One of the reasons that I'm excited about the upcoming new year is because the movie Selma is set to release nationwide on January 9th. It will have a limited release on Christmas Day. That should make it eligible to compete for an Oscar. And with the heavy hitters behind this film, I'm sure that it will win many awards in the future. Selma is produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment and Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films. Ava Duvernay and Paul Webb co-wrote the movie. Vernay took over as writer and director in 2010 when Lee Daniels chose The Butler over Selma.
The film depicts the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. It shows important events that shaped the civil rights movement such as Bloody Sunday at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Filming took place in landmark places in Selma and Montgomery. But it also filmed right here in Atlanta.
The cast includes David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. Oyelowo was very instrumental in bringing Selma to Oprah's attention and he is the only actor from the original cast that Vernay kept once she came aboard. The production also stars a host of other well-known stars such as Tim Roth, Common, Lorraine Toussaint, Cuba Gooding Jr., Niecy Nash, and Wendell Pierce. And I can't wait to see it!
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