• That there’s some serious typecasting going on over on the set of the Whitey Bulger “Black Mass” flick. Kevin Bacon, who plays an FBI agent in Fox TV’s “The Following,” just landing in Boston to play an FBI boss in “Black Mass.” And Thomas Phillip O’Neill, the son of former lieutenant governor Tommy O’Neill and grandson of legendary House Speaker Tip O’Neill, spent the weekend playing an FBI agent running a wiretap in the North End. O’Neill previously played a G-man in “Boardwalk Empire” …

• That William Shatner will have a scene in the new “Ted 2” flick — playing himself. Shatner is a speaker at some kind of superhero fan convention to answer questions about his role in “T.J. Hooker,” but Captain Kirk gets annoyed when fans keep asking him about “Star Trek.” Which would explain the casting call a few days ago for extras wearing superhero costumes …

• That Dylan Brosnan, son of Hollywood heartthrob — and former James Bond — Pierce Brosnan is interning for U.S. Sen. Edward Markey this summer.