There is hope for the east coast LA.

The Lowell Area has been rumored to be the site of Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon's next project "The Fighter" — a bio-pic about boxer Micky Ward of Lowell. There is also always rumblings about the movie version of Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" that never seems to get off the ground.

Well, two California filmmakers scouted Lowell yesterday as a location for their flick "Christmas Jars". Kieth Merrill and Grant Baird want Keira Knightley to play the lead role in the feel good movie.

For more on this story, check out Kathleen Pierce's article in today's Lowell Sun on page 6.