Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is in town filming crime thriller “The Rivals of Amziah King.' A recent filming location features “what many consider one of the best hamburgers in Alabama,” according to aldotcom's ExcitableBob. 🍔 Read more:
. However, it appears that filming has started a few days early. On Thursday, Goleman posted a casting notice for Friday for the Birmingham area, seeking background actors to play patrons at a restaurant called the Dead Dino.
J&J Grocery & Deli, on the backroads of Bessemer, evidently is standing in for the Dead Dino. The little red-brick store at the intersection of Dickey Springs Road and Pocahontas Road has plenty of character -- not to mention “what many consider one of the best hamburgers in Alabama,”J&J Grocery and Deli, a red-brick store at the intersection of Dickey Springs Road and Pocahontas Road in Bessemer, serves hand-pressed hamburgers to hungry patrons every day.
, an independent studio based in California and London. Reports at the time described the movie as a “deeply atmospheric, character-focused crime thriller set against the unique backdrop of remote Oklahoma.” McConaughey, 53, is a household name in the entertainment world. He’s known for movies such as “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Dazed and Confused,” “A Time to Kill,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “Magic Mike,” “Mud,” “Free State of Jones,” “Interstellar” and more. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and other accolades for his role in 2013′s “Dallas Buyers Club.” McConaughey also earned acclaim for his work in the first season of the TV series “True Detective.
(Note: Friday, which appears to be the first day of filming for “Amziah King,” also marks McConaughey’s wedding anniversary with
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