Michigan Filming News: Miley Cyrus, Gerard Butler & more set to film in MI this year

•The Miley Cyrus/Demi Moore movie, LOL, begins filming in Detroit on July 20th and there is currently an open casting call for individuals who are over the age of 18 but can play 16-17 year olds. Details can be found here. The film is a an American version of 2009 French hit L.O.L (Laughing Out Loud). Original filmmaker Lisa Azuelos will write and direct the Hollywood remake, about a high school teenager and her divorced mom as they attempt to get on with their lives after break-ups. [Examiner]

•Machine Gun Preacher, starring Gerard Butler, is also set to begin filming in Michigan in mid-July. Butler, who is currently filming Coriolanus in Serbia, will play Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who’ve been forced to become soldiers. [Production Weekly]

•Aziz Anzari will join Danny McBride in the Ben Stiller/Red Hours production 30 Minutes Or Less. The movie, which is currently in pre-production, will likely be shot in Michigan. Check out Director Ruben Fleischer’s blog and see where he was doing a little location scouting a few weeks ago. [MTV]

•Executive Producer Ron Bozman is interested in bringing This Must Be the Place starring Sean Penn and Robert De Niro to Michigan in September. “The tax credits were a big draw,” Bozman said. “The people in the state were very helpful. It’s a beautiful state.” According to IMDb.com the movie is also slated to shoot in Dublin. [Freep.com]

•50 Cent is wrapping up filming Things Fall Apart, in Grand Rapids this week. He made an appearance at the premiere of the straight-to-DVD flick Caught in the Corssfire while in town too. [MLive]

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