CIA spy flick 'Fair Game' staying in Manhattan

You win some, you lose some. As previously reported in Loaded Gun, a Hollywood insider teased that the new Doug Liman flick, “Fair Game,” was considering moving production to the Boston area.

As of Monday, it's a no go. "'Fair Game' will stay in NYC to take the tax credits that are being given to the film," the source confirms.

The drama following the life of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, "Fair Game" stars Naomi Watts in the lead role of the real-life undercover CIA agent whose identity was illegally revealed in 2003.

Liman, a die-hard New Yorker, initially planned to film in Manhattan but was considering Boston as a NYC stand-in because of our state's tax incentives. Crews have already started filming the Washington DC scenes this past weekend.

While "Fair Game" is gearing for Boston, the anonymous source says Hollywood is eager to film in the Hub. "There are plenty of features coming into Boston this summer as long as the SAG dilemma is sorted out in a timely fashion," the source adds.

--Photo of Naomi Watts in "21 Grams," Focus Films Inc.