Day: April 12, 2016

‘Shots Fired’ Filming in Gastonia This Week

Matt Artz
Helen Hunt on the set of Shots Fired in Gastonia, North Carolina. Photo by John Clark/Gaston Gazette

If you happened to drop by Gastonia City Hall on Tuesday, you probably got a glimpse of Oscar award winner Helen Hunt filming scenes for the upcoming Fox series Shots Fired, a drama featuring a fictional North Carolina town in turmoil after a racially-charged shooting, which will premiere on the Fox network this fall. Evan Showler, a Gaston County native, is an assistant location manager for the show. He recently told the Gaston Gazette that he relishes the chance to work on productions in his hometown. “We love being in Gaston County,”…

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‘Game of Thrones’ star Peter Dinklage Joins ‘Three Billboards’

Matt Artz

Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has joined the all star cast of writer/director Martin McDonagh’s drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, about to start filming in western North Carolina. The film tells the story of a mother, played by Frances McDormand (Fargo), whose daughter was murdered, after which she goes to war with the police, thinking that they are not interested in pursuing justice. Infuriated because the sheriffs in her hometown are more interested in persecuting black people than finding the killer, she then pays for three local billboards…

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