欧美高清 to host filming of Spike Lee-produced 鈥楽on of the South鈥� film
April 08, 2019
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Michael Tullier, Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing, 欧美高清
Molly Mayeux, Son of the South Productions
A frequent backdrop throughout the civil rights era, 欧美高清 will become the setting for a chapter in that story and a location in the feature film 鈥淪on of the South.鈥� The movie, executive produced by Spike Lee, is based on the Bob Zellner book, 鈥�,鈥� published in 2008.
The film will take viewers back to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1961, where Zellner 鈥� grandson of a Klansman 鈥� was a junior heavyweight college boxing champion. The 22-year-old white Southerner finds himself caught in a time and place when the civil rights movement challenged everyone to pick a side. His choice to champion for social justice and racial equality found Zeller befriending civil rights legends Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Virginia Foster Durr and Congressman John Lewis.
鈥淏ob Zellner often told me stories of his experience in the early civil rights movement 鈥� every story was jaw dropping and inspiring,鈥� said Oscar-nominee , who is serving as the movie鈥檚 director in addition to writing its screenplay. 鈥淲e stand on the shoulders of people like Bob. I have been compelled to remind an older generation 鈥� as well as teach a younger one 鈥� about the courage of those who chose a dangerous, impossible path in order to change our world for the better.鈥�
鈥溾�� continues a longstanding collaboration between Brown, a Montgomery native, and 鈥� the most recent being the Oscar-winning film 鈥淏lacKkKlansman.鈥� 鈥淪on of the South鈥� stars include (鈥淴-Men鈥檚鈥� Havoc and TV鈥檚 鈥淢acGyver鈥�), who will play Zellner, along with (鈥淭he Curious Case of Benjamin Button鈥� and TV鈥檚 鈥淢ad Men鈥�), (TV鈥檚 鈥淧retty Little Liars鈥�), rapper/actor , actor/comedian , and (鈥淔irst Blood,鈥� 鈥淐ocoon鈥� and the 鈥淛ack Reed: Badge of Honor鈥� telemovie series).
Scenes filmed on the 欧美高清 campus April 11 and 12 will recount the consequences of Zellner鈥檚 choice. This will include the defining moment for Zellner when he found himself confronted by 50 members of the Ku Klux Klan intent on beating a group of African-American high school students who were protesting the murder of tenant farmer Herbert Lee 鈥� a black man gunned down in broad daylight for the simple crime of trying to register to vote. Zellner took action when he joined the march and almost lost his life in the process.
Filming on Thursday, April 11 鈥� which will include the Klan mob scene 鈥� will necessitate the closing of West Montgomery Road. Barricades from the university鈥檚 main gates at Margaret Murray Washington Hall to its gates at Brimmer Hall will be manned from 7:45 a.m. and extend past 5 p.m., during which time motorists will be detoured through the university or encouraged to use alternate routes. All pedestrian gates on that stretch of West Montgomery Road will be closed as well, and pedestrians are encouraged to avoid the area to help expedite filming.
Other filming on the campus interior both Thursday and Friday will be centered on 鈥淭he Yard鈥� between Tompkins Hall and White Hall. At times throughout both days, pedestrian traffic in this area will be limited while filming occurs. During these days, access to employee and student parking around Logan Hall, Armstrong Hall, The Oaks and The Yard will be limited, and University Avenue from the Kellogg Conference Center to the rear of Brimmer Hall will be closed to all traffic.
Casting has already taken place for scenes being filmed on the university鈥檚 campus; however, filming will continue into May, with casting opportunities available for extras to appear in scenes shot in the Montgomery area. Those interested in being considered as extras for the movie can . Producers expect the film鈥檚 release in late 2019.
The university鈥檚 Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing will be sharing more specific details with its students and employees regarding parking and navigating campus during Thursday and Friday鈥檚 filming. For questions regarding the university鈥檚 participation, please contact the university鈥檚 communications team at marketing@tuskegee.edu.
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