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Ryan Reynolds, left, and Emma Stone at "The Croods" premiere in New York in March, 2013. Reynolds is coming to the Gulf Coast to film "Mississippi Grind" in March, 2014. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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has confirmed that the feature film "Mississippi Grind," starring Ryan Reynolds, will start filming on the Gulf Coast in March.
The movie will mostly be shot in New Orleans, but a few parts will be filmed in Mobile, according to Eva Golson, executive director of The Mobile Film Office
She said one of the locations slated to appear in the film is The Mobile Greyhound Park on Pascagoula Rd. in Theodore.
There will be a local casting call for "Mississippi Grind" held by
in the coming days. We will provide details on the call as soon as possible. Stay tuned.