Nicole & O.J.

Nicole & O.J.
Directed by Joshua Newton
Produced by
  • Joshua Newton
  • Steve Small
  • Kevin Farr
Written by Joshua Newton
Starring
Cinematography Lorenzo Senatore
Production
company
Release date
  • March 2019 (2019-03)
Country
  • United States
Language English

Nicole & O.J. is an upcoming dramatic crime thriller film centered around the tumultuous relationship between O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson and the circumstances surrounding the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. The film is currently in production and set for a March 2019 release.[1]

Cast

Production

On June 28, 2013 it was announced that British filmmaker Joshua Newton would write and direct a movie about the O.J. Simpson murder case starring newcomer Charlotte Kirk as Nicole Brown Simpson.[2] Newton extensively researched the case and claimed to have discovered startling new evidence that would present several other suspects with both the motive and opportunity to commit the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.[3] The evidence is based on real court documents, witness interviews, and trial testimonies.[4] Newton said in a statement that the project “has the capacity to challenge entrenched attitudes on a topic that has inspired visceral reactions for almost a generation.” [5]

Several people from the sports and political spectrums lended their support for the project such as former NBA player Bo Kimble, former NFL player Rosie Grier, former Texas state senator Rodney Ellis, and former U.S. Representative for California's 33rd congressional district Diane Watson, one of the film’s associate producers and an inspirational force behind the project.[6] Watson was a good friend of Johnnie Cochran and said at a 2016 town hall meeting, “The TV version comes across as undignified, unlikable, and obsessed with using the race card to secure an acquittal - but that's not how he was and that's not what happened. The jury gave their verdict based on the evidence - nothing else. And if anyone wants to say differently I suggest they read the actual trial transcripts. There has been a massive misrepresentation of the truth, but fortunately things are about to change and the truth is about to come out."[7]

Principal photography began in February 2018 and took place in Bulgaria, instead of Los Angeles, where the murders and trial occurred.[8] “The reason we shot in Bulgaria was because we reconstructed O.J.’s house on Rockingham and Nicole’s house on Bundy and Mezzaluna, those places don’t exist anymore.” Steve Small, one of the film’s producers, said. “It’s the first time you’ll see O.J.’s house inside and out.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Boris Kodjoe Is Unrecognizable as O.J. Simpson in First Look at Movie 'Nicole & O.J.'". PEOPLE.com.
  2. ↑ "O.J. Simpson Movie 'An American Mystery' to Star Charlotte Kirk as Nicole Brown Simpson (Exclusive)". THEWRAP.com.
  3. ↑ "O.J. Simpson Movie 'An American Mystery' to Star Charlotte Kirk as Nicole Brown Simpson (Exclusive)". THEWRAP.com.
  4. ↑ "Boris Kodjoe Is Unrecognizable as O.J. Simpson in First Look at Movie 'Nicole & O.J.'". PEOPLE.com.
  5. ↑ "O.J. Simpson Movie 'An American Mystery' to Star Charlotte Kirk as Nicole Brown Simpson (Exclusive)". THEWRAP.com.
  6. ↑ "O.J. Simpson Movie 'An American Mystery' to Star Charlotte Kirk as Nicole Brown Simpson (Exclusive)". THEWRAP.com.
  7. ↑ "Retired Congresswoman Diane Watson and British Filmmaker Present Town Hall Meeting Accusing FX of Misleading the Public with "The People v O.J. Simpson" TV Series". prnewswire.com.
  8. ↑ "Boris Kodjoe Is Unrecognizable as O.J. Simpson in First Look at Movie 'Nicole & O.J.'". PEOPLE.com.
  9. ↑ "Boris Kodjoe Is Unrecognizable as O.J. Simpson in First Look at Movie 'Nicole & O.J.'". PEOPLE.com.


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