They started actually scouting, looking at locations in Birmingham sometime in 2022," she said. "We have been working with them for several months. Jessica Moody, the director of programs and operations for Create Birmingham and Film Birmingham, said her department has been working with the crew for a long time. Casting calls for background extras across Alabama opened up in April. He’s the lead role in the crime thriller put on by the independent studio Black Bear Pictures. The latest movie being filmed in Alabama is "The Rivals of The Amizah King." The film stars Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey. It grossed $50 million with only a budget of $15 million. ![]() The movie was also a success at the box office. So, what they did was, they filmed in Alabama for four weeks, and then they filmed in California for four days," Jones explained. "Since this one is a true story, it is based in a particular area of Southern California. The movie was directed by Alabama natives, the Erwin Brothers and follows the real-life events of George Laurie as he, Lonnie Frisbee and Chuck Smith take part in the Jesus Revolution of the late 1960s in California.īrian Jones, the locations coordinator for the Alabama Film Office, said the movie was primarily filmed in Alabama despite being set in California. Most recently, "Jesus Revolution" completed filming in the Yellowhammer State. The first is a war drama from 1949 titled "Twelve O'Clock High."Īmong the movies listed, major box office films such as Jordan Peele's "Get Out," "42," "Failure to Launch" and "Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood" have also been filmed in Alabama. The Alabama Film Index logs a long history of movies filmed statewide. ![]() Lights, cameras, action! Hollywood is back in Alabama.
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