Selma Movie

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Who's Involved:

Tessa Thompson, Colman Domingo, Tom Wilkinson, Andre Holland, David Oyelowo, Oprah Winfrey, Jeremy Kleiner, Paul Webb, Brad Pitt, Cedric the Entertainer, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Ava DuVernay, Dede Gardner, Wendell Pierce, Dylan Baker, Jeremy Strong, Christian Colson, Omar J. Dorsey, John Lavelle, Paul Garnes, Cameron McCracken

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Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

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.

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Who stars in Selma: Cast List

... Martin Luther King Jr.

The Book of Clarence, Role Play  


Outlaw Posse, The Plus One  

... Coretta Scott King

Alien: Covenant, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald  

... Lyndon Baines Johnson

The Choice, The Green Hornet  

... Andrew Young

Shirley, A Wrinkle in Time  

... James Orange

 

... Diane Nash

The Listener, Creed III  

... Ralph Abernathy

Michael , Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken  


B.B. King and I, King of the South  

... George Wallace

Resurrection, Punch  

... Roy Reed

 


The Gentlemen, The Judge  

Who's making Selma: Crew List

A look at the Selma behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Ava DuVernay last directed Origin and A Wrinkle in Time. The film's writer Paul Webb last wrote Lincoln and Four Knights.

Screenwriter

Paul Webb

Producers

Christian Colson
Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
Brad Pitt
Oprah Winfrey

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Production: What we know about Selma?

Key Facts

  1. Oprah Winfrey will play 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.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2014 - November: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2014 - May: The film was set to Production  status.

    Photography commenced late May 2014 - the film is shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, and Montgomery and Selma, Alabama.

  3. 2013 - July: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.
  4. 2011 - February: The film was set to Development  status.

    Project seens to have stalled

  5. 2009 - November: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

Selma Release Date: When was the film released?


Selma was a Limited release in 2014 on Thursday, December 25, 2014. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Into the Woods, Big Eyes and The Interview.

As a Limited release, Selma will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.

Selma DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Selma was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 .

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