nic Cage and Kate Hudson Get To Work In The French Quarter

It's a big week for New Orleans. Not only are the Saints going up against the Vikings in the NFC Championship Sunday, but Kate Hudson and Nic Cage are also in town filming two big movies.

Twitter has been abuzz with Kate Hudson sightings in the French Quarter this week. The actress, who has been linked to everyone from Owen Wilson (again) to Gerard Butler since breaking up with A-Rod, arrived in New Orleans a few days ago to begin filming Earthbound. et Travel Coverage [Jaunted]

Kate was spotted filming outside of the Jamie Hayes Gallery, 621 Chartres Street, on Wednesday and was caught getting some exercise on a bike yesterday. Earthbound is a comedy that doesn't sound very funny at all. It's about a woman who finds out she has cancer but when she meets Mr. Right she finds the threat of falling in love is scarier than death. Today, Earthbound is scheduled to shoot in Kenner, LA, just outside of the city.

Nicolas Cage is also in NOLA this week filming The Hungry Rabbit Jumps with Mad Men's January Jones. The movie's an intense thriller about a man who enlists the help of a vigilante group after his wife is assaulted. So far, Cage has been spotted filming near the Saint's home, the Superdome, and hanging out in the French Quarter, which probably brought back some tough memories for the actor. Cage once owned The Lalaurie House in the Quarter, believed to be one of the most haunted homes in America, but lost the property last year to foreclosure, guess celebs aren't immune to the bad economy either.

Both movies will continue filming in New Orleans through the end of February. If you have any sightings of Nic or Kate, let us know about it at tips@jaunted.com!

-- Edited by Nick 4 Life on Sunday 24th of January 2010 02:46:12 AM