Did you know that the actor who played Dwight Schrute in “The Office” was in Shreveport during the height of Hollywood South.
The state passed a tax incentive in 2002 that aimed at recruiting film and television productions for Louisiana. In 2010, that tax incentive resulted in a boost in the film industry in Louisiana.
“Super” was filmed in Louisiana in 2010, and, according to the Shreveport Bossier Film and Entertainment Commission, Rainn Wilson stood on the corner of Common Street near the Scottish Rite Temple.
Check out the post the Shreveport Bossier Film and Entertainment Commission made on Facebook, Friday, Jan. 10:
“Super” was a film about an everyday guy who transformed himself into Crimson Bolt after his wife fell under the influence of a drug dealer. Crimson Bolt was a superhero with good intentions who lacked heroic skills.
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The film featured actors such as Elliot Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker and Nathan Fillion.
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Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at [email protected].
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