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Two Rhode Island College students, aspiring screenwriters, watched the filming of "Ghostwriter" in Cranston on Aug. 19.

Abigail Spampinato and Sara Laxton were interested in seeing the filmmaking process and potentially meeting director J.J. Abrams.

CRANSTON – Cumberland's Abigail Spampinato may not be your typical 20-year-old.

It's true that she wouldn't turn down a chance to pose for a selfie with 36-year-old movie star Glen Powell , who's in Rhode Island filming scenes for "Ghostwriter."

"Loved 'Top Gun,'" Spampinato said the afternoon of Tuesday, Aug. 19. "Very handsome," she added, summing up Powell's positive traits.

But there's someone else connected to the movie "Ghostwriter" she'd rather meet: the movie's 59-year-old director, J.J. Abrams .

"He's so

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