Do you like to watch Hallmark Channel‘s Christmas movies? I like Hallmark movies, especially its Romantic story and Fairytale World, and the good news for Hallmark Movie lovers is that:-
Your favorite Christmas movie Channel is adding a new movie because these days, Hallmark is shooting a new movie at Long Grove Village in Illinois.
American actor and television host Mario Lopez Filming Hallmark’s New Christmas Movie in Long Grove.
Wgn9 gets the latest update on the new Hallmark movie Titled “My Grown-Up Christmas Wish.” A Spotlight Chicago Team Member arrived in the village of Long Grove, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago, to scoop on the filming and of Hallmark’s new Christmas movie.
To try and get a peak at the filming! of the Upcoming Brian Herzlinger Directed Hallmark movie My Grown-Up Christmas Wish, When the news team reached the filming location, filming was going on and they saw some filming happening at Long Grove Village Hall.
The Lopeze couple star in this new Hallmark movie, Where Mario Lopez plays Brian, and his wife Courtney Lopez plays Nina Meyers.
In addition to the Lopeze couple, the film also stars their 10-year-old son Dominic Lopez as Young Brian.
When Spotlight Chicago staff spoke with crew members, they explained a lot about filming in the area during his break and were very kind to the news reporter.
For your information, let us tell you that this upcoming film is the fourth Christmas film shot in Long Grove.
Apart from this, the news reporter also talked to the President of the Business Association Ryan Messner, and asked about what makes Long Grove such a great setting for films…
According to the IMDB Movie’s Official Synopsis is:-
Mayor of Long Grove, decorating for Christmas when he finds his childhood wish list granting wishes. His friend Nina returns, and their connection reignites as they rally the town against modernization threats.
The release details of the film are still under wraps but the writing credit goes to Brian Herzlinger and Megan Henry Herzlinger.
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Once Upon a Christmas Wish Update (2026)
Updated August 2026. The Hallmark-style holiday movie filmed in Long Grove has since aired. Retitled Once Upon a Christmas Wish, the Great American Family film premiered December 7, 2024, with Mario Lopez playing the mayor of a fictional town modeled on the real Long Grove — starring alongside his wife Courtney Lopez and their son Dominic. The village’s holiday-market charm, the same backdrop crews used while filming, has made it a recurring draw for Christmas-movie productions since.
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