Filming Begins on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Film ‘Selma’

Director Ava DuVernay has begun work on the dramatic film Selma starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, Tom Wilkinson as Lyndon Baines Johnson, Andre Holland as Andrew Young, Omar J. Dorsey as James Orange, Tessa Thompson as Diane Nash, and Colman Domingo as Ralph Abernathy. The film is set up with Paramount Pictures and Pathe and will shoot in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama as well as Atlanta, Georgia.

Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christian Colson, and Oprah Winfrey are producing the film. Paul Webb wrote the script.

“This story will resonate deeply with not only those brave men and women who fought for voting rights alongside Dr. King, but also the countless millions of people who continue to fight against discrimination in voting today,” said Brad Grey, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures. “This talented group of filmmakers, led by Brad Pitt and his team at Plan B, Oprah Winfrey and Christian Colson, and of course our director Ava DuVernay, are a formidable force to help bring this significant story to the big screen.”

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Selma is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people – a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Source: Paramount Pictures

-By Rebecca Murray

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