Selma Movie

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Who's Involved:

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

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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, Interstellar  


Outlaw Posse, The Plus One  

... Coretta Scott King

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Dolittle  

... Lyndon Baines Johnson

The Choice, A Good Woman  

... Andrew Young

Shirley, A Wrinkle in Time  

... James Orange

 

... Diane Nash

The Listener, Creed  

... Ralph Abernathy

Sing Sing, Michael  


Four, Parker  

... George Wallace

The Misfits, Resurrection  

... 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 The Interview, Unbroken and Into the Woods.

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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