Even though Micheal Moore’s movies have always featured Michigan, they have never actually been produced in Michigan until his most recent offering Capitalism: A Love Story. That’s because last year Moore moved his entire production team form New York to his new adopted home of Traverse City. Better yet, Moore has plans to make Northern Michigan a hub for filmmaking.
“It was a plus to make this film in the state that has the worst unemployment and to have the crew be around the people who are actually losing their jobs,” Moore said before the Michigan premiere of the documentary in this Antrim County town.
Film production was entirely based in Traverse City, Moore said. The crew — sometimes up to 100 people — moved here for a year and “had the most pleasant time making the film I think of anywhere,” Moore said. [read more]
Variety reports that Al Pacino will play Michigan native “Dr. Death” Jack Kevorkian in a new HBO biopic film. Though it has not been announced yet, it is likely that this movie will be shoot in Metro Detroit, specifically Royal Oak. No word yet on who will play famed Metro Detroit lawyer Geoffrey Fieger who has appeared on reality TV show Power of Attorney, and was opposing counsel in an episode of NBC’s The Law Firm. On a side note, Fieger’s brother Doug is the frontman for the 80’s rock quartet The Knack.
Caught in the Crossfire, is a new movie currently being shot in Grand Rapids Michigan starring rapper 50 Cent, Adam Rodriguez (CSI: Miami) and Chris Klein (American Pie). The movie will be directed by East Grand Rapids native Brian A. Miller.
Here is the trailer for the upcoming Christina Ricci movieAll’s Faire In Love. Some of the scenes in the trailer were shot at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan, which is developing a new Film and Video school on their campus, complete with a new studio.
