Jason Segel & Jesse Eisenberg are returning to Michigan for ‘The End of the Tour’

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According to Bloomington, IL’s Pantagraph, The End of the Tour, starring Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg will begin filming in Michigan in April.

The local paper reports the movie’s producer and director were in Bloomington-Normal, IL just before Christmas to take notes on the area and the Illinois State University campus, where part of the movie will be set, but the actual shoot will take place in Lansing, MI due to the state’s improved tax incentives.

The End of the Tour follows the relationship between author David Foster Wallace and Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky. Segel will play Wallace who committed suicide in 2008 while Eisenberg will play the RS reporter who was following Wallace around the country as he promoted his book Infinite Jest. As Wallace rose to fame, a rivalry developed between the two men.

This will be a return to Michigan for both actors. Segel filmed The Five-Year Engagement in Ann Arbor in 2011 and Eisenberg shot 30 Minutes or Less in Grand Rapids in 2010.

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