{"id":69238,"date":"2014-06-20T13:44:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T13:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/06\/20\/paramount-pictures-to-release-ava-duvernays-selma-on-christmas-day-2014\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T04:02:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T04:02:04","slug":"paramount-pictures-to-release-ava-duvernays-selma-on-christmas-day-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/paramount-pictures-to-release-ava-duvernays-selma-on-christmas-day-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount Pictures To Release Ava DuVernay’s Selma On Christmas Day 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paramount Pictures To Release Ava DuVernay’s Selma On Christmas Day 2014<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

June 20, 2014<\/p>\n

\"Ava<\/a>Paramount Pictures and Path\u00e9 today announced that the feature film \u201cSELMA<\/strong>\u201d will have a limited release in the U.S. on Christmas day and will open wide on January 9, 2015. Directed by Ava DuVernay<\/strong> (\u201cMIDDLE OF NOWHERE\u201d), the film is being produced by Oprah Winfrey<\/strong>, Plan B, the producers of the Academy Award\u00ae-winning \u201cTWELVE YEARS A SLAVE,\u201d and Cloud Eight Films\u2019 Academy Award\u00ae-winning Christian Colson<\/strong> (\u201c127 HOURS,\u201d \u201cSLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE\u201d).<\/p>\n

Academy Award nominee Oprah Winfrey joins the film\u2019s cast as Annie Lee Cooper, an elderly woman and visible leader amongst the civil rights protesters in Selma who tried to register to vote and was unfairly denied by the sheriff.<\/p>\n

\"MLK<\/a>The film is currently shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, and Montgomery and Selma, Alabama.<\/p>\n

\u201cSELMA\u201d is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people \u2013 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. The film\u2019s release will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the landmark legislation.<\/p>\n

\"David<\/a>The film stars David Oyelowo<\/strong> (\u201cINTERSTELLAR,\u201d \u201cLEE DANIEL\u2019S THE BUTLER\u201d) as Martin Luther King Jr., Tom Wilkinson<\/strong> (\u201cTHE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL,\u201d \u201cMICHAEL CLAYTON\u201d) as Lyndon Baines Johnson, Carmen Ejogo<\/strong> (\u201cALEX CROSS,\u201d \u201cPRIDE AND GLORY\u201d) as Coretta Scott King, Andre Holland<\/strong> (\u201c42,\u201d \u201c1600 Penn\u201d) as Andrew Young, Omar J. Dorsey<\/strong> (\u201cDJANGO UNCHAINED,\u201d \u201cTHE BLIND SIDE\u201d) as James Orange, Alessandro Nivola<\/strong> (\u201cA MOST VIOLENT YEAR,\u201d \u201cAMERICAN HUSTLE\u201d) as John Doar, Dylan Baker<\/strong> (\u201cThe Good Wife,\u201d \u201cDamages\u201d) as J. Edgar Hoover, Giovanni Ribisi<\/strong> (\u201cMy Name is Earl,\u201d \u201cAVATAR\u201d) as Lee White, Tessa Thompson<\/strong> (\u201cHeroes,\u201d \u201cVeronica Mars\u201d) as Diane Nash, Colman Domingo<\/strong> (\u201cLEE DANIELS\u2019 THE BUTLER,\u201d \u201c42\u201d) as Ralph Abernathy, Stephen Root<\/strong> (\u201cJustified,\u201d \u201cBoardwalk Empire\u201d) as Al Lingo, Jeremy Strong<\/strong> (\u201cThe Good Wife,\u201d \u201cZERO DARK THIRTY\u201d) as James Reeb, with Tim Roth<\/strong> (\u201cLie to Me,\u201d \u201cTHE INCREDIBLE HULK\u201d) as George Wallace, and Oprah Wi<\/strong>nfrey (\u201cLEE DANIELS\u2019 THE BUTLER,\u201d \u201cTHE COLOR PURPLE\u201d) as Annie Lee Cooper.<\/p>\n

Paramount is handling the film\u2019s domestic distribution, Path\u00e9 is distributing in the UK and France and Path\u00e9 International will handle sales to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

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